Aviation Finance Vault

Unlocking the Future of Aviation, Capital Markets, and Finance.

A living vault of research, market perspectives, and community dialogue exploring aviation investment banking, aircraft leasing, and private equity.

$300B+
Annual aircraft financing
55%
Global fleet on lease
40K+
Jets needed by 2044
6
Vault entries published
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Alivia Gittens at an airport terminal

The Personal Touch

About Alivia
and the Vault.

I am Alivia Gittens, a New York City native preparing to study Economics at Southern Methodist University while exploring aviation studies through Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. I have always loved business and finance, but finance is an incredibly broad and competitive world. I wanted to find a niche that actually felt like me.

That is where aviation came in. I have always been fascinated by science, aircraft, and how things work, and I realized I could combine that curiosity with economics and investing through aviation finance. My goal is to build experience in aviation investment banking and investing, ultimately working toward aviation private equity.

Alivault is the open version of that mind. It is a vault of ideas where science, aircraft, and high finance sit side by side, and where every entry grows alongside my education, my career, and the community reading along.

  • Economics at SMU
  • Aviation studies at Embry-Riddle
  • Aviation investment banking track
  • Aviation private equity vision

Vault Entries

Insights and research from inside the vault.

Each entry is a working file: research, projects, and market analysis published as the thinking develops. New entries are added as the vault grows.

Interactive Hub

A vault is better with people inside it.

Alivault is a learning and discussion space where aviation, finance, economics, and investing come together. Read the research, question the assumptions, and contribute your own ideas so the conversation keeps compounding.

Students and professionals discussing research

Comment on every entry

Each vault entry opens a thread. Add context, push back, or build on the analysis.

Ask the hard questions

No question is too basic. Curiosity is the entry requirement, not a finance background.

Share your perspective

Students, enthusiasts, bankers, and investors reading the same page from different seats.

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Clarity Desk

Everything you want to know.

Access, scope, community, and every small detail so your experience with Alivault feels clear and straightforward from the first click.

Have a different question?

Send Alivia a note. Every message is read personally and answered within one business day.

Alivault is a vault for ideas across aviation, finance, economics, investing, and everything in between. It is a place to learn, question, research, and share ideas as the journey grows.

Aviation is incredibly capital intensive. Aircraft, airlines, airports, leasing, aerospace companies, and new technologies can involve millions or billions of dollars. Yet aviation finance is much more specialized than traditional finance. That combination of specialized knowledge and enormous capital needs makes it a fascinating niche within the financial world.

Absolutely. Alivault is not meant to be a one way conversation. Readers are encouraged to comment, ask questions, share perspectives, and learn alongside the community.

No. Aviation is at its heart, but the vault is much bigger. Expect conversations about investment banking, private equity, real estate, economics, markets, companies, investing, and whatever interesting financial rabbit hole comes next.

Not at all. Alivault is also about learning. Whether you are experienced, a student, an aviation enthusiast, or simply curious about where money meets big ideas, you are welcome here.

The Vault Engagement Desk

Step inside the vault and shape what gets written next.

Investors, students, and aviation leaders are welcome here. Reach out to collaborate on research, or subscribe to receive future vault entries as they are published.

Intake Portal

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