FAIRCHILD CORP
8-K, 1999-10-26
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

                            FORM 8-K

                         CURRENT REPORT
             PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                    October 26, 1999 (October 2242, 1999)
        Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):


                            THE FAIRCHILD CORPORATION
     (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


                   Delaware                      1-6560
    (State of Other Jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)
                        of Incorporation


                                  34-0728587
               (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


                 45025 Aviation Drive, Suite 400
                           Dulles, Virginia 20166-7516
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)


                                 (703) 478-5800
      (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


                                     Not Applicable
  (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

ITEM 2.  ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS.


     On  October 25, 1999,  we announced that we had entered into
an  asset purchase agreement with United Technologies Corporation
for  the  disposition of substantially all the assets and certain
liabilities   of  our  Dallas  Aerospace,  Inc.  subsidiary   for
approximately $57 million in cash.

     The  disposition,  which is subject  to  certain  conditions
including  regulatory  approvals, is  expected  to  close  before
December 31, 1999.

     Additional information regarding the proposed disposition is
set forth in  our press release issued on October 25, 1999, which
is included as an exhibit to this Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(c)  Exhibits.

Exhibit No.    Description

99                       Press Release of The Fairchild
               Corporation, dated October 25, 1999 (filed
               herewith).



                            SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  October 26, 1999

                         THE FAIRCHILD CORPORATION


                         By:  /s/ Donald E. Miller
                              Donald E. Miller
                              Executive Vice President





                                                       Exhibit 99



                              FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                              Contact: David Wynn-Morgan, 212-308-
6700
                              Or Allan Priaulx, WMC
Communications, Ltd.
                              T: 212/687-1977, Email:
[email protected]




The Fairchild Corporation [NYSE: FA] Agrees to Sell Assets of
Dallas Aerospace, Inc.


       Dulles,  Virginia  (October  25,  1999)  -  The  Fairchild
Corporation  [NYSE:  FA] announced today that  is  had  signed  a
definitive  agreement to sell the assets of its Dallas Aerospace,
Inc.  subsidiary for approximately $57 million in cash, to United
Technologies Corporation [NYSE: UTX].  Dallas Aerospace sells and
leases  aircraft engines and parts.  The sale, which is  expected
to  close  before  December 31, 1999,  is  subject  to  customary
conditions such as regulatory approval.

      The  Fairchild Corporation, through its Fairchild Fasteners
division,  is the leading worldwide manufacturer and supplier  of
precision   fastening  systems  used  in  the  construction   and
maintenance  of  commercial  and  military  aircraft.   Fairchild
Fasteners  has  manufacturing facilities as well as  sales/design
customer  teams  based  in  the United States,  Germany,  France,
Portugal, Hungary, Australia and the United Kingdom.

      The news release contains forward-looking statements within
the  meaning  of Section 27-A of the Securities Act of  1933,  as
amended and Section 21-E of the Securities Exchange Act of  1934,
as amended.  The Company's actual results could differ materially
from  those  set  forth in the forward-looking  statements  as  a
result  of  the  risks  associated with the  Company's  business,
changes  in  general  economic conditions,  and  changes  in  the
assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements.




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