I’m sitting in a swanky Dublin city centre restaurant on a dark evening in mid-January. The room is full of business types; at my table alone, I reckon about $300 million (€288 million) of capital is looking for opportunities in an asset class where Ireland has established an enviable global reputation for ownership and management.  The business at our table though is chump change relative to meetings all around the capital city as more than 5,000 aviation industry executives mix to network, negotiate and cut deals for aircraft assets. This annual gathering, Aviation Economics, is a unique insight into the…