smelled gas, it is under investigation. david? all right, will reeve tonight. thank you. now to the battle between the major airlines in the u.s. and key cell phone care yores over 5g service. that crisis averted, at least for now, in this high stakes showdown. the airlines warning of major disruptions to travel and cargo delivery when 5g wireless technology goes live tomorrow. well, late today, verizon and at&t now agreeing to delay 5g near some major airports. abc s gio benitez covers aviation. reporter: tonight, crisis averted. at&t and verizon agreeing to temporarily limit the number of towers around airports that will carry their high speed 5g signals. the unexpected move coming just a day after major u.s. airlines warned that there could be a, quote, catastrophic disruption to air travel, if 5g rolled out near major airports. here s the worry. that stronger 5g signal is very similar to the frequency of a plane s radio altimeter, a device pilots use to judge their
including many of the most commonly-used boeing and airbus airliners like the 737 and a320. the move coming just 48 hours after at&t and verizon agreed to keep their upgraded 5g signals two miles away from major airports. this is just a band-aid fix. the faa needs to come up with a permanent solution. reporter: the standoff over concerns that stronger 5g signals could interfere with a plane s radio altimeter, the device pilots use to measure altitude during landings, especially in bad weather with low visibility. airlines and the faa have said more safety tests are needed. but the fcc, which regulates 5g, has claimed the service poses no risk to aviation. the faa still working on clearing about 20% of plane models, mostly smaller, regional jets, that make up nearly half of all flights in america. the fact that we had good weather yesterday was very good for those passengers traveling, but we can t count on that going forward. reporter: and david, tonight, international flights