Aircastle promoted and appointed Jim Connelly to chief accounting officer. Connelly has been Aircastle’s controller since January 2013. He joined Aircastle in May 2007 as assistant controller, operational accounting. Prior to joining Aircastle, Connelly was with Lehman Brothers as controller beginning in January 2001.

“We are pleased to promote and appoint Jim as our chief accounting officer to complement our deep and talented leadership team,” said Aaron Dahlke, Aircastle’s CFO. “With more than 24 years of relevant experience in accounting and finance, Jim brings considerable skills and expertise to lead our accounting team and to support Aircastle’s continued growth as the leading investor in the secondary market for commercial aircraft.”

Aircastle acquires, leases and sells commercial jet aircraft to airlines throughout the world. As of June 30, 2018, Aircastle owned and managed, on behalf of its joint ventures, 240 aircraft leased to 84 customers located in 45 countries.