Exhibit 99.1


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                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:
Julia Hallisey
Investor Relations
Tel: +1-203-504-1063

        Aircastle Appoints Michael J. Inglese as Chief Financial Officer
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Stamford, CT. April 13, 2006 - Aircastle Limited (NYSE: AYR) announced today the
appointment of Michael J. Inglese as Chief Financial Officer, effective
immediately. Mr. Inglese succeeds Mark Zeidman, who is resigning from the
Company to pursue other opportunities, following a short transition period.

Mr. Inglese comes to Aircastle with over 20 years of experience in the public
and private capital markets, most recently having served as an Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of PanAmSat Holding Corporation, where he
served as CFO from June 2000 until the closing of PanAmSat's sale to Intelsat in
July 2006. Mr. Inglese joined PanAmSat in May 1998 as Vice President, Finance
after serving as Chief Financial Officer for DIRECTV Japan, Inc.

"We are excited to have Mike join Aircastle," commented Ron Wainshal, Chief
Executive Officer. "He is a first-rate CFO with extensive capital markets and
corporate transaction experience. Mike's proven skills and leadership abilities
further deepen and strengthen our executive management team.

We appreciate Mark's efforts on behalf of Aircastle and wish him well. I have
the highest personal regard for Mark and thank him for his contributions to the
development and leadership of Aircastle and the finance team."

About Aircastle Limited

Aircastle Limited is a global company that acquires, owns and leases
high-utility commercial jet aircraft to airlines throughout the world. As of
March 31, 2007 Aircastle had acquired and committed to acquire aviation assets
having an aggregate purchase price equal to $2.24 billion and $1.43 billion,
respectively, for a total of approximately $3.67 billion.

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