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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23.1


               CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


   
We consent to the reference of our Firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report on the financial statements of Aircraft Parts International
dated November 15, 1996 (except Note 7 as to which the date is November 25,
1996) in Amendment 3 to the Registration Statement (Form S-1, No. 333-18647) 
and related Prospectus of First Aviation Services Inc. for the registration of 
4,485,000 shares of its common stock.
    

   
We also consent to the reference of our Firm under the captions "Selected
Financial Data" and "Experts" and to the use of our report on the financial
statements of First Aviation Services Inc. dated September 12, 1996 (except Note
12 as to which the date is December 20, 1996), in Amendment 3 to the
Registration Statement (Form S-1, No. 333-18647) and related Prospectus of First
Aviation Services Inc. for the registration of 4,485,000 shares of its common
stock.
    

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of First Aviation
Services Inc. listed in Item 16 of this Registration Statement. This schedule is
the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion based on our audit. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule
referred to above, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements
taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set
forth therein.


                                                              Ernst & Young LLP


   
San Francisco, California
February 19, 1997