Aircastle Limited is an

aircraft leasing Aircraft leases are leases used by airlines and other aircraft operators. Airlines lease aircraft from other airlines or leasing companies for two main reasons: to operate aircraft without the financial burden of buying them, and to provide tempor ...

company that acquires, leases and sells commercial jet aircraft to airlines around the world. It has its headquarters in

Stamford, Connecticut Stamford () is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut, outside of Manhattan. It is Connecticut's second-most populous city, behind Bridgeport. With a population of 135,470, Stamford passed Hartford and New Haven in population as of the 202 ...

, with offices in

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and

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. Aircastle was incorporated on October 29, 2004. , Aircastle owns and managed 277 aircraft leased to 87 lessees located in 48 countries. From August 2006 to March 2020, Aircastle traded on the

New York Stock Exchange The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, nicknamed "The Big Board") is an American stock exchange in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It is by far the world's largest stock exchange by market capitalization of its liste ...

under the ticker symbol AYR. On November 6, 2019, Aircastle reached a merger agreement with

Marubeni (, OSE: 8002, NSE: 8002) is a '' sōgō shōsha'' (general trading company) headquartered in Nihonbashi, Chuo, Tokyo, Japan. It is one of the largest ''sogo shosha'' and has leading market shares in cereal and paper pulp trading as well as a s ...

and Mizuho Leasing at a price of per share, for a company valuation of billion; Marubeni was previously Aircastle's largest shareholder. The acquisition was completed on March 27, 2020.

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Aircastle Ltd
{{Authority control Companies based in Stamford, Connecticut Companies formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange Leasing companies Marubeni Mizuho Financial Group