About

Aircastle Limited acquires, leases and sells commercial jet aircraft to airlines throughout the world.

As of February 28, 2023, Aircastle owned and managed on behalf of our joint venture 248 aircraft leased to 73 lessees located in 44 countries. Aircastle employs a balanced approach to investment and capitalization, factoring in industry cyclicality and other global and regional market dynamics. We focus on a long-term investment horizon.

Our business is managed by a team of aviation professionals with extensive industry experience. Through servicing offices in the United States, Ireland and Singapore, we provide our airline customers with an exceptional level of service and our investors with global coverage and local market knowledge.

ESG

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We believe that our commitment to identifying and implementing positive environmental and social related business practices strengthens Aircastle, and better serves our customers, our communities and the broader environment within which we conduct our business.

Our Commitment to Environmental Sustainability

The global community has made ambitious targets to curb the adverse effects of climate change and global aviation has been identified as an essential player in the advancement of these goals. Aircastle’s long-term strategic planning takes these rapidly developing initiatives into consideration when we evaluate the technology behind the aircraft we target for current and future investment.

Due to the inherent complexities of jet aircraft, decarbonizing aviation requires more radical new technology as compared to other modes of transportation. To reach the ultimate goal of net-zero carbon emissions, new propulsion systems will need to be developed for commercial aircraft. Until such innovations are made, airlines are optimizing sustainability primarily through sustainable aviation fuels (“SAFs”), by investing in new generation aircraft, and by optimizing utilization and air traffic management.

SAFs provide the most readily available means for airline operators to reduce their carbon emissions while using existing technology, although affordability is a barrier to widespread use. Several of the Aircastle’s customers are current users or developers of SAFs and the we encourages such efforts.

Our People

We believe that our commitment to our employees is critical to our continued success, leading to high employee satisfaction and low employee turnover. To facilitate talent attraction and retention, we strive to have a diverse, inclusive and safe workplace, with opportunities for our employees to grow and develop in their careers, supported by strong compensation, benefits and health and wellness programs, and by programs that build connections between our employees and their communities.

For 10 years, Aircastle has been a proud sponsor of Airlink, an aviation and logistics non-profit committed to the rapid transportation of relief workers and emergency supplies to disasters and humanitarian crises around the globe. We’re also proud of the positive local impact Aircastle’s Community Action Team has made in our Stamford, Dublin, and Singapore communities

Our Culture & Governance

Aircastle was formed in 2004 on the values of integrity, common decency and respect for others. These values continue to this day and are shared by our employees. In addition, these values are embodied in our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which has been adopted by our Board of Directors to serve as a statement of principles to guide our decision-making and reinforce our commitment to these values in all aspects of our business.

Aircastle also maintains independent third-party whistle-blower platforms for anonymous reporting of fraud or ethics violations. Our best-in-class cyber security initiatives protect us and our customers through malware detection, cloud penetration testing, threat hunting, and incident responsiveness.