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Willis Lease Finance Corporation reports news on its commercial aircraft engine leasing business and broader aviation services platform. Company updates commonly address lease rent and maintenance reserve revenue, spare parts and equipment sales, portfolio utilization, dividends, credit facilities, and financing structures used to support engine assets.
WLFC also reports developments across engine and aircraft trading, engine lease pools, asset management, end-of-life aviation materials, Part 145 engine maintenance, aircraft maintenance, disassembly, storage, FBO services, and ground and cargo handling. Product and service updates include Willis Engine Repair Center®, Willis Module Shop™, ConstantThrust®, ConstantAccess®, Jet Centre by Willis, Willis Aeronautical Services, and Willis Aviation Services Limited.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) announced a purchase and leaseback with Nauru Airlines for seven CFM56-7B engines, providing ConstantThrust® support for the carrier’s Boeing 737-700/800 fleet for more than six years. The program supplies exchanged, fully serviceable engines and MRO, spare parts, and technical management support. Deal terms are extendable to cover future aircraft deliveries and aim to support Nauru’s growth across the Central and South Pacific.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) appointed Steven Bridgland as Head of Investor Relations & Capital Markets for its new asset manager, Willis Aviation Capital, effective Jan. 22, 2026.
Bridgland will manage day-to-day investor relationships, develop new investors and support capital deployment. He brings more than 30 years of experience in equity and debt capital markets, fund structuring, investor relations and aviation finance, including 17 years in senior capital markets roles at Deucalion Aviation and prior roles at DVB, RBC Capital Markets and Greenwich NatWest.
Management says Bridgland’s global institutional relationships and fund structuring experience will support the launch and growth of Willis Aviation Capital.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.40 per share. The dividend is expected to be paid on February 20, 2026 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 11, 2026. Management said the dividend reflects the strength of the business and a commitment to delivering long-term shareholder value.
Willis Lease Finance (NASDAQ: WLFC) announced the launch of Willis Aviation Capital (WAC), a new asset management division to manage third-party engine and aviation asset portfolios through discretionary funds. WAC aims to generate recurring management fees, carried interest, and servicing revenues while supporting balance sheet deleveraging and expanding WLFC’s asset-management footprint.
WAC will manage partnerships including a $1 billion Blackstone credit & insurance leasing partnership and a up to $600 million Liberty Mutual credit strategy, oversee existing joint ventures with Mitsui and China Aviation Supplies Company, and supervise select third-party assets. Brian R. Hole will lead WAC as Global Head of Managed Funds and Credit.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) and Blackstone Credit & Insurance (BXCI) announced a strategic aircraft engine leasing partnership to deploy over $1 billion in current and next‑generation engines and select aircraft over the next two years. WLFC identified a seed portfolio and near‑term pipeline expected to close into the partnership, aiming to scale WLFC’s asset management platform and diversify engine types and airline customers globally. BNP Paribas served as sole structuring agent and advisor to BXCI.
Willis Lease Finance (NASDAQ: WLFC) announced that its subsidiary Willis Engine Structured Trust IX completed a private offering of fixed rate notes totaling $392.9 million on December 23, 2025. WEST issued $337.4M of Series A notes (5.159% coupon) and $55.5M of Series B notes (5.696% coupon), each issued at roughly par with an expected maturity of ~6 years, an expected weighted average life of 4.1 years, and a final maturity of 25 years.
The Notes are secured by WEST’s interests in a portfolio of 47 aircraft engines and 2 airframes to be acquired from Willis Lease or its subsidiaries, and were sold under Rule 144A and Regulation S (not registered under the Securities Act).
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) closed a partnership with Liberty Mutual Investments to provide up to $600 million to fund WLFC’s credit strategy, focusing on loan and loan-like engine financings.
The capital commitment is supported by a warehouse debt facility from Bank of America N.A. and aims to scale WLFC’s asset management and credit platform by combining WLFC’s operating capabilities with LMI’s long-term capital.
Willis Lease Finance (NASDAQ: WLFC) announced that subsidiary Willis Engine Structured Trust IX priced $337.4M of Series A fixed-rate notes and $55.5M of Series B fixed-rate notes, totaling $392.9M. The Notes are secured by WEST’s interests in a portfolio of 47 aircraft engines and 2 airframes that WEST will acquire from WLFC under an asset purchase agreement. The Series A coupon is 5.159% and Series B is 5.696%, with an expected weighted average life of 4.1 years, expected maturity ~six years, final maturity of 25 years, and planned closing on Dec 23, 2025.
Willis Lease Finance (NASDAQ: WLFC) announced that its subsidiary Willis Engine Structured Trust IX will offer a total of $392.9 million of fixed rate notes: $337.4M Series A and $55.5M Series B on Dec 10, 2025. The notes are secured by WEST’s interests in a portfolio of 47 engines and 2 airframes that WEST will acquire from WLFC under an asset purchase agreement.
Net proceeds will primarily pay offering fees and reserve deposits and will be used to pay WLFC over a 270-day delivery period; WLFC intends to apply any net proceeds it receives to repay asset-collateralized debt and for general corporate purposes. The notes will be offered to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S and will not be registered in the United States.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: WLFC) announced the appointment of David Hooke as Senior Vice President, Mergers & Acquisitions, effective November 10, 2025.
Hooke will lead WLFC’s global M&A strategy to drive portfolio growth across leasing, trading, and services. He joins after more than a decade as Managing Director, Investment Banking at Bank of America, where he advised clients including WLFC on M&A and capital markets. Hooke is a decorated U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former KC-130J aircraft commander with 17 years of service.