A trade association representing major US airlines has asked Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and the country’s top communications and aviation regulators to stop mobile operators from deploying 5G services near airports.
Airlines for America warned in a letter this Monday (17) that the public could experience “catastrophic” interruptions if the new band frequencies C are placed two miles from where aircraft are traveling. The association said it was willing to work with the government and carriers to find a mutually acceptable solution.
Carriers including AT&T and Verizon Communications have reached an agreement with federal regulators earlier this month to launch the new service on January 19. Airlines are concerned that the signals could interfere with instruments that measure an aircraft’s altitude.
In a memo to employees seen by Bloomberg, JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes said the airline faces “potential significant flight interference from Wednesday, which will further stress the already fragile air system and jeopardize the traveling public.”
Hayes said there is little transparency in the data behind the decision to deploy 5G near airports and that concerns about possible interference with aircraft equipment have increased. The move could delay the aviation sector’s recovery from the pandemic, he said.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Sunday authorized some jets to operate in zones where new 5G services are being deployed. being used, significantly reducing the potential impact on flight schedules. The decision allows for low-visibility landings at up to 48 of the 88 US airports with equipment for such arrivals, the FAA said.
Two members of the US Congress — Peter De Fazio, Chair of the Transportation Committee and House Infrastructure, and Rick Larsen, chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation — joined airlines on Monday in calling on regulators to delay implementation.
“We must provide the FAA and the industry more time to thoroughly assess deployment risks to avoid potentially disastrous disruptions to our national airspace system,” the two Democrats wrote in a letter.
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