U.S. 5G airplane upgrade rules may cost industry $637 million -IATA

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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said in comments filed with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the costs would be far higher than the $26 million estimated by the agency.

The group warned last week many airlines are at risk of not meeting the deadlines and said Thursday “one can expect flight disruptions post the March and July deadlines unless the FAA and the U.S. government take a different approach to this interference issue.”