Regulations and Government
NBAA Joins Industry Coalition on FAA Altimeter Mandate
Coalition says upgrades will be burdensome
Aircraft at altitude
The FAA’s proposed mandate for new radio altimeter installations could affect more than 40,000 aircraft and cost the aviation industry as much as $7 billion if enacted. © AdobStock

NBAA has weighed in on the FAA’s proposed mandate requiring the installation of new radio altimeters (RAs) on thousands of aircraft and helicopters, joining a broad industry coalition in expressing concerns on the subject.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to auction off bandwidth in the upper C-band—a portion of the frequency spectrum used by the altimeters for safety-data transmission—to the wireless telecommunications sector, as required in last year’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

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