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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.6


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-4 of Lease
Investment Flight Trust of our report dated August 16, 2001 relating to the
financial statements of Lease Investment Flight Trust, which appear in such
Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the
headings "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



New York, New York
August 2_, 2001