Some months ago (TIME, Aug. 30) the U. S. Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce published a survey that showed the U. S. leading the world in commercial aviation with some 5,500,000 miles flown, some 200,000 passengers in the past year. The figures were misleading because: 1) The geographical size of the U. S. swelled the mileage total over figures for European countries; 2) The U. S. passengers were not carried over regularly scheduled lines from point to point, but included trippers and excursionists going up for trial spins at amusement parks. Last week figures on...
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