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U.S. FAA approves 78% of planes for low-visibility landings near 5G airports -Breaking

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© Reuters. FILEPHOTO: Southwest Airlines’ flight, which is equipped with radio altimeters, may be in conflict with the telecom 5G technology. The aircraft is 500 feet above ground and is making its final approach to LaGuardia Airport. New York City (New York), U.S.A., January 6, 2022. R

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WASHINGTON (Reuters] – On Thursday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration approved additional altimeters to enable 78% U.S. Commercial Air Fleets to land low-visibility at airports with 5G CB-band wireless.

A few flights were affected by low visibility at San Francisco. Others were diverted to other airports, or canceled, airline representatives said.

All Boeing models that have one of the 13 approved altimeters are listed in the NYSE: (NYSE:) 747, 737 and 757 models, as well as all Airbus A300 and A310 models, A319 and A320 models, all Airbus A330 and A340 models, and all Embraer 170 regional jets. According to the FAA, “some altimeters may be too vulnerable to interference from 5G” so it will prohibit them from landing low-visibility near 5G deployments.

AT&T (NYSE:) and Verizon Communications (NYSE: ) Late Tuesday evening, they agreed to postpone the switch on new telecom towers close to key airports in order not turn on the 5G CBand service.

Radio altimeters can be used to provide data about heights above ground for bad weather landings.

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden stated that he has “pushed as hard as I can” to get the 5G people to abide by what is being asked by airlines.

According to sources, Verizon won’t turn off 500 towers located near airports temporarily while it works with the administration on a permanent solution.

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