Aircastle Enhances Airline Coverage Team

STAMFORD, Conn., Dec. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Aircastle Limited (the "Company" or "Aircastle") (NYSE: AYR) announced that Sin Jin Lim and Tom Gathercole will be joining the Company's airline coverage team in January 2017 and will be based in Singapore and Dublin, Ireland, respectively.

Mr. Lim brings to Aircastle twenty years' experience in the aircraft leasing industry, including extensive technical and marketing expertise.  Prior to joining Aircastle, he worked with GECAS.  Mr. Gathercole joins Aircastle from Avolon, where he was a lawyer and had significant commercial negotiation experience and transaction execution responsibilities throughout the Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

Conor Stafford, Aircastle's EVP of Leasing, stated, "I'm delighted to welcome Sin Jin and Tom to the Aircastle team.  They bring energy, innovation and a strong skill set to bear on our lease placement and new investment activities, and I'm confident they will expand our capabilities and reach in Asia and the EMEA regions."

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.

For more information on Aircastle, please visit www.aircastle.com.

SOURCE Aircastle Limited

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