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Investments | 6 Months Ended
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Investments | 3. Investments The Company is a partner with Mitsui & Co., Ltd. in a joint venture based in Dublin, Ireland — Willis Mitsui & Company Engine Support Limited (“WMES”) which acquires and leases jet engines. Each partner holds a fifty percent interest in the joint venture and the Company uses the equity method in recording investment activity. WMES owned a lease portfolio of 34 engines and one aircraft with a net book value of $266.3 million as of June 30, 2018. The Company is a partner with China Aviation Supplies Company Ltd. (“CASC”) in a joint venture named CASC Willis Engine Lease Company Limited (“CASC Willis”), which is based in Shanghai, China. The Company holds a fifty percent interest in the joint venture and uses the equity method in recording investment activity. CASC Willis acquires and leases jet engines to Chinese airlines and concentrates on the demand for leased commercial aircraft engines and aviation assets in the People’s Republic of China. CASC Willis owned a lease portfolio of four engines with a net book value of $57.2 million as of June 30, 2018.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 |  | WMES |  | CASC Willis |  | Total
|  | (in thousands)
Investment in joint ventures as of December 31, 2017 |  | $ | 36,014 |  | $ | 14,627 |  | $ | 50,641
Earnings (losses) from joint ventures |  |  | 1,090 |  |  | (27) |  |  | 1,063
Deferred gain on engine sale |  |  | (723) |  |  | — |  |  | (723)
Foreign currency translation adjustment |  |  | — |  |  | (232) |  |  | (232)
Investment in joint ventures as of June 30, 2018 |  | $ | 36,381 |  | $ | 14,368 |  | $ | 50,749
“Other revenue” on the Consolidated Statement of Income includes management fees earned of $0.5 million during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and $1.2 million and $1.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively. These fees related to the servicing of engines for the WMES lease portfolio. Summarized financial information for 100% of WMES is presented in the following tables:
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
|  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  | (in thousands) |  |  | (in thousands)
Revenue |  | $ | 9,040 |  | $ | 8,199 |  |  | $ | 16,646 |  | $ | 19,860
Expenses |  |  | 7,551 |  |  | 6,700 |  |  |  | 14,354 |  |  | 15,129
WMES income before income taxes |  | $ | 1,489 |  | $ | 1,499 |  |  | $ | 2,292 |  | $ | 4,731
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | June 30, |  | December 31,
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2018 |  | 2017
|  |  |  |  | (in thousands)
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 282,826 |  | $ | 246,309
Total liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 199,741 |  |  | 165,228
Total WMES net equity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 83,085 |  | $ | 81,081

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