EX-23.1 9 wlfc-20171231ex2318c4be7.htm EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors
Willis Lease Finance Corporation:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (No. 333-15343, 333-48258, 333-63830, 333-109140, 333-118127, 333-142914, 333-170049) on Form S-8 of Willis Lease Finance Corporation of our report dated March 15, 2018, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Willis Lease Finance Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, redeemable preferred stock and shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes and financial statement schedules I and II, (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, which report appears in the December 31, 2017 annual report on Form 10-K of Willis Lease Finance Corporation.

/s/ KPMG LLP |
San Francisco, California |
March 15, 2018 |