Willis Lease Finance Corp, with its subsidiaries, is a lessor and servicer of commercial aircraft and aircraft engines. The company has two reportable business segments, which include Leasing and Related Operations and Spare Parts Sales. A majority of its revenue is generated from the Leasing and Related Operations segment, which involves acquiring and leasing, under operating leases, commercial aircraft, aircraft engines, and other aircraft equipment and the selective purchase and resale of commercial aircraft engines, aircraft equipment, and other related businesses. Geographically, the company derives maximum Lease rent revenue from the United States, followed by Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding India), India, South America, Canada, Central America, and the Middle East.
| Form 4 transaction type | Transactions | Shares | Total value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open-market purchase | 1 | 148 | $4K |
| Open-market sale | 29 | 175,419 | $10.96M |
70 Form 4 filings on record, the earliest from Oct 10, 2024, newest first. Filing history page 1 of 3.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 11,287 | $54.50 | $615K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 113 | $56.05 | $6K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 15,600 | $55.11 | $860K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 16,184 | $53.98 | $874K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 116 | $54.66 | $6K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 12,400 | $54.44 | $675K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,100 | $54.79 | $60K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 3,016 | $54.59 | $165K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 13,684 | $55.23 | $756K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 16,032 | $57.45 | $921K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 13,590 | $58.38 | $793K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,778 | $58.85 | $105K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 6,485 | $56.61 | $367K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 12,480 | $57.46 | $717K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 8,535 | $58.19 | $497K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 11,357 | $55.11 | $626K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 3,133 | $56.48 | $177K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 4,810 | $57.27 | $275K | |
| Open-market sale | Common Stock | 3,535 | $56.83 | $201K | ||
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 5,637 | $72.77 | $410K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 9,363 | $73.68 | $690K | |
| Scott B. Flaherty - Officer | Open-market purchase | Common Stock | 148 | $29.07 | $4K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 500 | $73.54 | $110K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,700 | $73.94 | $377K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 700 | $74.24 | $156K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 500 | $74.64 | $112K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 200 | $75.03 | $45K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 248 | $75.74 | $56K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,100 | $76.00 | $251K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 236 | $76.51 | $54K | |
| Colm Barrington - Director | Grant or award | Common Stock | 674 | $61.87 | $125K | |
| Brendan Curran - Director | Grant or award | Common Stock | 674 | $61.87 | $125K | |
| Stephen Francis Jones - Director | Grant or award | Common Stock | 674 | $61.87 | $125K | |
| Colm Barrington - Director | Grant or award | Common Stock | 3,000 | $61.87 | $557K | |
| Brendan Curran - Director | Grant or award | Common Stock | 3,000 | $61.87 | $557K | |
| Stephen Francis Jones - Director | Grant or award | Common Stock | 3,000 | $61.87 | $557K | |
| Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock | 612 | $60.01 | $110K | ||
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 800 | $63.74 | $153K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,484 | $64.25 | $286K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 716 | $64.54 | $139K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 400 | $64.81 | $78K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock | 42,950 | $58.54 | $7.54M | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 983 | $57.50 | $170K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,230 | $57.87 | $214K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,187 | $58.12 | $207K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock | 24,595 | $58.54 | $4.32M | |
| Scott B. Flaherty - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock | 15,808 | $58.54 | $2.78M | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 238 | $55.85 | $40K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,859 | $54.18 | $302K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,205 | $54.46 | $197K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,235 | $54.79 | $203K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,091 | $55.57 | $182K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 331 | $56.00 | $56K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 945 | $55.04 | $156K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 600 | $55.50 | $100K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,300 | $56.51 | $220K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 437 | $56.83 | $75K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 478 | $56.01 | $80K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 100 | $57.83 | $17K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 800 | $58.39 | $140K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,531 | $56.33 | $259K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 5,652 | $56.75 | $962K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 2,066 | $56.97 | $353K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,000 | $58.64 | $176K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,000 | $59.19 | $178K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 3,170 | $57.12 | $543K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 200 | $57.44 | $34K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock | 5,590 | $56.84 | $953K | |
| Stephen Francis Jones - Director | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 587 | $55.75 | $98K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 10,888 | - | - | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock | 1,355 | $55.73 | $227K | |
| Charles F. Willis IV - Officer | Option exercise | Performance-based Restricted Stock Award | 10,888 | - | - | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 6,315 | - | - | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock | 785 | $55.73 | $131K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Option exercise | Performance-based Restricted Stock Award | 6,315 | - | - | |
| Scott B. Flaherty - Officer | Option exercise | Common Stock | 3,376 | - | - | |
| Scott B. Flaherty - Officer | Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock | 364 | $55.73 | $61K | |
| Scott B. Flaherty - Officer | Option exercise | Performance-based Restricted Stock Award | 3,376 | - | - | |
| Option exercise | Common Stock | 2,635 | - | - | ||
| Tax withholding / forfeiture | Common Stock | 213 | $55.73 | $36K | ||
| Option exercise | Performance-based Restricted Stock Award | 2,635 | - | - | ||
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 647 | $65.54 | $127K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 400 | $65.86 | $79K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 200 | $66.17 | $40K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 100 | $66.59 | $20K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 40 | $66.96 | $8K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 961 | $64.82 | $187K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,052 | $65.03 | $205K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 200 | $61.00 | $37K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 600 | $61.55 | $111K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,200 | $61.83 | $223K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 1,140 | $62.22 | $213K | |
| Austin Chandler Willis - Officer | Open-market sale | Common Stock | 260 | $62.48 | $49K | |
| Grant or award | Common Stock | 185 | $38.25 | $21K | ||
| Brian Richard Hole - Officer | Grant or award | Common Stock | 221 | $29.07 | $19K |
A Form 144 is notice of an INTENDED sale, not a completed one. It often precedes the Form 4 that reports the trade actually happening.
| Filed | Filer | Relationship | Shares | Market value | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles F Willis IV | Officer, Director | 600,000 | $34.76M | View on EDGAR | |
| Austin Willis | CEO | 15,000 | $1.09M | View on EDGAR | |
| - | - | - | - | View on EDGAR |
WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC) had 7 insider filings in the last 90 days, with the most recent on 2026-08-27. The full record for WLFC runs to 70 Form 4 filings, the earliest from 2024-10-10. InsiderAlpha tracks every Form 4, Form 144, and 8-K filing in real time.
1 insider purchase of WLFC was filed in the last 90 days, totaling $4K.
29 insider sales of WLFC were filed in the last 90 days, totaling $10.96M.
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