US airlines remain concerned regarding new 5G service

Wireless carriers have agreed to postpone some elements of their plan to extend their use of the broadcast spectrum by a year, but airlines remain concerned that this will not give them sufficient time to upgrade the equipment on all aircraft to protect them from interference. “Given that the FAA has not even approved solutions nor have manufacturers manufactured these products for most of this fleet, it is not at all clear that carriers can meet what appears to be an arbitrary deadline,” Airlines for America CEO Nicholas Calio said in a letter to Billy Nolen, acting administrator at the Federal Aviation Administration.