American Airlines pilot and Allied Pilot Association spokesman, Capt. Dennis Tajer discusses the FAA's 5G rollout, the concerns on the impact to safety and issues troubling the industry.[FAA] deployment of 5G services on airplane safety.
"I'm less worried about quick downloads of videos than I am about the safe download of passengers to the airport," he added. "We continue to see a significant number of aircraft still awaiting retrofit, including many operated by foreign air carriers. This means on bad-weather, low-visibility days in particular, there could be increased delays and cancellations—an effect which will be worse if affected airlines do not adequately adjust their schedules to anticipate these issues," Buttigieg wrote to Airlines for America.
The FAA addressed safety issues on its website, stating that it "is working to ensure that radio signals from newly activated wireless telecommunications systems can coexist safely with flight operations in the United States, with input from the aviation sector and telecommunications industry."