EXHIBIT 23.1

                            CONSENT OF STEELE & CO.




STEELE & CO.*
CHARTERED ACCOUNANTS
*Representing incorporated professionals

                       SUITE 808      TELEPHONE:              (604) 687-8808
        808 WEST HASTINGS STREET      TELEFAX:                (604) 687-2702
 VANCOUVER, B.C., CANADA V6C 1C8      EMAIL:       EMAIL@STEELE-CO.CA























                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



Fairchild International Corporation




We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the reoffer  prospectus
under  cover of Form S-8  Registration  Statement  filed  September  28, 2001 of
Fairchild  International  Corporation of our independent  auditors' report dated
March 19, 2001  relating to the financial  statements  which appear in Fairchild
International  Corporation's  Annual  Report on Form  10-KSB for the fiscal year
ended  December  31, 2000 (File No.  0-28305) and our  independent  accountants'
reports  dated  May 14,  2001 and  August  7,  2001  relating  to the  financial
statements  which  appear in  Fairchild  International  Corporation's  Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-QSB for the  quarters  ended March 31, 2001 and June 30, 2001
(File No.  0-28305).  We also  consent to the  reference to us under the heading
"Experts"  in  the  reoffer  prospectus  which  is  a  part  of  such  Form  S-8
Registration Statement.



                                                            /s/STEELE & CO.


Vancouver, Canada
September 28, 2001                                       CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS