Aircastle Limited announced the appointments of Ryusuke Konto and Gentaro Toya to the company's Board of Directors, increasing the Board to 10 members. Mr. Konto serves as Chairman of Marubeni Aerospace Corporation which specializes in the import and supply of foreign products and parts for the aerospace and defense sectors in Japan. Mr. Konto has over 25 years of experience in the aviation industry and was Executive Officer of Marubeni Corporation from 2009 to 2011.

Mr. Toya is the Assistant Advisor to the President for the Transportation Machinery Division, Marubeni Corporation. With over 25 years of experience in the aviation industry, Mr. Toya served as Senior Operating Officer, Transportation Machinery Division from 2010 to 2012 and as Director, Aerospace & Defense Systems Unit from 2007 to 2009.