FILE PHOTO: An American Airlines Boeing 737-800, equipped with radar altimeters that may conflict with telecom 5G technology, can be seen flying 500 feet above the ground while on final approach to land at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, New York, U.S., January 6, 2022. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston
January 18, 2022
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration is “actively engaged” with wireless carriers, airlines, airplane manufacturers and key federal agencies to address a looming aviation crisis, a senior administration official told Reuters.
Airlines are preparing to cancel a significant number of passenger and cargo flights in the coming hours to prepare for AT&T and Verizon’s new 5G C-Band service that starts on Wednesday, after warning on Monday of “catastrophic” impacts.
Airlines want wireless carriers to not turn on some wireless towers near airport runways in a bid to avoid most of the flight disruptions.
(Reporting by David Shepardson)
Source: One America News Network
