Every year, the Irish office of KPMG produces a major report on the aviation sector. It examines industry trends, explores the future outlook, and conducts extensive interviews with industry leaders. The report is global by nature. But given its central role in the world of aviation in general, Ireland features prominently in the report – from the people who are interviewed to the companies that are profiled. Some 13 of the world’s top 22 aviation lessors own some, in many cases all, of their planes through Irish entities. It is big business. And, as KPMG outlined, 2023 was a bumper…