1 EXHIBIT 23.1 ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT Board of Directors International Aircraft Investors: We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No. 333-46411 and 333-46413) on Form S-8 of International Aircraft Investors and subsidiaries of our report dated January 19, 1999 relating to the consolidated balance sheets of International Aircraft Investors and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and the related consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1998, which report appears in the 1998 report on Form 10-K of International Aircraft Investors and subsidiaries. KPMG LLP Los Angeles, California March 26, 1999 44