Jim Hutton

Boeing engineer Jim Hutton has recieved the Royal Aeronautical Society's B.W.O. Townshend Award for his role in the design and development of an automatic over-wing exit door that can be opened faster in emergencies. It is standard on Boeing next-generation 737s.

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