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	Sep. 30, 2012 Charles F. Willis	Oct. 24, 2012 Island Air item	Sep. 28, 2012 Island Air	May 31, 2011 Island Air	Sep. 30, 2012 Island Air item	Apr. 30, 2012 Island Air	Dec. 31, 2013 Island Air	Nov. 08, 2012 Island Air item	May 03, 2011 Island Air	Jan. 02, 2011 Island Air	May 11, 2004 Island Air	Oct. 24, 2012 Island Air Agreement for the sale of airframes covered by the finance lease	Sep. 28, 2012 Island Air Agreement for the sale of airframes covered by the finance lease	Dec. 31, 2013 Island Air Agreement for the sale of airframes covered by the finance lease	Sep. 30, 2012 Island Air Agreement for the sale of airframes covered by the finance lease item	Dec. 31, 2008 J.T.Power item	Feb. 29, 2012 J.T.Power Consignment agreement with guarantee	Mar. 31, 2012 J.T.Power Consignment agreement with guarantee item	Jun. 30, 2012 J.T.Power Consignment agreement with guarantee	Sep. 30, 2012 J.T.Power Consignment agreement with guarantee	Dec. 31, 2008 J.T.Power Consignment agreement with guarantee item	Feb. 29, 2012 J.T.Power Consignment agreement with guarantee Minimum	Sep. 30, 2012 J.T.Power Consignment agreement without guarantee	Dec. 31, 2009 J.T.Power Consignment agreement without guarantee item
Related Party and Similar Transactions
Percentage of ownership interest in the entity by related party	31.00%
Net book value of assets leased by the company to Island Air prior to acquisition											$ 14,800,000
Number of DeHaviland DHC-8-100 aircraft leased					2
Number of spare engines leased to related party					6
Overdue rent and late charges from related party forgiven				1,800,000
Percentage of overdue rent and late charges from related party forgiven				65.00%
Overdue rent and late charges									2,900,000
Overdue rent and late charges from related party remaining				1,100,000
Claims payable by related party upon signing of settlement agreement									100,000
Periodic claims payable by related party									1,000,000
Receivable term of claims due from related party				60 months
Interest rate on claims due from related party (as a percent)				5.00%
Period for arrears of claims due from related party					1 month
Note receivable					700,000
Cash collected on note receivable					140,000
Principal amount owing under the note									1,000,000
Principal amount on conversion of operating lease to finance lease										7,000,000
Lease rent revenue						1,900,000
Proceeds from sale of first airframe by related party to a third party													640,000
Rent due under finance lease satisfied by proceeds from sale of airframe													600,000
Amount applied of the payment to the net book value the sold assets and removed from the books					100,000
Amount recognized as revenue on a straight-line basis over the remaining term of the lease agreement			540,000
Principal amount owing under the finance lease					5,000,000
Expected reduction in principal amount owing under the finance lease														1,400,000
Number of DeHaviland DHC-8-100 aircraft purchased and leased back under an operating lease		1
Aircraft purchased from the related party		2,300,000
Period of operating lease for aircraft leased		24 months
Monthly lease rent from related party (in dollars per month)		46,800
Related party capital contribution												650,000
Number of engines to be re-purchased covered by the finance lease								5
Aggregate purchase price								1,000,000
Number of airframes expected to be sold															2
Balance owing under the finance lease								2,600,000
Net book value of leased assets					2,400,000						16,900,000
Net book value of the assets under lease to Island Air under the finance lease							2,900,000	600,000
Number of consignment agreements with related party																2
Book value of engines consigned for sale upon teardown of engine parts																					5,200,000			23,000
Sales of consigned parts by related party																				14,700			54,200
Net consignment proceeds from related party																						4,000,000
Consignment proceeds obligation from related party																	1,300,000
Required quarterly consignment payments by related party																		45,000
Initial quarterly consignment payment by related party																			$ 45,000	$ 45,000
Payment term of consignment proceeds by related party																		5 years
Interest rate on payment of consignment proceeds by related party (as a percent)																		6.00%
Number of quarterly consignment payments which can be skipped by related party																		1
Interest rate for skipped payment (as a percent)																		12.00%
Number of engines consigned for sale upon teardown of engine parts																					4			1