WILLIS LEASE FINANCE ( WLFC )

Chief Executive Officer

CEO

Charles Willis IV

Executive Chairman

Brian Hole

Global Head of Managed Funds and Credit

Dean Poulakidas

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Scott Flaherty

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Board Members

Board of directors at WILLIS LEASE FINANCE.

Brendan Curran

Director

Colm Barrington

Director

Stephen Jones

Also covers: AER, AL, FTAI +2 more

Director

Analyst Coverage

Research analysts who have asked questions during WILLIS LEASE FINANCE earnings calls.

Eric Gregg

Four Tree Island Advisory

4 questions for WLFC

Also covers: GTX

Hillary Cacanando

Not Mentioned in Transcript

2 questions for WLFC

Louis Raffetto

Wolfe Research

2 questions for WLFC

Also covers: ERJ, FTAI, HEI +2 more

Frank Galanti

Stifel

1 question for WLFC

Also covers: ATSG, INSW, NFE +1 more

Gregory Dahlberg

Wolfe Research, LLC

1 question for WLFC

Also covers: B, SARO, SPCE

Joshua Strauss

Pekin Hardy Strauss

1 question for WLFC

Joshua Sullivan

The Benchmark Company

1 question for WLFC

Also covers: ACHR, AIR, ATI +13 more

Justin Hughes

Phase 2

1 question for WLFC

Sergey Glinyanov

Analyst

1 question for WLFC

Also covers: GILT, ISSC, ITRN +1 more

Will Waller

M3F, Inc

1 question for WLFC

Latest news

Recent press releases and 8-K filings for WLFC.

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Announces Investment Partnership with Liberty Mutual Investments

WLFC

New Projects/Investments

Debt Issuance

Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) announced on December 18, 2025, the closing of an investment partnership with Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI).
This partnership is set to invest up to $600 million to fund WLFC’s growing credit strategy, focusing on loan and loan-like engine financings.
The investment is supported by a warehouse debt facility provided by Bank of America N.A..

7 days ago

Willis Lease Finance Corporation's Subsidiary Completes Fixed Rate Notes Offering

WLFC

Debt Issuance

New Projects/Investments

Willis Lease Finance Corporation's (WLFC) wholly-owned subsidiary, Willis Engine Structured Trust IX (WEST), completed an offering of $392,900,000 in Series A and Series B Fixed Rate Notes on December 23, 2025.
The offering included $337,400,000 in Series A Notes with a fixed coupon of 5.159% and $55,500,000 in Series B Notes with a fixed coupon of 5.696%.
These Notes are secured by a portfolio of 47 aircraft engines and two airframes that WEST will acquire from WLFC or its subsidiaries.
The Notes have an expected maturity of approximately six years, an expected weighted average life of 4.1 years, and a final maturity of 25 years.

7 days ago

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Subsidiary Closes $392.9 Million Fixed Rate Notes Offering

WLFC

Debt Issuance

New Projects/Investments

Willis Lease Finance Corporation's (WLFC) wholly-owned subsidiary, Willis Engine Structured Trust IX (WEST), closed an offering of $392,900,000 in fixed rate notes on December 23, 2025.
The offering included $337,400,000 in Series A Notes with a fixed coupon of 5.159% and $55,500,000 in Series B Notes with a fixed coupon of 5.696%.
These notes are secured by a portfolio of 47 aircraft engines and two airframes and have an expected maturity of approximately six years, an expected weighted average life of 4.1 years, and a final maturity of 25 years.
The net proceeds will primarily cover issuance fees, fund reserve accounts, and compensate Willis for the acquired assets, with Willis allocating its portion for general corporate purposes.

7 days ago

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Announces Investment Partnership with Liberty Mutual Investments

WLFC

New Projects/Investments

Debt Issuance

Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) has closed an inaugural investment partnership with Liberty Mutual Investments (LMI).
This partnership is set to invest up to $600 million to fund WLFC’s growing credit strategy, specifically in loan and loan-like engine financings.
The investment is supported by a warehouse debt facility provided by Bank of America N.A..

Dec 18, 2025, 10:51 PM

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Prices Fixed Rate Notes

WLFC

Debt Issuance

New Projects/Investments

Willis Lease Finance Corporation's (WLFC) subsidiary, Willis Engine Structured Trust IX (WEST), priced a total of $392,900,000 in Fixed Rate Notes, comprising $337,400,000 Series A Notes and $55,500,000 Series B Notes.
The Series A Notes have a fixed coupon of 5.159% and the Series B Notes a fixed coupon of 5.696%, with both series secured by a portfolio of 47 aircraft engines and two airframes.
The Notes have an expected maturity of approximately six years, an expected weighted average life of 4.1 years, and a final maturity of 25 years.
The planned closing date for this offering is December 23, 2025.

Dec 11, 2025, 10:46 PM

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Announces Pricing of $392.9 Million in Fixed Rate Notes

WLFC

Debt Issuance

New Projects/Investments

Willis Lease Finance Corporation's (WLFC) wholly-owned subsidiary, Willis Engine Structured Trust IX (WEST), has priced $392.9 million in fixed-rate notes.
The offering includes $337,400,000 in Series A Notes with a fixed coupon of 5.159% and $55,500,000 in Series B Notes with a fixed coupon of 5.696%.
These notes will be secured by a portfolio of 47 aircraft engines and two airframes.
The planned closing date for the issuance and sale of the notes is December 23, 2025.

Dec 11, 2025, 10:46 PM

Willis Lease Finance's WEST IX Receives Preliminary KBRA Ratings

WLFC

Debt Issuance

New Projects/Investments

KBRA has assigned preliminary ratings to the Series A Notes issued by Willis Engine Structured Trust IX (WEST IX), an aviation ABS transaction sponsored by Willis Lease Finance Corporation.
The proceeds from the Series A and Series B Notes will be used to refinance existing WEST III and WEST VII transactions and to acquire a portfolio of 49 assets, primarily consisting of 46 narrowbody host engines.
This acquired portfolio has an initial value of approximately $462.3 million.

Dec 10, 2025, 4:32 PM

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Announces $392.9 Million Fixed Rate Notes Offering

WLFC

Debt Issuance

New Projects/Investments

Willis Lease Finance Corporation's wholly-owned subsidiary, Willis Engine Structured Trust IX (WEST), announced an offering of $392.9 million in aggregate principal amount of Fixed Rate Notes on December 10, 2025.
The offering consists of $337.4 million in Series A Fixed Rate Notes and $55.5 million in Series B Fixed Rate Notes.
These Notes will be secured by a portfolio of 47 aircraft engines and 2 airframes that WEST will acquire from WLFC or its subsidiaries.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation plans to use the net proceeds it receives from the offering to repay debt collateralized by the assets and for general corporate purposes.

Dec 10, 2025, 2:17 PM

Willis Lease Finance Announces Fixed Rate Notes Offering

WLFC

Debt Issuance

Willis Lease Finance Corporation's (WLFC) wholly-owned subsidiary, Willis Engine Structured Trust IX (WEST), proposes to offer $337,400,000 in Series A Fixed Rate Notes and $55,500,000 in Series B Fixed Rate Notes, totaling $392,900,000 in aggregate principal amount.
These Notes will be secured by WEST's direct and indirect interests in a portfolio of 47 aircraft engines and 2 airframes.
The net proceeds from the offering will primarily be used to cover offering fees and expenses, fund reserve accounts, and pay WLFC for the acquired assets. WLFC plans to use its portion of the proceeds to repay debt and for general corporate purposes.
The Notes are being offered exclusively to "qualified institutional buyers" and non-U.S. persons, and are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

Dec 10, 2025, 2:16 PM