[LETTERHEAD OF BASARAN SERBEST MUHASEBECI MALI MUSAVIRILIK A.S.]

                                                                    Exhibit 23.3

To the Board of Directors
of Nacanco Paketleme Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.

12 July 1999

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of the Fairchild Corporation of our report dated 12
February, 1999 on the audit of the financial statements of Nacanco Paketleme
Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. appearing in The Fairchild Corporation Current Report on
Form 8-K dated June 25, 1999.

Regards

/s/Zeynep Uras, SMMM

Zeynep Uras, SMMM
Partner