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Aircraft Under Management	9 Months Ended
Aircraft Under Management	Sep. 30, 2024
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Aircraft Under Management	Aircraft Under Management As of September 30, 2024, the Company managed 64 aircraft across three aircraft management platforms. The Company managed 31 aircraft through its Thunderbolt platform, 32 aircraft through the Blackbird investment funds and one aircraft on behalf of a financial institution. As of September 30, 2024, the Company managed 32 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 September 30, 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 $71.4 million and $69.4 million as of September 30, 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 September 30, 2024, the Company managed 31 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 September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 and is included in Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. On November 6, 2023, Thunderbolt I entered into an agreement to sell all aircraft in its portfolio, consisting of 13 aircraft. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, Thunderbolt I completed the sale of 12 of the 13 aircraft and, as of October 30, 2024, the sale of all 13 aircraft was completed. As servicer of Thunderbolt I, the Company facilitated the sale and transfer of the aircraft.