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Fourth quarter means a rush to upgrade aircraft before the end of the year to capture depreciation benefits for 2026. Prior to the 2017 tax bill, the industry benefitted from “like-kind exchange” rules that allowed an aircraft owner to sell his or her aircraft and reinvest the proceeds into a new...
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