Document and Entity Information (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Aug. 12, 2011 Class A Common Stock	Aug. 12, 2011 Class B Non-Voting Common Stock
Entity Registrant Name	AIR LEASE CORP
Entity Central Index Key	0001487712
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2011
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float	$ 0
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		98,885,131	1,829,339