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Willis Lease upsizes credit facilities

Willis Lease Finance Corporation reported the recent completion of three transactions which together serve to increase its liquidity by approximately $45 million and to reduce its overall cost of funds. First, the amount of revolving commitments under the Company’s primary revolving credit facility was increased from $240 million to $285 million and the international group […]

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Willis Lease Finance reports first quarter net income of $3.1 million

Willis Lease Finance reported year-over-year growth in its lease portfolio offset lower overall portfolio utilization, contributing to profitability in the first quarter ended March 31, 2010. Net income totaled $3.1 million in the first quarter of 2010 compared to $7.0 million in the first quarter of 2009. After payment of preferred dividends, net income available

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Willis Lease Finance reports 2009 net income of $22.4 million

Willis Lease Finance Corporation reported strong revenues, net income and earnings per share in 2009, reflecting continued growth in its lease portfolio, higher maintenance reserve revenues and lower borrowing costs. For the full year, net income available to common shareholders totaled $19.2 million compared to the record results posted in 2008 of $23.5 million which

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Willis Lease Finance earns $4.2 million in second quarter

Willis Lease Finance Corporation reported solid second quarter and year-to-date profitability fueled by growth in its lease portfolio as well as lower borrowing costs. Second quarter 2009 net income available to common shareholders totaled $4.2 million compared to $5.6 million in the like quarter a year ago. Net income available to common shareholders in the

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Jesse V. Crews joins Willis Lease Finance senior management team

Willis Lease Finance Corporation reported that Jesse V. Crews will join the company as Chief Operating Officer on July 29, 2009. Crews spent 26 years with GATX Corporation, where he served as President and CEO of GATX Capital Corporation, a diversified equipment leasing company with approximately $3.5 billion in assets and $5 billion in managed

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Willis Lease Finance reports record 2008 net income of $26.6 Million

Willis Lease Finance Corporation reported record revenues, net income and earnings per share in 2008, reflecting continued growth in the lease portfolio, high utilization of lease assets and historically low interest rates. Willis Lease’s net income available to common stockholders increased 61% to $23.5 million, or $2.68 per diluted share in 2008, compared to $14.5

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Willis Lease Finance reports net income of $10.7 million in 3rd quarter

Willis Lease Finance reported that in the third quarter of 2008, income from operations increased to $16.5 million from $5.9 million in the year ago period. Year-to-date, income from operations grew to $34.6 million from $19.5 million in the first nine months of 2007. Willis Lease generated net income of $10.7 million in the third

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Willis Lease Finance completes sale of 10 engines for $63 million

Willis Lease Finance Corporation reported it has sold 10 jet engines for $63 million to GSI Engines Gamma Limited Partnership (GSI) of Germany with financing provided by the German bank Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (NORD/LB), Hannover. Willis Lease will continue to service the engines and long term lease arrangements for its customers on behalf of GSI.

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Willis Lease Finance net income grows 46% in 2Q08

Willis Lease Finance Corporation reported the ongoing growth of its engine portfolio, high utilization and strong market demand for leased engines contributed to 20% year-over-year revenue growth in the second quarter of 2008. Willis Lease net income available to common stockholders increased 56% to $5.6 million in the second quarter of 2008, compared to $3.6

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