FAA Sets Rules for Some Boeing 787 Landings Near 5G Service

FAA Sets Rules for Some Boeing 787 Landings Near 5G Service
A Dreamliner 787-10 arriving from Los Angeles pulls up to a gate at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., on Jan. 7, 2019. Seth Wenig/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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Federal safety officials are directing operators of some Boeing planes to adopt extra procedures when landing on wet or snowy runways near impending 5G service because, they say, interference from the wireless networks could mean that the planes need more room to land.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday that interference could delay systems like thrust reversers on Boeing 787s from kicking in, leaving only the brakes to slow the plane.