Carlyle Aviation Partners announced that Edward “Ted” O’Byrne has joined the team as a Managing Director and Co-Head of Aviation, where he will play a senior role in the firm’s aircraft leasing and financing activities. Carlyle Aviation, a recently acquired unit of global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group, operates within Carlyle’s Global Credit segment. Mr. O’Byrne joins Carlyle Aviation after 11 years with AerCap Holdings N.V., where he most recently served as Chief Investment Officer in charge of portfolio management, aircraft trading and OEM relations. Prior to joining AerCap, Mr. O’Byrne held several commercial functions at Airbus.