Janine K Iannarelli, founder and president of Houston, Texas-based aircraft brokerage Par Avion, has been elected as chair of the European Business Aviation Association's (EBAA) Associate Member Advisory Council (AMAC) during the organisation's recent annual general assembly in Belgium. Founded in 1977 and based in Brussels, the EBAA is the largest business aviation association in Europe with members from around the world. The AMAC comprises in excess of 500 members representing a diverse group of industry participants including aircraft charter, finance, legal, maintenance and sales.

Iannarelli has been a member of EBAA since the early 1990s and an active participant in AMAC since the founding of the associate membership. In February 2016, Iannarelli was invited to serve on the EBAA AMAC sales and acquisition committee to provide expert input on international sales transactions. She was appointed chair of this committee in 2017. In October 2019, she was elected vice chair of the board by her fellow AMAC chairs.

“It is an honour to have been elected chair of the EBAA's AMAC, and I look forward to helping to improve the membership experience for all. Part of my focus will be on assisting the individual working committees continue to explore and help to address the issues impacting business aviation. I look forward to this opportunity to work even more closely with the membership, EBAA staff, and board of governors,” she says.

Iannarelli is an aviation industry professional with more than 35 years of experience focused on aircraft sales and marketing. In 1997 she founded aircraft brokerage Par Avion. In addition to her current leadership roles, she has served as chair of the State of Texas Aerospace & Aviation Advisory Board and has been recognised by numerous organisations for her contributions to the advancement of women as well as her entrepreneurial accomplishments. An advocate for business aviation, Iannarelli volunteers her time to various industry organisations including the NBAA for its mentoring programme and Women in Aviation International's Girls in Aviation Day.