Aircastle Announces Launch and Pricing of Secondary Offering of 9.25 Million Common Shares

STAMFORD, Conn., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) announced today that it was informed by certain funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC that such funds are offering 9,250,000 common shares pursuant to Aircastle’s shelf registration statement which was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Aircastle will not sell any shares in the offering and will not receive any proceeds from the offering.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. is acting as underwriter for the offering.

The common shares purchased by the underwriters are expected to be offered for resale from time to time in negotiated transactions or otherwise, at market prices on the New York Stock Exchange prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or otherwise. The Company expects to close the sale of the common shares on August 13, 2012, subject to customary closing conditions.

The offering of these securities may be made only by means of a prospectus and a related prospectus supplement, a copy of which may be obtained by contacting Goldman, Sachs & Co., Attn: Prospectus Department, 200 West Street, New York, NY 10282, toll free at (866) 471-2526 or at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com.