Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:

Frank Constantinople – SVP, Investor Relations

Tel: +1-203-504-1063

fconstantinople@aircastle.com

The IGB Group

Leon Berman

Tel: +1-212-477-8438

lberman@igbir.com

Aircastle to Announce Third Quarter 2015 Earnings on November 3, 2015

Stamford, CT. October 20, 2015 — Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) (“Aircastle”) announced today that it plans to release its third quarter financial results for the period ended September 30, 2015 on November 3, 2015 before the market opens.

In connection with the earnings release, management will host an earnings conference call on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 10:00 A.M. Eastern time. A copy of the earnings release will be posted to the Investor Relations section of the Aircastle Limited website provided below. All interested parties are welcome to participate on the live call. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (888) 417-8533 (from within the U.S. and Canada) or (719) 325-2354 (from outside of the U.S. and Canada) ten minutes prior to the selected start and referencing the passcode “9463401”.

A webcast of the conference call will be available to the public on a listen only basis at http://www.aircastle.com. Please allow extra time prior to the call to visit the site and download the necessary software required to listen to the internet broadcast. A replay of the webcast will be available for one month following the call. In addition to the earnings release an accompanying presentation will be posted to the Investor Relations section of Aircastle’s website.

For those who are not available to listen to the live call, a replay will be available until 1:00 P.M. Eastern time on Thursday, December 3, 2015 by dialing (888) 203-1112 (from within the U.S. and Canada) or (719) 457-0820 (from outside of the U.S. and Canada); please reference passcode “9463401”.

About Aircastle Limited

Aircastle Limited acquires, leases and sells commercial jet aircraft to airlines throughout the world. As of June 30, 2015, Aircastle’s aircraft portfolio consisted of 161 aircraft on lease with 52 customers located in 32 countries.

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

SOURCE: Aircastle Limited