Airlines Cleared to Resume US Operations After 5G roll-out delay

The US Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing have lifted the previous restriction on aircraft operations because of the delayed roll-out of 5G networks.

Air India, ANA, JAL, and others have canceled flights due to the 5G roll out.

It's in the United States of America

From January 21, the airline will resume operations in Chicago, Dallas Fort Worth, Miami, Newark, and Seattle.

Los Angeles, New York JFK, and Washington DC are unaffected. The flights to Boston, Houston and San Francisco that were temporarily deployed on 20 and 21 January will return on 22 January.

Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Columbus, and Aguadilla are some of the places where the airline operates Boeing 777 freighter aircraft.

Sir Tim Clark, President of the airline apologized for the hassle caused to customers by the temporary suspension of flights. We will never gamble on safety and will always prioritize it. We are happy that the latest development will allow us to resume essential transport links to the US. We are aware that a long-term resolution is required, and that this is a temporary reprieve. The safety and continuity of our services will be ensured by working closely with the aircraft manufacturers and relevant regulators.

The name of the airline is Lufthansa.

The service from Frankfurt to Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago was used by the airline yesterday. Service to these U.S. cities was resumed today.

On January 19th, the U.S. service of the airline was replaced by the B747-400.

ANA.

The ANA website has the below.

The launch of the 5G service in the U.S. has been partially postponed, but ANA flights will still operate as usual from Jan 20.
There is no safety issue with the operation of Boeing 777 aircraft to the U.S. airports that we serve.

Why have flights been affected by the 5G roll out?

The C-band frequencies used by radio altimeters on aircraft are similar to those used by the high-speed 5G cellular network. Top U.S. airlines have warned that the rollout near airports could interfere with equipment that planes use to take off and land.

Radio altimeters give precise readings of the height above the ground on approach and help with automated landings, as well as verify the plane has landed before allowing reverse thrust. The concern is that the frequencies auctioned are too close to the 4.2-4.4 GHz range.

In most parts of the world, the 5G usage spectrum is less than 3.8 GHz. The spectrum in the US goes up to 4.2 GHz.

The aircraft's attimeters are in the 4.4 GHz range.

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