Delta Air Lines: It’s all good with 5G

Delta Air Lines said all of its aircraft have been updated with equipment to prevent possible interference from some 5G signals.

The company added that “there was no notable operational impact between July 1 and this week when the work was completed.”

That’s important considering some Biden administration officials had warned earlier this year that 5G signals could impact some summer travel. “There’s a real risk of delays or cancellations,” Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg warned in June. “This represents one of the biggest – probably the biggest – foreseeable problem affecting performance this summer.”

But that mostly didn’t happen. As Light Reading previously reported, 5G operations in C-band spectrum did not appear to affect any flights in the US during the July 4 holiday weekend.

And Buttigieg told Reuters on July 20 that there were minimal disruptions from the issue.

At issue were fears by the airline industry that 5G transmissions in C-band spectrum might interfere with aircraft altimeters near some US airports. Such altimeters can be essential to safe aircraft landings in rain and other conditions that can affect visibility.

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