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EXHIBIT 99.1
Contact:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | |
Aircastle Limited Michael Inglese Chief Financial Officer Tel: +1-203-504-1063 |
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The IGB Group Leon Berman Tel: +1-212-477-8438 lberman@igbir.com |
Aircastle Announces Secondary Offering of 5 Million Common Shares
STAMFORD, Conn., May 10, 2011 Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) announced today that it was informed
by funds managed by affiliates of Fortress Investment Group LLC that such funds are offering
5,000,000 common shares pursuant to Aircastles 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.
Citi is acting as underwriter for the offering.
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: Citi, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th
Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220, Attention: Prospectus Department, Telephone: (800) 831-9146.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any
of the common shares nor does it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in
which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.
About Aircastle Limited
Aircastle Limited is a global company that acquires, leases and sells high-utility commercial jet
aircraft to airlines throughout the world. As of March 31, 2011 Aircastles aircraft portfolio
consisted of 134 aircraft and had 63 lessees located in 34 countries.
Safe Harbor
Certain items in this press release, and other information we provide from time to time, may
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 including, but not necessarily limited to, statements relating to the proposed
secondary offering of our common shares, our ability to acquire, sell, lease or finance aircraft,
raise capital, pay dividends, and increase revenues, earnings, EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and
Adjusted Net Income plus Depreciation and Amortization and the global aviation industry and
aircraft leasing sector. Words such as anticipates, expects, intends, plans, projects,
believes, may, will, would, could, should, seeks, estimates and variations on these
words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These
statements are based on managements current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number
of factors that could lead to actual results materially different from those described in the
forward-looking statements; Aircastle Limited can give no assurance that its expectations will be
attained. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements
contained in this press release. Factors that could have a material adverse effect on our
operations and future prospects or that could cause actual results to differ materially from
Aircastle Limiteds expectations include, but are not limited to, significant capital markets
disruption and volatility, which may adversely affect our continued ability to obtain additional
capital to finance our working capital needs; volatility in the value of our aircraft or in
appraisals thereof, which may, among other things, result in increased principal payments under our
term financings and reduce our cash flow available for investment or dividends; general economic
conditions and business conditions affecting demand for aircraft and lease rates; our continued
ability to obtain favorable tax treatment in Bermuda, Ireland and other jurisdictions; our ability
to pay dividends; high or volatile fuel prices, lack of access to capital, reduced load factors
and/or reduced yields, operational disruptions or unavailability of capital caused by political
unrest in North Africa, the Middle East or elsewhere, and other factors affecting the
creditworthiness of our airline customers and their ability to continue to perform their
obligations under our leases; termination payments on our interest rate hedges; and other risks
detailed from time to time in Aircastle Limiteds filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or the SEC, including Risk Factors as previously disclosed in Aircastles 2010 Annual
Report on Form 10-K, and in our other filings with the SEC, press releases and other
communications. In addition, new risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not
possible for Aircastle to predict or assess the impact of every factor that may cause its actual
results to differ from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Aircastle Limited expressly disclaims
any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements
contained herein to reflect any change in its expectations with regard thereto or change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
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