We did this interview years ago, so I have not been in contact with the interviewee in a very long time. I can reach out, but the probability of getting a response decreases exponentially over time. We may eventually update this article or write a new version.

I have reread this article a couple of times during this year. I am finally getting fully into aviation leasing, I just got into a master program and would really appreciate the chance to have a chat with the interviewee, if there is a possibility. Article is quite old and was wondering how did his career evolved and his forecasts for the industry.

We hope to cover a story like that eventually. All the interviews on this site are from volunteers, and we haven’t had anyone from an architecture to finance background yet.

I know the article is old, but quite interesting. As in the comments, I always see architects not regarded as engineers, so it is difficult to relate to these stories. It would be really nice to hear from architects that have transitioned to finance-banking roles, I guess many of them would be on real estate, but would be interesting to know how.

Just an idea for coming articles.

If you want to join a Big 4 firm, then the aviation finance department is the best fit. If you want to get into front-office IB/PE eventually, it’s a good first step but you will probably need another role to make the move.

Thank you for this great article.

Just wanted to get your views on starting a career in the aviation finance department of one of the big 4s. Being from a technical background woking for Airbus for 4 years on project management and product design what do you think would be an ideal fit for me in one of the big 4s, Since the big 4s are generally involved with Audit and Tax services.

Any thoughts and feedback would be great.

About the same difficulty as starting your own boutique bank or PE firm other finance firm: Very difficult, even if you’ve had a lot of experience, because it’s a competitive industry and tough to find clients.

Yes