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Austin Willis

Chief Executive Officer, Willis Lease Finance Corporation

Search every verified Austin Willis interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Austin Willis, CEO of Willis Lease Finance, discussed the company's performance and strategy in recent earnings calls and media appearances. In the Q4 2025 earnings call, he highlighted the establishment of a $600 million fund with Liberty Mutual Insurance, in which the company is a minority investor and general partner, to finance aircraft engines. He also noted the company's decision to cease investment in a sustainable aviation fuel project, which had contributed to increased consulting fees. During the Q3 2025 call, Willis announced a seventh consecutive quarterly dividend increase to 40 cents per share and commented on a significant shortfall in aircraft production, estimating that roughly 5,000 aircraft planned between 2018 and 2030 will not be built. In an August 2025 Fox Business interview, Willis described the company's quarterly results as "astonishing numbers," attributing growth to strong demand for engine maintenance driven by newer-generation engines not lasting as long as prior models. He also discussed the potential impact of tariffs on the aviation sector, suggesting they could make new equipment more expensive while increasing the value of existing portfolios. In a 2023 interview, Willis explained the company's entry into the end-of-life parts market as a vertical integration of its leasing business, and discussed its involvement in a power-to-liquid sustainable aviation fuel project in Teesside, UK, which he said leveraged the company's distribution relationships with airlines.

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