Aircraft
Willis Lease Finance Inks Deal for Superjets
Novato, Calif.-based Willis Lease Finance, a leading lessor of commercial jet engines, last month signaled its intention to enter the regional jet leasing

Novato, Calif.-based Willis Lease Finance, a leading lessor of commercial jet engines, last month signaled its intention to enter the regional jet leasing business by signing an MOU with Superjet International covering the purchase of six Sukhoi Superjet 100s and options for four more. The agreement, valued at some $300 million if Willis exercises all its options, specifies 98-seat SSJ 100-95s, the first of which the parties have scheduled for delivery in September 2012.