The US aviation industry is pressing the Federal Aviation Administration to extend until mid-2032 the deadline for upgrading 58,600 radio altimeters across 41,000 aircraft to withstand interference ...

Federal Aviation Administration officials are interested in programmes under which the cellular industry helps foot the multi-billion-dollar expense of modifying tens of thousands of radio altimeters ...

On January 5, 2026, the FAA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that sets forth new proposed requirements for radio altimeters and a compliance deadline for operators to retrofit their ...

The Federal Aviation Administration is asking aircraft manufacturers, operators, and companies that build radio altimeters to submit feedback on altimeter design and performance near 5G wireless ...

The FAA on Wednesday published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) applying to all helicopters equipped with a radio, or radar, altimeter flying in areas where 5G C-band can interfere with the ...

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The airport 5G problem – where some planes with older or faulty radio altimeters could be confused by strong 5G signals – has resulted in a further compromise. Carriers wanted airlines to have to ...

Researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST; Saudi Arabia) provide a new mathematical approach to protect aircraft from interference caused by mobile communications. The ...

The National Transportation Safety Board says altimeter in the Black Hawk helicopter may have malfunctioned before the DCA midair collision with... Altimeter in Black Hawk helicopter may have ...

The NTSB is investigating whether the Black Hawk pilots received a key radio transmission from air traffic control due to a stepped-on message. The Black Hawk pilot was undergoing a check ride and ...