5G technology warning from US airlines

The long-running 5G debate continues between the telecommunications and aviation industries in the US. Finally, the executives of many companies in the aviation industry, including American Airlines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, and Delta Airlines, wrote a letter to the official authorities, emphasizing that the introduction of 5G technology without any precautions would have important consequences for US flights. In the letter sent to Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese, US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) President Steve Dickson, and US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) President Jessica Rosenworcel, warned that 5G technology could cause planes to fail and create chaos for US flights. In the letter, which shared the concerns that "catastrophic" crises may occur in less than two days if 5G technology is installed, it was pointed out that tens of thousands of Americans may be in a difficult situation overseas. In the letter, it was pointed out that flights may be subject to cancellations, delays, and route changes.

The 2-week postponement period, received on January 4, expired today

The statement underscored that urgent action should be taken on the issue, warning that the country's trade could come to a standstill. According to US media reports, many airlines started canceling international flights that were due to arrive in the US on January 19th. At the request of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), AT&T and Verizon, two of the largest phone companies in the USA, announced that they had postponed the transition to 5G technology for 2 weeks on January 4, 2019. "We know that aviation security and 5G can coexist. We are confident that more collaboration and technical considerations will resolve all issues," the AT&T spokesperson said in a statement.

AT&T and Verizon accuse airlines of distorting the facts.

The CEOs of Boeing and Airbus, the world's largest aircraft manufacturers, sent a co-signed letter on 5G phone service to the US Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, on December 21, 2021, warning that this could cause great harm to the aviation industry. In the letter, it was argued that 5G technology would negatively affect the ability of aircraft to operate safely, and a call was made to "postpone the transition to 5G technology." On the other hand, groups in the sector advocating the transition to 5G technology accused the aviation industry of "playing fear-mongering and distorting the facts" and warned that delaying the transition to this technology would result in a loss of 10 billion dollars in the country's economy. AT&T and Verizon were aiming to introduce 5G technology from C-band starting January 5. It is noted that most phones in the USA are compatible with 5G, but cannot use these features because they have not switched to 5G technology.