{"url_path":"/sec/wlfc/8-k/2026-01-05/item-7-01","section_key":"item-7-01","section_title":"Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-01-05","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/0001018164-26-000003-index.html","accession_number":"0001018164-26-000003","cik":"0001018164","ticker":"WLFC","issuer_name":"WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/0001018164-26-000003-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001018164","primary_entity_name":"WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP"},"word_count":169,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.\n\nOn January 5, 2026, Willis Lease Finance Corporation issued a news release announcing a strategic engine leasing partnership with Blackstone Credit & Insurance (“BXCI”) to invest in current and next generation aircraft engines. Under the partnership, BXCI and WLFC will form a new fund to establish a scaled aircraft engine leasing platform, with plans to deploy over $1 billion into target asset types. This first-of-its-kind partnership brings together a leading engine leasing specialist with private credit to focus on the asset class.\n\nA copy of the news release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.\n\nThe foregoing information, including the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing."}