NEW YORK, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) will launch trading in options on Friday, August 18, 2006 on the following New York Stock Exchange listed stock of: -- Aircastle Limited (Symbol: AYR) Aircastle Ltd. will open with strike prices of 25 - 30 - 35 and position limits of 2,500,000 shares. The options will trade on the January expiration cycle. The specialist will be Group One Trading, LLC. Aircastle Ltd. acquires commercial jet aircraft and leases them to passenger and cargo airlines throughout the world. The American Stock Exchange(R) (Amex(R)) is the only primary exchange that offers trading across a full range of equities, options and exchange traded funds (ETFs), including structured products and HOLDRS(SM). In addition to its role as a national equities market, the Amex is the pioneer of the ETF, responsible for bringing the first domestic product to market in 1993. Leading the industry in ETF listings, the Amex lists 188 ETFs. The Amex is also one of the largest options exchanges in the U.S., trading options on broad-based and sector indexes as well as domestic and foreign stocks. For more information, please visit http://www.amex.com/ . DATASOURCE: The American Stock Exchange CONTACT: Bari Trontz of American Stock Exchange, +1-212-306-8964, Web site: http://www.amex.com/

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