International Civil Aviation Organization pays tribute to Guyanese aviation pioneer
THE image and a brief history of the work of Retired Lieutenant Colonel Charles Compton Courtney Hutson are now among several South American aviation pioneers decorating the Hall of Tribute of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)’s South American Regional Office, San Isidro, Peru.

The event took place as part of a series of activities to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the SAM Regional Office on December 7, 2018. This award was rightfully presented to Huston for the impact he has made in the aviation sector.

He started his lifelong career in the aviation sector in September of 1961. He was employed with the British Guiana Airways (known then as BG Airways), a Department of the Ministry of Communication and Works.

During his early years at the Ramp Ruimveldt (1963), Hutson was involved with the rebuild and inspection of 8R-GEU Certificate of Airworthiness. He gained significant experience in this area, which resulted in him, many years after, being capable of preparing similar documents.

In 1976, Hutson was seconded to the Army, along with Harcourt Browman, Planning and Administrative Engineer at GAC, to develop the Army Air Corps aviation capability. At the GDF Air Corps, Hutson focused mainly on developing the Engineering capability of the Army so that it emerged quite self-sufficient, capable of undertaking the many maintenance tasks that it was called upon to execute. Many young persons were afforded both OJT and overseas training, as such on his return to the Guyana Airways Corporation in August 1988, the Corps remained strong.

The Art Williams and Harry Wendt Aeronautical Engineering School was conceived by Capt. Chan-a-Sue, A.A., M.S. and Col. Charles Hutson, and began operating in 1993. Hutson served the CAMS until 2001. Today, Hutson is the Chief Technical Officer of Orinduik Development, a company that is establishing a heliport at Lusignan.