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Verizon and AT&T had agreed to temporarily delay the rollout of their 5G network around key airports earlier this week due to ongoing objections from the FAA, who have warned that the technology could affect the readings of aircraft radar altimeters, opening up the possibility of disastrous landings in low-visibility conditions.
Airlines and technical experts have seemingly made steady progress toward a resolution that will satisfy all parties, however, as the FAA has gone ahead and cleared a majority of the U.S. commercial fleet to land at airports where 5G has been deployed following the clearing of numerous altimeters. The initial worry was that thousands of flights would have to be delayed, diverted, or canceled, but 78 percent of the fleet, which includes regional jets, can now perform low-visibility landings at 5G C-band...
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