... limited.SATS and Air Transportation SafetyMore than any other mode of transportation, air travel is highly regulated for safetyassurance. Nearly all aspects of aviation, from the design and maintenance ... (e.g., because of the need to increase the spacing of smaller aircraftand larger jet aircraft in the traffic streams of terminal areas).Another reason to question the decongestion promise of SATS ... countries, has been toward increased urbanization, leading to the expan-sion of metropolitan areas in both population and land area.Another anticipated outcome is that SATS will shift passenger traffic...