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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-72431) pertaining to the AVTEAM, Inc. 1996 Stock
Option Plan of our report dated May 4, 2000 except for the third paragraph of
Note 9, as to which the date is June 7, 2000 and our report dated May 4, 2000,
with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedule,
respectively, of AVTEAM, Inc. included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1999, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Miami, Florida
June 2, 2000
