By Chris Isidore, CNN BusinessAirline executives breathed a sigh of relief to their investors Thursday, saying they believe the threat to their operations from the rollout of 5G technology is now behind them. “It’s taken a while to get to the right spot, but I feel like we’re in the right spot,” said Doug Parker, the CEO of American Airlines. But the airlines soon started screaming that use of that technology near airports could interfere with aircraft radar altimeters, an instrument that tells pilots how high their plane is off the ground. “So they seem encouraged that we’ll be able to address this in a way that allows for full deployment of 5G, including near airports. American, United and Delta alone have reported combined losses of $36.5 billion, excluding special items since the start of 2020.

Source: CNN January 21, 2022 04:39 UTC