■ The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has appointed veteran NASA scientist Terry Allard to run its human factors research and engineering programme.

■ Environmental consultancy WSP Environmental has appointed Leonie Dobbie as an associate, to specialise in sustainable aviation and airports.

■ Pedro Ferraz has been appointed corporate communications director for Embraer in North America.

■ Crispin Maunder is leaving AWAS, following completion of its strategic planning process.

■ Manfred Schölch has been re-elected as president of ACI Europe.

■ Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) has named Paul Malandrino vice-president and airport manager for national airports.

■ Eos has appointed founder and chief executive David Spurlock to the post of chief strategic officer, while executive chairman David Pottruck assumes the role of chief executive. Evans Gebhardt has been appointed executive vice-president and general manager of consumer business.

■ Landmark Aviation has named Michael Parrish as its new regional group sales manager for the south-east region of the USA.

Source: Flight International