Strong Exit Against 5G from US Airlines

While the world is one step closer to reaching an internet speed that we have not seen before with 5G and reaching the highest level of connection speed between devices, new obstacles continue to emerge for this technology. Finally, many airline companies in the United States have warned of ‘catastrophic’ for 5G technology.

Passenger companies such as American Airlines, Delta Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines and board members of cargo companies such as UPS, Atlas Air, JetBlue Air and FedEx signed a joint letter on 5G. The reasoning that company officials put forward that 5G could be catastrophic was that the C band spectrum of 5G technology could interfere with the electronic systems of aircraft.

5G can render large numbers of aircraft unusable:

The letter, signed by the executives of many companies, was launched to the press by the Reuters news agency. The letter appeared to be addressed to Brian Deese, Director of the White House National Economic Council, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Chairman Steve Dickson, and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Jessia Rosenworcel.

The letter clearly stated that “Most travel and transport will not take place unless major airports are made available for flight”. It was claimed that the new C-band of 5G technology could potentially render large numbers of aircraft unusable, leaving tens of thousands of passengers in distress, and complicating the supply chain and the transportation of drugs and medical supplies.

The demands of the companies were that the 5G application should not be activated, especially in areas within 2 miles (3.20 kilometers) of key airport runways.

The FAA had warned that 5G could potentially affect sensitive aircraft equipment such as the altitude display and movement in low visibility conditions. However, airline companies stated that the problem will not only arise in bad weather conditions, but also that there is a risk that the modern security systems on the aircraft will become unusable.

FAA announced that flight permits were granted last Sunday, with the estimation that 48 of the 55 airports where 5G will be put into service will be able to operate at low visibility. Airlines pointed out that there are not many major airports in this list.