Posted on 01/19/2022 9:40:39 AM PST by sevinufnine
Sir Tim Clark, president of Emirates, appeared on Bloomberg Wednesday to blame the shambolic situation on the Biden administration which green-lit the 5G rollout without addressing the safety fears of the aviation industry first. 'I need to be as candid as I normally am and say this is one of the most delinquent, utterly irresponsible issue subjects, call it what you like, I've seen in my aviation career because it involves organs of government, manufacturers, science, etc. The notion that, for instance, the U.S. government should sell its franchise for all the frequencies for a large amount of money, somebody should have told them of the risks and dangers they placed in certain frequency uses around field, airfields, metropolitan fields. That should have been done at the time.'
'Telecom companies agreed Tuesday to limit the scope of Wednesday's planned 5G deployment and will delay implementation around certain U.S. airports. While this is a positive development toward preventing widespread disruptions to flight operations, some flight restrictions may remain,' the airline said in an announcement.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
'We were aware of a 5G issue. Okay. We are aware that everybody is trying to get 5G rolled out after all it's the super cool future of whatever it may be communication and information flow. We were not aware that the power of the antennas in the United States have been doubled compared to what's going on elsewhere. We were not aware that the antenna themselves have been put into a vertical position rather than a slight slanting position, which then taken together compromise not only the radio altimeter systems but the flight control systems on the fly by wire aircraft. So on that basis we took that decision late last night to suspend all our services until we had clarity.'
Buttigieg has not issued a comment on the fiasco since yesterday. The FAA said on Wednesday at noon that it expected an update 'soon', but it is yet to give any further details.
Pete’s still trying to wet-nurse the baby.
Amateur Hour at the White House...
Like so many of Democrat Candidates-in-waiting, Buttplug took the DOT job to remain in the public eye, that’s all.
He has no intention of going down with the Biden ship, or putting his name to anything
Allied Pilots Association spokesperson Dennis Tajer echoed the airlines’ concerns and urged the cellular companies to push back the 5G rollout.
‘This is reckless, it’s dangerous, and it’s got to stop,’ Tajer told the Today Show on Tuesday.
‘Take a pause. This is about a cellphone signal, and we’re focused on protecting lives.’
Who expected Mayor Buttplug to do anything?
Come on man, breastfeeding is hard work.
FR really needs to look into their search engine. I did a search on 5G and nothing showed as posted today :(
“ not only the radio altimeter systems but the flight control systems on the fly by wire aircraft.”
Well that could be a problem! Flight control systems not working! Sounds like the 737MAX fiasco on steroids!
-PJ
The DM UK article is VERY, long. So to sum it all up, the U.S. did not follow the same standards as the rest of the world and used a different frequency. They did not communicate with the airlines. No no one wants to be held responsible, and everyone will kick one another under the nearest bus.
I’m not a 5G fan - but even less of an airline fan. Some years back the airlines tried to tell us the same thing about cell phone use during flight, and it turned out all they wanted to do is sell us WiFi access at $18/hour. 5G might screw up older avionics, who knows? But based on history I suspect there is some other agenda here, and some big players are being left out of the profits.
So much for WZAZ in Chicago....
Pete has sore nipples, give him a break!
“Buttigieg had no résumé for any of this.”
Oh but he sure did! Remember, Biden/Harris promised diversity. They had to have one of “those” in high position, so that is all his resume had to include. I mean, the trans guy/girl thing with the hair...what could his resume have had other than that? Likely, not much.
I thought the FCC worked this out years ago, providing a “buffer” between the two frequency bands that was larger than most other nations. This issue WAS well known, and should have been dealt with long before.
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