---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-24-015285"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AYR"
cik: "0001362988"
company_name: "Aircastle LTD"
filed_at: "2024-04-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T01:18:43.685004+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Aircastle announces board resignation and appointment; Naoshi Hirose joins board

## Summary
- Kosuke Takechi resigned from the Aircastle Board effective April 8, 2024.
- Naoshi Hirose appointed to the Board effective April 8, 2024, replacing Takechi.
- Hirose is Marubeni Managing Executive Officer and Regional CEO for the Americas.
- Hirose previously served over 35 years at Japan's METI, including Vice-Minister for International Affairs.
- Hirose will not receive any compensation from the Company for his director service.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-24-015285
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AYR
- cik: 0001362988
- company_name: Aircastle LTD
- filed_at: 2024-04-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1362988/000162828024015285/0001628280-24-015285-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1362988/000162828024015285/ayr-20240408.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-015285
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-015285.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-24-015285.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Naoshi Hirose was appointed as Director at Aircastle LTD.
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective April 8, 2024, Naoshi Hirose has become a member of the Board of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1362988/000162828024015285/0001628280-24-015285-index.htm
- Executive change
  Kosuke Takechi resigned as Director at Aircastle LTD.
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective April 8, 2024, Kosuke Takechi resigned as a member of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Aircastle Limited (the “Company”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1362988/000162828024015285/0001628280-24-015285-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.