The FAA on Wednesday approved another three altimeter models for use at airports near cell towers where U.S. telecommunications companies AT&T and Verizon plan to activate the 5G C-band. The new approvals allow for 62 percent of the U.S. commercial fleet to perform low-visibility landings at those airports. As of Monday, the agency had cleared about 45 percent of the fleet to perform low-visibility landings at many of the airports after approving two radar altimeter models installed in a “wide variety” of Boeing and Airbus airplanes. The combination of aircraft and altimeter approval opened runways at as many as 48 of the 88 airports most directly affected by 5G C-band interference, said the FAA. However, international airlines flying affected aircraft models such as the Boeing 777 suspended service to several U.S. cities ahead of an agreement by AT&T and Verizon to delay deployment for the third time.
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