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May 9, 2022

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports First Quarter Pre-tax Loss of $27.7 million

March 14, 2022

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Annual Pre-tax Profit of $9.1 million

August 3, 2021

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Second Quarter Pre-tax Loss of $1.9 million

November 2, 2020

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Third Quarter Pre-tax Profit of $6.0 million

May 5, 2020

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports First Quarter Pre-tax Profit of $8.5 million

April 1, 2020

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March 11, 2020

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Annual Pre-tax Profit of $88.9 Million

February 6, 2020

Willis Lease to Manage Phase-Out of Scandinavian Airline Systems’ 737NG Installed Engine Fleet

February 4, 2020

Willis Lease Finance Corporation And Key Industry Partners Launch MRO Blockchain Alliance

January 16, 2020

SAS and Willis Lease Execute ConstantAccess Agreement Covering the Airline’s Airbus A340 Fleet

January 8, 2020

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Orders Up to Sixty CFM LEAP Engines

December 12, 2019

The Company entered into a definitive agreement with CFM International, Inc.

November 4, 2019

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Record Quarterly Pre-tax Profit of $31.1 million

August 7, 2019

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Continued Solid Performance Posting a Quarterly Pre-tax Profit of $21.8 Million

July 19, 2019

Willis Lease signs ConstantAccess™ agreement with major European Airline

August 8, 2018

Willis Lease Announces Offering of $373.4 Million in Fixed Rate Notes

August 6, 2018

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Second Quarter Pre-tax Profit of $11.6 Million

May 8, 2018

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports First Quarter Pretax Profit of $9.6 Million

March 13, 2018

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports 50% Growth in Annual Pre-Tax Profit to $36.0 Million

November 7, 2017

Willis Lease Finance Reports Third Quarter Pretax Profit Grew 27% to $8.3 Million

September 20, 2017

Willis Lease’s ConstantThrust™ Program Powers Sale Leaseback of Three 737NG Aircraft with Fiji Airways

August 8, 2017

Willis Lease Finance Reports Second Quarter Pretax Profit Grew 76% to $10.2 Million

May 8, 2017

Willis Lease Finance Reports First Quarter Pretax Profit Grew 104% to $14.4 Million

March 10, 2017

Willis Lease Finance Reports 2016 Pre-tax Profit Up 87.4% to $23.9 Million

February 20, 2017

Engine Lessor Willis Lease Finance Now a Complete Asset Manager

November 4, 2016

Willis Lease Finance Reports Third Quarter Pretax Profit of $6.5 Million

October 26, 2016

Willis Lease Finance Purchases the Business and Assets of Total Engine Support Limited

August 15, 2016

Willis Lease Finance Reports Second Quarter Pretax Profit of $5.8 Million

May 23, 2016

Scott B. Flaherty Joins Willis Lease Finance as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

May 9, 2016

Willis Lease Finance Reports First Quarter Pretax Profit Grew 79.0% to $6.7 Million

April 21, 2016

Willis Lease Expands Revolving Credit Facility Up To $1 Billion

April 13, 2016

Marc Pierpoint Joins Willis Lease Finance as Vice President, Portfolio Management & Trading

March 7, 2016

Willis Lease Finance Reports 2015 Pretax Profit Up 19.4% to $14.1 Million

January 18, 2016

Willis Lease Finance to Promote Brian Hole to President

December 22, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Announces Final Results of Its Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer

December 17, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Announces Preliminary Results of Its Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer

November 17, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Announces Commencement of Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer

November 12, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Announces Donald Nunemaker to Retire in 2016

November 2, 2015

Willis Lease Finance 3Q15 Profits Increase as Utilization Improves to 92%

July 31, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Reports 2Q15 Results with Utilization Increasing to 87%

June 18, 2015

Willis Lease announced it will be providing spare engines to support the Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) fleet of Boeing 737NG aircraft over the next five years.

May 8, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Earns $2.3 Million in 1Q2015

March 11, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Reports Net Profit of $7.2 Million, or $0.89 Per Share in 2014

March 3, 2015

Robert J. Keady Joins Board of Directors of Willis Lease Finance Corporation

Oct 2, 2023

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Announces Teesworks as Site for Innovative New, Power-to-Liquid (PtL) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Project

Aug 3, 2023

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Second Quarter Pre-tax Income of $19.0 million

Jul 17, 2023

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Undertakes New, Innovative “Power-to-Liquid” (PtL) Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Project

May 4, 2023

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports First Quarter Pre-tax Income of $6.8 million

March 9, 2023

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Annual Pre-tax Income of $9.8 million

February 3, 2023

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Announces Aircraft Base Maintenance Approvals

November 2, 2022

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Third Quarter Pre-tax Income of $8.4 million

October 27, 2022

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Named Title Sponsor for Green Beret Foundation Charity Event

October 18, 2022

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Rebrands Following Significant Growth

September 21, 2022

Air India and Willis Lease Finance Corporation Ink Historic ConstantThrust® Engine Sale & Leasebacks

August 31, 2022

Willis Lease Finance Corporation’s Subsidiary Named Dedicated Aircraft CAMO Provider by Peach Aviation Limited

August 4, 2022

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Second Quarter Pre-tax Income of $11.0 million

May 9, 2022

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports First Quarter Pre-tax Loss of $27.7 million

March 29, 2022

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Signs Historic Regional Aircraft and Engine Deal

March 14, 2022

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Annual Pre-tax Profit of $9.1 million

March 7, 2022

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Announces Charles F. Willis as Executive Chairman and Austin C. Willis as Chief Executive Officer

November 2, 2021

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Third Quarter Pre-tax Profit of $6.1 million

October 1, 2021

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Acquires Regional Aircraft

August 3, 2021

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Second Quarter Pre-tax Loss of $1.9 million

May 10, 2021

Willis Lease Announces Pricing of $336.7 Million in Fixed Rate Notes

May 4, 2021

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports First Quarter Pre-tax Loss of $1.7 million

March 23, 2021

SAS Selects Willis Lease’s New Revolving Credit Lease Engine Financing Product for CFM LEAP and Trent XWB Engines

March 15, 2021

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Annual Pre-tax Profit of $17.3 million

February 1, 2021

Willis Lease Purchases 25 GTF™ Engines from Pratt & Whitney

November 2, 2020

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Third Quarter Pre-tax Profit of $6.0 million

August 5, 2020

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Second Quarter Pre-tax Profit of $9.7 million

May 5, 2020

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports First Quarter Pre-tax Profit of $8.5 million

March 11, 2020

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Annual Pre-tax Profit of $88.9 Million

February 6, 2020

Willis Lease to Manage Phase-Out of Scandinavian Airline Systems’ 737NG Installed Engine Fleet

February 4, 2020

Willis Lease Finance Corporation And Key Industry Partners Launch MRO Blockchain Alliance

January 16, 2020

SAS and Willis Lease Execute ConstantAccess Agreement Covering the Airline’s Airbus A340 Fleet

January 8, 2020

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Orders Up to Sixty CFM LEAP Engines

November 4, 2019

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Record Quarterly Pre-tax Profit of $31.1 million

August 7, 2019

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Continued Solid Performance Posting a Quarterly Pre-tax Profit of $21.8 Million

July 9, 2019

Willis Lease signs ConstantAccess™ agreement with major European Airline

June 10, 2019

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Closes Amended and Restated $1 Billion Revolving Credit Facility

May 6, 2019

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Record Quarterly Pre-tax Profit of $27.8 million

March 12, 2019

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Record Annual Pre-tax Profit of $56.3 Million

February 20, 2019

Willis Lease and FLYdocs Spearheading Developement of Blockchain Powered Aviation Records Platform

August 8, 2018

Willis Lease Announces Offering of $373.4 Million in Fixed Rate Notes

August 6, 2018

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports Second Quarter Pre-tax Profit of $11.6 Million

May 8, 2018

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports First Quarter Pretax Profit of $9.6 Million

March 13, 2018

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Reports 50% Growth in Annual Pre-Tax Profit to $36.0 Million

November 7, 2017

Willis Lease Finance Reports Third Quarter Pretax Profit Grew 27% to $8.3 Million

September 19, 2017

Willis Lease’s ConstantThrust™ Program Powers Sale Leaseback of Three 737NG Aircraft with Fiji Airways

August 8, 2017

Willis Lease Finance Reports Second Quarter Pretax Profit Grew 76%to $10.2 Million

May 8, 2017

Willis Lease Finance Reports First Quarter Pretax Profit Grew 104% to $14.4 Million

March 10, 2017

Willis Lease Finance Reports 2016 Pre-tax Profit Up 87.4% to $23.9 Million

November 4, 2016

Willis Lease Finance Reports Third Quarter Pretax Profit of $6.5 Million

October 26, 2016

Willis Lease Finance Purchases the Business and Assets of Total Engine Support Limited

August 15, 2016

Willis Lease Finance Reports Second Quarter Pretax Profit of $5.8 Million

May 23, 2016

Scott B. Flaherty Joins Willis Lease Finance as Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

May 9, 2016

Willis Lease Finance Reports First Quarter Pretax Profit Grew 79.0% to $6.7 Million

April 21, 2016

Willis Lease Expands Revolving Credit Facility Up To $1 Billion

April 13, 2016

Marc Pierpoint Joins Willis Lease Finance as Vice President, Portfolio Management & Trading

March 7, 2016

Willis Lease Finance Reports 2015 Pretax Profit Up 19.4% to $14.1 Million

January 22, 2016

Willis Lease Finance Announces Brad Forsyth to Resign as CFO

January 18, 2016

Willis Lease Finance to Promote Brian Hole to President

December 22, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Announces Final Results of Its Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer

December 17, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Announces Preliminary Results of Its Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer

November 17, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Corporation Announces Commencement of Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer

November 12, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Announces Donald Nunemaker to Retire in 2016

November 2, 2015

Willis Lease Finance 3Q15 Profits Increase as Utilization Improves to 92%

July 31, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Reports 2Q15 Results with Utilization Increasing to 87%

June 18, 2015

Willis Lease announced it will be providing spare engines to support the Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) fleet of Boeing 737NG aircraft over the next five years.

May 8, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Earns $2.3 Million in 1Q2015

March 11, 2015

Willis Lease Finance Reports Net Profit of $7.2 Million, or $0.89 Per Share in 2014

March 3, 2015

Robert J. Keady Joins Board of Directors of Willis Lease Finance Corporation

November 25, 2014

Willis Lease and China Aviation Supplies Corporation Celebrate the Grand Opening of Their Engine Leasing JV

November 5, 2014

Willis Lease Finance Reports Net Profit of $7.5 Million, or $0.92 Per Share, Year-to-Date

September 10, 2014

Willis Lease Finance Settles SEC Action on Late Filings

August 6, 2014

Willis Lease Finance Earns $2.2 Million in 2Q14

June 9, 2014

Willis Lease and China Aviation Supplies Corp Announce Engine Leasing Joint Venture

June 4, 2014

Willis Lease Finance Closes Oversubscribed $700,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility

May 5, 2014

Willis Lease Finance Earns $4.3 Million or $0.53 Per Share in 1Q14

March 3, 2014

Strong Fourth Quarter Propels Willis Lease Finance to $15.6 Million Profit in 2013

January 16, 2014

Willis Lease Finance Reports Engine Leasing Activity in December 2013 Reaches New High

January 9, 2014

Willis Lease Finance Reports Engine Leasing Activity in December 2013 Reaches New High

November 7, 2013

Willis Lease Finance Reports YTD Net Income of $9.1 million, or $1.09 Per Share

November 6, 2013

Willis Lease Launches Total Aftermarket Support Solution; Forms Aviation Materials and Services Subsidiary

August 6, 2013

Willis Lease Finance Earns $9.7 Million or $1.17 Per Share in Second Quarter

June 24, 2013

Willis Lease Finance Further Expands Revolving Credit Facility to $450 Million

June 3, 2013

Gérard Laviec Retires from Willis Lease Board of Directors

May 6, 2013

Willis Lease Finance Earns $1.6 Million or $0.19 Per Share in First Quarter of 2013

March 11, 2013

Willis Lease Finance Earns Net Income of $2.2 million in Fourth Quarter of 2012

March 6, 2013

Tom Nord Retiring as Willis Lease Finance General Counsel & Dean Poulakidas Promoted to Executive Team

March 4, 2013

Willis Lease Inks 19 Engine Sale and Leaseback Deal with Scandinavian Airlines

February 19, 2013

Airline Economics and Global Transport Finance Name Willis Lease WEST II "Deal of the Year”

November 5, 2012

Willis Lease Finance Reports Third Quarter 2012 Results

October 18, 2012

Willis Lease Finance Repurchases 443,561 Shares of Common Stock for $6.1 Million

October 5, 2012

Willis Lease Finance Authorizes $100 Million Five-Year Share Repurchase Program

October 3, 2012

Willis Lease to Redeem Preferred Shares

September 21, 2012

Willis Lease Finance Completes $390 Million ABS Offering

September 10, 2012

Willis Lease Finance Expands Revolving Credit Facility to $430 Million

September 7, 2012

Willis Lease Finance Commits to $390 Million ABS Offering

September 6, 2012

Willis Lease Announces ABS Offering of $390 Million in Senior Secured Notes

August 24, 2012

Willis Lease Declares Preferred Dividend of $0.075 Per Share

August 6, 2012

Willis Lease Finance Earns $2.4 Million, or $0.28 Per Share, in Second Quarter of 2012

July 24, 2012

Willis Lease Declares Preferred Dividend of $0.075 Per Share

June 25, 2012

Willis Lease Declares Preferred Dividend of $0.075 Per Share

May 25, 2012

Willis Lease Declares Preferred Dividend of $0.075 Per Share

May 7, 2012

Willis Lease Finance Earns $2.5 Million, or $0.29 Per Share in First Quarter of 2012

April 24, 2012

Willis Lease Declares Preferred Dividend of $0.075 Per Share

March 26, 2012

Willis Lease Declares Preferred Dividend of $0.075 Per Share

March 12, 2012

Willis Lease Finance Reports 2011 Net Income to Common Up 28% Over 2010

February 24, 2012

Willis Lease Declares Preferred Dividend of $0.075 Per Share

January 24, 2012

Willis Lease Declares Preferred Dividend of $0.075 Per Share

December 31, 2011

Willis Lease Declares Preferred Dividend of $0.075 Per Share

December 1, 2011

Willis Lease Declares Preferred Dividend of $0.075 Per Share TESTing

November 22, 2011

Willis Lease Declares Preferred Dividend of $0.075 Per Share

November 21, 2011

Willis Lease Finance Closes New and Expanded Revolving Credit Facility for $345 Million

November 9, 2011

Willis Lease Finance Posts Profitable Third Quarter Results as Net Income Totals $3.1 million

October 24, 2011

Willis Lease Declares Preferred Dividend of $0.075 Per Share

August 24, 2011

Willis Lease Declares Preferred Dividend of $0.075 Per Share

August 8, 2011

Willis Lease Finance Reports 2Q11 Earnings per Share Jumps to $0.31 from $0.12 in 2010

July 26, 2011

Willis Lease Finance Promotes Donald Nunemaker to President

June 1, 2011

Willis Lease Finance and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Form Joint Venture for Jet Engine Leasing

May 9, 2011

Willis Lease Finance Reports First Quarter Earnings Per Share Almost Doubles to $0.47 from 1Q10

May 4, 2011

Willis Lease Finance Hires Dave Johnson as Senior VP of Sales and Marketing

March 15, 2011

Willis Lease Finance Allies with BAE Systems Asset Management

March 14, 2011

Willis Lease Finance Reports Improving Utilization and Strengthening Demand Boosted Fourth Quarter

January 26, 2011

Willis Lease Upsizes Credit Facilities, Purchases Notes and Improves Cost of Funds

November 8, 2010

Willis Lease Finance Posts Profitable Third Quarter Results as Net Income Totals $3.1 million

September 2, 2010

Willis Lease Finance To Expand Presence in Regional Jet Market

August 6, 2010

Willis Lease Finance Posts Profitable Second Quarter Results as Net Income Totals $1.9 million

May 10, 2010

Willis Lease Finance Reports First Quarter Net Income of $3.1 Million

December 8, 2009

Willis Lease Finance Authorizes $30 Million Share Repurchase Program

November 23, 2009

Willis Lease Finance Closes Revolving Credit Facility for $240 Million

November 9, 2009

Willis Lease Finance Earns $8.5 Million, or $0.94 per Share, in the Third Quarter of 2009

July 27, 2009

Jesse V. Crews Joins Willis Lease Finance Senior Management Team; Veteran Industry Leader Named Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

July 8, 2009

Willis Lease Finance Added to Russell 2000(R) Small Cap Index

May 11, 2009

Willis Lease Finance Reports Total Assets Surpass $1.0 Billion as First Quarter 2009 Net Income Grows 38% to $7.0 Million

March 25, 2009

Willis Lease Finance Reports Record 2008 Net Income of $26.6 Million

November 10, 2008

Willis Lease Finance Reports Record Earnings Per Share of $1.13 in 3Q08

October 9, 2008

Willis Lease Finance Completes Sale of 10 Engines for $63 Million to GSI Engines Gamma Limited Partnership

August 11, 2008

Willis Lease Finance Net Income Grows 46% to $6.4 Million in 2Q08

July 14, 2008

Willis Lease Adds Delta Air Lines to North American Lease Pool

May 12, 2008

Willis Lease Finance Net Income Increases 16% to $5.1 Million in 1Q08 As Revenue Increases 19%

April 1, 2008

Willis Lease Closes Private Placement of $233 Million of 13-15 year Term Notes for its Asset Backed Securitization

March 27, 2008

Willis Lease Finance Reports Record Earnings Per Share of $1.66 in 2007

February 29, 2008

Willis Lease To Launch 787 Engine Pool