Sebastian has over 25 years of aviation finance and operations experience with core competencies in aircraft engine leasing and trading. Most recently, Lourier was the Executive Vice President – Commercial & Portfolio Management at Contrail Aviation Support. Prior to that, he was Vice President, Sales and Lease Management of Fortress, Inc., a global investment management firm (New York and Dubai). Lourier was also previously Director, Portfolio Management of Aviation Capital Group, LLC, a worldwide provider of aircraft leasing to airlines, and Director, Supply Chain of US Airways. He was also a Senior Financial Analyst at Northwest Airlines (now Delta) and America West Airlines. Sebastian has an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and B.ENG in Industrial Engineering from Rheinische Fachhochschule Köln in Germany.