“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,” he added, saying that the airline wouldn’t take any risks.
What he is worried about:
“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,” he added, saying that the airline wouldn’t take any risks.
[This should clarify the safety issues involved.]
Great writeup!