Podcast: FAA’s 5G Dilemma

Airlines are angry about an FAA proposal to address the risk of interference from new 5G wireless towers in the U.S. Our expert editors, who have been tracking the issue, discuss what’s going on.

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Karen Walker

Karen Walker is Air Transport World Editor-in-Chief and Aviation Week Network Group Air Transport Editor-in-Chief. She joined ATW in 2011 and oversees the editorial content and direction of ATW, Routes and Aviation Week Group air transport content.

Sean Broderick

Senior Air Transport & Safety Editor Sean Broderick covers aviation safety, MRO, and the airline business from Aviation Week Network's Washington, D.C. office.

Bill Carey

Based in Washington, D.C., Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and unmanned aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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The crux of the matter is that the aircraft radar altimeter receivers were not constructed to ignore signals outside their authorized band. The 5G companies should not have to work around the broken radar altimeter receivers. The aircraft owners should fix their radar altimeter receivers so they are compliant with the radar altimeter transmitters.