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Aircraft Under Management	3 Months Ended
Aircraft Under Management	Mar. 31, 2024
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Aircraft Under Management	Aircraft Under Management As of March 31, 2024, the Company managed 73 aircraft across two aircraft management platforms. The Company managed 40 aircraft through its Thunderbolt platform and 33 aircraft through the Blackbird investment funds. As of March 31, 2024, the Company managed 33 aircraft on behalf of third-party investors through two investment funds, Blackbird I and Blackbird II. These funds invest in commercial jet aircraft and lease them to airlines throughout the world. The Company provides management services to these funds for a fee. As of March 31, 2024, the Company's non-controlling interests in each fund were 9.5% and are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company’s investments in these funds aggregated $69.5 million and $69.4 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, and are included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally, the Company continues to manage aircraft that it sells through its Thunderbolt platform. The Thunderbolt platform facilitates the sale of mid-life aircraft to investors while allowing the Company to continue the management of these aircraft for a fee. As of March 31, 2024, the Company managed 40 aircraft across three separate transactions. The Company has non-controlling interests in two of these entities of approximately 5.0%, which are accounted for under the cost method of accounting. The Company’s total investment in aircraft sold through its Thunderbolt platform was $8.8 million as of each of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and is included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of May 6, 2024, two aircraft in the Company’s managed fleet remain in Russia. While the respective managed platform maintains title to the aircraft, the Company has determined that it is unlikely it will regain possession of the aircraft that have not been returned and that remain in Russia. On November 6, 2023, Thunderbolt I entered into an agreement to sell all aircraft in its portfolio, consisting of 13 aircraft. As servicer of Thunderbolt I, the Company is facilitating the sale and transfer of the aircraft. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, Thunderbolt I completed the sale of four of the 13 aircraft.