Just for the record, to expand on Skua's post,
Capt William Hagan AND Senior First Officer Philip M. Watson were awarded 'THE HUGH GORDON-BURGE MEMORIAL AWARD'
For an outstanding contribution to the saving of an aircraft.
I'd have thought that a prestigious award from one's peers would count more than the others.
As an aside, one of my dining companions was privvy to the actual excursions/flightpath of the aircraft. Young Phil did a superb job of saving the aircraft from a situation well outside the usual airline training on UA recovery.
Cheers
