Aircastle Closes Inaugural Asian Revolving Credit Facility

STAMFORD, Conn., Nov. 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Aircastle Limited ("Aircastle" or the "Company") (NYSE: AYR) announced that it closed a $135 million unsecured revolving credit facility with a group of Asian financial institutions led by DBS Bank Ltd. of Singapore, which served both as the sole transaction arranger and as a lender.  The facility has a three-year term and will provide working capital for general corporate purposes, including aircraft acquisitions. 

Mike Inglese, Aircastle's CFO, stated, "This facility, which involves eleven financial institutions from four countries across Asia, is another example of Aircastle's success in broadening our funding sources under favorable terms.  It will increase Aircastle's available capacity from unsecured credit facilities to more than $800 million, providing us with significant resources to capture attractive investing opportunities as they arise. We welcome the expansion of our global bank group and look forward to building long-term relationships with these institutions."

About Aircastle Limited

Aircastle Limited acquires, leases and sells commercial jet aircraft to airlines throughout the world.  As of September 30, 2016, Aircastle owned and managed on behalf of its joint ventures 186 aircraft leased to 65 customers located in 35 countries.

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