5G cleared for takeoff near more airports, but some regional jets might be grounded
The Federal Aviation Administration is clearing the way for Verizon and AT&T to turn on more 5G wireless network towers as the regulator's concerns about 5G signals interfering with critical safety equipment on commercial jetliners at most airports has eased. But there still could be significant flight delays, diversions and cancellations at some airports as the FAA has still not verified that certain airplanes would be free of 5G interference when taking off and landing in bad weather there.Those planes that remain subject to flight restrictions are disproportionately smaller jets flown by regional airlines, which work in partnership with the larger mainline carriers such as American, Delta and United. And the 5G problem could add to the large number of flight disruptions already happening this weekend because of in parts of the Midwest, the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions of
