US airline officials warn of ‘catastrophic’ crisis in aviation with new 5G service
by Edward Helmore and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#5V440)
Introduction of the new technology near airports could interfere with critical airplane instruments such as radio altimeters
US airline chiefs have warned that the introduction of a new 5G service could cause US commerce to grind to a halt" due to possibly grounding a significant number of aircraft and might strand tens of thousands of Americans overseas".
Warnings of an impending catastrophic" crisis in aviation came in a letter sent to the White House national economic council director, Brian Deese, transportation secretary, Pete Buttigieg, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator, Steve Dickson, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairwoman, Jessica Rosenworcel, Reuters reported on Monday.
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