In Manhattan's Hotel Astor last week, the Institute of the Aeronautical Sciences gathered for its 15th annual honors night. But what the experts heard from the principal speaker was in no way akin to an honor. Said Secretary of Commerce W. Averell Harriman: "The public has been oversold on the present status of aviation. The air age is not yet at hand."
The squalls now buffeting commercial aviation, said Harriman, were caused by bad advertising and public relations. The promotion of future planes and future services, said he, have given the public an "exaggerated" picture of aviation's advantages without "a...
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