5G deployment: The first Air India flight to the United States takes off following Boeing approval.

Boeing has granted Air India permission to fly the B777 in the United States. As a result, the first aircraft took off on Thursday morning for JFK International Airport in New York. Due to the implementation of 5G internet in North America, which may interfere with aircraft navigation systems, Air India has canceled eight flights on India-US routes beginning Wednesday.

Air India, Emirates, and other airlines have cancelled flights to the United States due to 5G deployment concerns:

Air India, Emirates, Japan Airlines, and other airlines have canceled flights to the United States due to worries about AT&T and Verizon’s 5G deployment. 

“Due to the rollout of 5G communications in the United States, our operations to the United States from India will be curtailed/revised with a change in aircraft type beginning January 19, 2022,” Air India said in a tweet. Emirates likewise sent out a similar tweet informing passengers of the schedule change. The airline declared that it will “halt flights to the following US locations beginning January 19, 2022, until further notice.” Emirates has halted service to Boston, Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Miami, Newark, Orlando, San Francisco, and Seattle. 

Japan Airlines has also halted flights to the United States. The 5G deployment, according to the business, will interfere with the radio wave altimeter fitted on the Boeing 777. As a result, it is canceling its flights into the United States.

Highlights:

• Flights have been canceled till further notice, according to the airline companies.
• The 5G deployment, according to Japan Airlines, will interfere with the radio wave altimeter fitted on the Boeing 777.

Due to the 5G rollout, operations from India to the United States would be curtailed/revised beginning January 19: Air India:

According to the CEOs, the deployment of new 5G airwaves will create “catastrophic interruption” to flights across the country. However, AT&T and Verizon have postponed the deployment in regions near airports.

The telecommunications operator is presently working with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) “to offer further information regarding our 5G rollout. Because they have had the appropriate plan for this deployment. Verizon also revealed that it has unilaterally opted to limit its 5G network’s coverage to areas near airports.