Personalized Business Aircraft Acquisition and Sale Services

Asset Insight's Tony Kioussis speaks with Janine K. Iannarelli in this podcast to discuss Par Avion's personalized service within business aircraft acquisition and sales.

Tony Kioussis  |  31st March 2021
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Tony Kioussis
Tony Kioussis

As President, Asset Insight, LLC, Tony provides valuations, audits, analytics and consulting services,...



Par Avion Ltd. was established in 1997 by Janine Iannarelli, an industry veteran, who saw a need to provide more personalized service within the business aircraft acquisition and sale arena. Janine discusses aircraft acquisitions and sales, as well as the topics:

  • Determining the optimum aircraft model for the client’s mission.
  • The benefits of utilizing a Consultant to acquire or sell an aircraft, and the overarching role a broker can play.
  • The factors to consider in determining whether to acquire a New versus a Used aircraft.
  • Using a team approach to complete an aircraft transaction, adding specific expertise to address legal and tax implications, along with technical oversight.
  • The benefits gained through the use of a Professional Aircraft Management Company.
  • Is it financially prudent to charter your aircraft?
  • Deriving and justifying an Offer Price, in an acquisition, or an Ask Price, in the case of a sale.
  • The appropriate level of due diligence associated with the Pre-Purchase Inspection.
  • Optimizing the value and marketability of your asset when it is time to sell.
  • Thoughts on prevailing trends as the industry approaches the second half of 2020.


About Janine K. Iannarelli

Janine K. Iannarelli has more than 30 years of business aviation experience, having represented numerous corporations and private individuals worldwide with respect to both the sale and purchase of business aircraft. Ms. Iannarelli is the founder and president of Par Avion Ltd., which is based in Houston, Texas.

Par Avion is an aircraft marketing firm that specializes in the exclusive representation and acquisition of business aircraft and whose area of expertise lends itself to the Bombardier, Citations, Falcons, Gulfstreams, Hawkers, and Phenom product lines.

Ms. Iannarelli has extensive experience in cross-border transactions, with nearly 90 percent of Par Avion’s business to date concentrated in this area of specialization. The scope of her experience with aircraft sales transactions reaches well beyond the procurement process as she has had in-depth interactions with manufacturers, maintenance facilities and completion centers specific to the previously referenced aircraft as well as other makes and models of business aircraft.

Ms. Iannarelli also has worked directly with designated representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration and with many other countries’ civil aviation authorities where she has placed or procured aircraft.

In January 2016, Ms. Iannarelli was reappointed and named presiding officer by Governor Greg Abbott to the Texas Aerospace and Aviation Advisory Committee. Ms. Iannarelli was originally appointed to the committee by former Governor Rick Perry in October 2014. As one of 10 state-wide appointed committee members, she works to seek out and encourage business development specific to her area of expertise in the State. She was named by The Fort Worth Business Press in 2011 as a Great Woman of Texas.

In 2016 Ms. Iannarelli was named one of four finalists for Texas Business Woman of the Year, a “Woman on the Move” by the Texas Executive Woman’s organization and one of three inductees into the Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey. As a sought out mentor and inspirational advisor, she often speaks before women’s and youth organizations about career development and life skill sets necessary to navigate the business world.

Ms. Iannarelli routinely serves as a reliable source on business aviation for local, regional, national and international media on a variety of business aviation and small business topics.

About Par Avion Ltd.

Par Avion Ltd. is an international aircraft marketing firm that specializes in the exclusive representation and acquisition of pre-owned business jets valued upwards of $70,000,000 (USD). Our area of expertise includes, but is not limited to, Bombardier Globals and Learjets, Citations, Falcons, Gulfstreams, Hawkers, and Phenoms.

The company was established in January of 1997 by Janine Iannarelli, an industry veteran with over thirty years of aircraft sales experience, with the objective to meet the demand for more personalized service in terms of the acquisition and sale of business aircraft. In today’s economy, the Buyer requires not only a timely and intelligent assessment of the markets but also an experienced advisor who has demonstrated the ability to manage all aspects of an aircraft transaction through to a successful conclusion.

Par Avion Ltd. recognizes that customer relationships must be actively managed and is there to meet the needs of the individual or corporate investor by being readily accessible and by bringing value-added support to the customer.

In addition to this bespoke service tailored to individual client needs, Par Avion Ltd. provides for a truly global reach with a presence in Houston, Asia, Paris, and New York and a wealth of experience in cross-border transactions. Exclusive representation, acquisition on demand, and the oversight of an aircraft sales transaction are the key services offered by the firm.

Whether you are in the market to buy or to sell an existing airplane asset, contact Par Avion for a consultation as to how they can help you meet your aviation transportation needs and deliver a successful transaction, meeting or exceeding customer’s expectations. Par Avion Ltd. is certified by the State of Texas as a Woman-Owned Business through their Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) designation and at the federal level as a Woman-Owned Small Business/Woman-Owned Entity through the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

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Tony Kioussis

Editor, Aircraft Value & Maintenance Analysis

As President, Asset Insight, Tony provides valuations, audits, analytics and consulting services, and a uniform methodology for grading an aircraft’s maintenance condition.

Asset Insight is owned by JETNET LLC, and has devised a uniform methodology for grading an aircraft’s maintenance condition allowing it to provide timely current and residual aircraft values, projected maintenance costs, and future marketability information.

Previously Tony worked with GE Capital’s Corporate Aircraft Finance group; Jet Aviation; and JSSI, developing the ‘Tip-to-Tail’ airframe maintenance program.


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