<br><div><aside class="gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el" aria-label="Video - What travelers should know as winter weather, COVID-19 cancel thousands of flights"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Federal safety officials are <a target="_blank" href="https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/faa-statements-5g" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">directing operators</a> of some Boeing planes to adopt extra procedures when landing on wet or snowy runways near<a target="_blank" href="/story/tech/2021/12/21/5-g-phones-airplanes-flight-delays-faa/8947513002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a"> impending 5G service</a> because, they say, interference from the wireless networks could mean that the planes need more room to land.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that interference could delay systems like thrust reversers on Boeing 787s from kicking in, leaving only the brakes to slow the plane.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">That “could prevent an aircraft from stopping on the runway,” the FAA said.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">Similar orders could be issued in the coming days <a target="_blank" href="/story/travel/news/2022/01/04/verizon-att-delay-5-g-rollout-after-request-from-buttigieg/9088508002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">for other planes</a>. The FAA has asked Boeing and Airbus for information about many models. Boeing said it is working with its suppliers, airlines, telecom companies and regulators “to ensure that every commercial airplane model can safely and confidently operate when 5G is implemented in the United States.”</p><figure class="gnt_em gnt_em_img"><img class="gnt_em_img_i" style="height:372px" data-g-r="lazy" src="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/19c728248cebff4f7102b2e53be00305f149566d/c=0-144-2751-1691/local/-/media/2020/12/11/USATODAY/usatsports/31daf54b263e46879bd1ca8a31d18cc3.jpg?width=660&height=372&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp" srcset="https://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/19c728248cebff4f7102b2e53be00305f149566d/c=0-144-2751-1691/local/-/media/2020/12/11/USATODAY/usatsports/31daf54b263e46879bd1ca8a31d18cc3.jpg?width=1320&height=744&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp 2x" decoding="async" alt="In this April 28, 2013, file photo, a Boeing 787 plane of the All Nippon Airways, ANA, prepares to land after a test flight at Haneda Airport in Tokyo."/></figure><p class="gnt_ar_b_p"><strong class="gnt_ar_b_al">► 5G deployment:</strong><a target="_blank" href="/story/tech/2021/12/21/5-g-phones-airplanes-flight-delays-faa/8947513002/" rel="noopener" data-t-l=":b|e|inline click|${u}" class="gnt_ar_b_a">How 5G could make a mess of your next flight</a></p><h2 class="gnt_ar_b_h2">FAA still studying 5G impact</h2><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The order for the Boeing jets comes a day after the FAA began issuing restrictions that airlines and other aircraft operators will face at many airports when AT&T and Verizon launch new, faster 5G wireless service Wednesday.</p><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The agency is still studying whether those wireless networks will interfere with altimeters, which measure an aircraft’s height above the ground. Data from altimeters is used to help pilots land when visibility is poor.</p><aside aria-label="advertisement" class="gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al"/><p class="gnt_ar_b_p">The devices operate on a portion of the radio spectrum that is close to...</p></div> <style> .wrapper { text-align: center; } </style> <div class="wrapper"> <a class="button" href ="https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2022/01/15/faa-5-g-boeing-787/6542872001/">Read more <span>➤</span></a> </div>
