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Note 12 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual)				1 Months Ended	14 Months Ended
	Aug. 01, 2017 CAD ft²	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jul. 18, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	May 05, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Building Lease in Ontario [Member]
Area of Real Estate Property \| ft²	12,206
Operating Lease, Lessee, Initial Annual Rent, Amount \| CAD	CAD 94,600
Operating Lease, Lessee, Annual Rent, After Annual Increments, Amount \| CAD	CAD 97,000
Contrail Loan Agreement's, Revolving Line of Credit [Member]
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted						$ 1,600,000
Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangement, EBITDA During Earnout Period					$ 2,100,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangement, Earnout Payment Respect Earnout Period					1,000,000
Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member] \| Other Noncurrent Liabilities [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangement, Earnout Payment			$ 2,900,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Earnout Liability					2,900,000		$ 2,900,000
Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value High, Per Year			1,500,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High			3,000,000
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Earnout Liability			2,900,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross			4,033,367
Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member] \| EBITDA Range 1 [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, EBITDA Threshold			1,500,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangement, Earnout Payment			0
Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member] \| EBITDA Range 1 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, EBITDA Threshold			1,500,000
Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member] \| EBITDA Range 2 [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, EBITDA Threshold			1,500,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangement, Earnout Payment			$ 1,500,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangement, Earnout Payment Calculation, Multiplier			2
Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member] \| EBITDA Range 2 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, EBITDA Threshold			$ 2,000,000
Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member] \| EBITDA Range 2 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, EBITDA Threshold			1,500,000
Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member] \| EBITDA Range 3 [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangement, Earnout Payment			1,000,000
Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member] \| EBITDA Range 3 [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, EBITDA Threshold			4,000,000
Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member] \| EBITDA Range 3 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, EBITDA Threshold			2,000,000
Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member] \| EBITDA Range 4 [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, EBITDA Threshold			1,500,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangement, Earnout Payment			1,500,000
Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member] \| EBITDA Range 4 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, EBITDA Threshold			4,000,000
Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member] \| EBITDA Range 5 [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, EBITDA Threshold			15,000,000
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangement, Earnout Payment			3,000,000
Contrail Aviation Support LLC. [Member] \| Contrail Aviation Inc. [Member] \| EBITDA Range 5 [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, EBITDA Threshold			$ 15,000,000
Global Aviation Services, LLC [Member] \| D&D GSE Support, Inc. [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High		$ 100,000
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross		400,000
Payments to Acquire Business, Additional Payment After Closing, Amount		100,000
Payments to Acquire Business, Final Payment, Payable		100,000
Payments to Acquire Business, Final Payment, Payable, Monthly Installments, Amount		$ 16,667
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability					$ 100,000
Global Aviation Services, LLC [Member] \| D&D GSE Support, Inc. [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration, Liability				$ (100,000)