tom, there is still some confusion going on. why the cancellation of some international flights? well, there s a lot of confusion. to boil it down for you, the faa has cleared 62% of the u.s. airline fleet to fly or approach airports with 5g sites activated. they are right now not activated but they re in the process of allowing the planes to go into these airports and for 5g to be switched on at these airports. as for your question, why are flights being canceled into the united states, these are international flights coming in from long haul destinations, india, united arab emirates, japan. they re flying mostly the boeing 777. boeing has told the airlines we have concerns about potential interference with 5g on our altimeters on the 777 so we don t think you should fly into the united states right now and
turned off if they are within two miles of major airports. the ceos write, immediate intervention is needed to avoid significant air disruption to shippers, supply chain and medical supplies. the 5g could interfere with the altimeter if they land with less visibility. there are 5g sites near 80 airports. today the airline ceos warned, the vast majority of the travel and shipping public will essentially be grounded facing cancellations, diversions or delays. the faa issued that it would significantly impact our operations. the cell phone industry said
worried enough about potential interference. it would not allow pilots to rely on altimeters coming into big airports. the question now, of course, is how long will at&t and verizon agree not to turn on their 5g sites, and what kind of potential interference are we looking at? and why is it that the united states was concerned about interference despite the fact that 40 countries around the world have already deployed 5g technology and have not seen interference with their aircraft? now, the aviation industry says, listen, you re comparing apples to oranges here. in europe they operate at a different level of power, and the antenna are focused in a different direction than they would be here in the united states. they, the faa and aviation community, believe much more research needs to be done to find out whether there is, in fact, any sort of risk posed by 5g. bottom line is that this hour, verizon and at&t have postponed their decision to roll out 5g
passengers shippers. supply chain and delivery of needed medical supplies. the concern, those 5g ground stations could disrupt a radio ultimate or. which provides precise altitude readings when pilots land in port visibility. as 5g goes live wednesday the faa will prohibit pilots from using altimeter s at landing in more than 80 airports near 5g sites. including large airport hubs in dallas, new york, and chicago. today airlines ceos warned that the vast majority of traveling and shipping of the public will essentially be grounded, facing cancellations diversions or delays. the faa has issued in our worthiness directive, that would significantly impact our operations. cell phone industry insist that the technology has been proven to be safe in europe. it has already delayed rollout twice and says it will turn down the power at ground station it s near some airports. look, the wireless carriers
it is voluntarily deferring the placement or turning on, i should say, the actual 5g cell cites near airports. as you know, the airline ceos have warned that if, in fact, these sites go live at midnight tonight around airports, they are very concerned about the possibility that the 5g sites could interfere with a plane s altimeter, which is critical in landing. and as a result of that concern, the faa has said that they will not allow planes to use altimeters coming into key runways that are near 5g sites, because of the possibility of interference. they have now been under tremendous pressure, the white house under tremendous pressure from the airlines to do something, step in and stop the deployment of 5g and turning these systems on around airports. so now, at&t, it would be appear, is going to not voluntarily turn on its 5g sites around airports. the rest of its 5g system will go on live tonight around