Willis Lease Finance Corporation filings document the financial reporting, financing arrangements, governance, and material events of an aircraft engine lessor and aviation services provider. Recent Form 8-K reports cover operating results, Regulation FD communications, quarterly dividends, amendments to revolving credit agreements, and obligations related to credit facilities.
The company’s proxy materials disclose board matters, executive compensation, equity awards, pay-versus-performance information, and shareholder voting items. Its filing record also reflects the capital structure and risk areas tied to leasing commercial aircraft engines and aircraft, spare parts activity, maintenance services, asset management, and related aviation operations.
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) has a notice filed under Rule 144 for a planned resale of up to 30,000 shares of common stock for the account of officer Scott Flaherty. The shares are held at Merrill Lynch and relate to stock compensation, with a proposed sale date of April 1, 2026.
The notice states that WLFC had 21,144,111 common shares outstanding as of September 11, 2026, and that 2,979 WLFC shares were already sold during the prior three months for $167,242.11.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) furnished an investor presentation in connection with Chief Executive Officer Austin C. Willis’s participation in Deutsche Bank’s 16th Annual Aviation Forum in New York on September 8, 2026. The materials are provided under Regulation FD and are not deemed filed under the Exchange Act.
The presentation describes WLFC as an integrated aviation platform founded in 1985 and headquartered in Coconut Creek, Florida, with $4.4 billion in engines, aircraft and managed funds assets under management and operations across 120 countries. It highlights over 500 employees worldwide and a broad suite of leasing, maintenance, repair, material, and asset management services, including joint ventures and managed capital advised by Willis Asset Finance Management (WAFM). The slides also emphasize use of non‑GAAP metrics such as EBITDA and include standard forward‑looking statement and investment risk disclaimers.
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) President and CEO Austin Chandler Willis, a ten percent owner, reported selling 15,000 shares of common stock on September 1, 2026 at a weighted average price of $53.9043 per share, in multiple trades between $53.55 and $54.25, pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on March 24, 2026. Following this sale he held 420,888 shares directly, plus indirect holdings including 5,466 shares each held in Rooster A. Willis 2019 Trust and Wilder Grace Willis 2019 Trust, 66,966 shares in Charles F. Willis V 2019 Trust, 10,347 shares in Austin C. Willis 2019 Irrevocable Trust, 26,076 shares in Charles F. Willis V 2016 Trust, 698,144 shares in the 2019 Willis Family Trust (including 640,244 shares with shared voting power of CFW Partners with Charles F. Willis IV), and 1,216,464 shares held by CFW Partners with shared voting power with Charles F. Willis IV.
Willis Lease Finance Corp (WLFC) insider Charles F. Willis IV, the Executive Chairman and a more than 10% owner, reported selling 400 shares of Common Stock on August 31, 2026 in a sale described as an open market or private transaction. The shares were sold at a weighted average price of about $52.95–$52.96, with a reported average of $52.9505, and were held indirectly through his spouse, Charlotte Montressor Willis. After this transaction he reports 40,280 shares held indirectly via his spouse, 2,492,143 shares held directly, 6,402,445 shares held indirectly through CFW Partners, and 1,752 shares held indirectly through the Wilder Grace Willis 2016 Trust for his granddaughter. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is indicated.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) is the issuer for a notice filed by CEO Austin Willis to sell common stock under Rule 144. The notice covers a proposed sale of 15,000 common shares through Merrill Lynch, with an aggregate market value listed as $807,900 and 21,144,111 shares outstanding as stated.
The securities to be sold were acquired on 04/03/2006 as compensation from the issuer. The filing also lists prior Rule 144 sales by Austin Willis over the past three months, including two transactions in July and August 2026.
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) reported that Executive Chairman and director Charles F. Willis IV, a more-than-10% owner, sold a total of 27,000 shares of common stock on August 25–26, 2026. The sales, executed in open-market or private transactions at weighted average prices between about $54.50 and $56.05 per share, were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on May 18, 2026 and terminated on August 26, 2026. As of August 25, 2026, he also reported indirect holdings of 40,680 shares held by his spouse, 6,402,445 shares held through CFW Partners, and 1,752 shares held for a granddaughter’s trust.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) completed a significant asset acquisition through its wholly owned subsidiary Willis Dallas Ltd. WLFC purchased all of the equity of WNG II Aircraft Leasing (Cayman) Ltd. and WNG Aircraft Management 3, LLC, whose subsidiaries hold a portfolio of 12 commercial aircraft and 13 spare aircraft engines.
The base purchase price was $379,300,000, subject to multiple adjustments tied to a historical economic closing date. These included reductions for prior rents, maintenance reserves, deposits and any assets lost or sold, plus an upward adjustment for interest at 6.25% per annum and other agreed items. At closing, the resulting Adjusted Purchase Price was approximately $262,900,000, funded to the sellers after accounting for a previously funded $10,000,000 deposit, a $1,517,200 nine‑month holdback for potential pre‑closing leakage, repayment of the target companies’ existing credit facility, and reimbursement of certain prepaid vendor costs. WLFC intends to allocate 10 of the acquired engines and 6 of the acquired aircraft to subsidiaries of its joint ventures or managed investment vehicles to deploy the portfolio across its broader aviation platform.
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) insider Charles F. Willis IV, Executive Chairman and ten percent owner, reported open-market sales of 46,500 shares of common stock between August 20 and 24, 2026, at weighted average prices ranging from about $53.40 to $55.53 per share. The filing states these sales were effected under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on May 18, 2026. Indirect holdings reported include 40,680 shares held by his spouse, 6,402,445 shares held through CFW Partners, and 1,752 shares held for a granddaughter’s trust.
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) reported that Executive Chairman and ten percent owner Charles F. Willis IV sold 78,200 shares of Common Stock in open-market transactions on August 17–19, 2026. The sales were made under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on May 18, 2026, at weighted-average prices reflecting trades within ranges from $54.87 to $58.90 per share. Indirect holdings after these transactions include 40,680 shares held by his spouse, 6,402,445 shares held through CFW Partners and 1,752 shares held for a granddaughter’s trust, all adjusted for a 3-for-1 forward stock split effective July 21, 2026.
Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) reports a planned sale of 600,000 shares of common stock through Merrill Lynch, with the shares listed on NASDAQ and an anticipated sale date of 08/17/2026. The shares originate from prior stock bonus compensation grants made by the issuer on several past dates.