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Issuer:     WILLIS LEASE FINANCE CORP (WLFC)
CIK:        0001018164
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-03-19T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001018164-25-000036
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Willis Lease Finance JV with Global Engine Maintenance to build engine test facility in Florida
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- Subsidiary WERC and GEM form JV Willis Global Engine Testing (WGET) for engine test cell in West Palm Beach, FL.
- Facility to initially service CFM56-5B and CFM56-7B engines; capable of accommodating future engine types.
- JV to address shortage of test cell capacity in North America, improving turnaround times for WLFC, GEM, and third parties.
- Groundbreaking expected in late 2025; combines WLFC leasing expertise with GEM MRO specialization.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816425000036/0001018164-25-000036-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1018164/000101816425000036/wlfc-20250317.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001018164-25-000036

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