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5G Wireless Use Could Prompt Flight Diversions, US FAA Warns

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5G Wireless Use Could Prompt Flight Diversions, US FAA Warns

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) warned on Tuesday that interference from the planned use of 5G wireless spectrum would pose an air safety risk and could lead to flight diversions.

The aviation industry and the FAA have expressed concerns about 5G’s potential interference with sensitive aircraft electronic equipment such as radio altimeters. After the FAA raised concerns, AT&T and Verizon agreed in November to postpone the commercial launch of C-band wireless services to January 5.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued two airworthiness directives ordering the revision of aircraft and helicopter flight manuals to prohibit certain operations that require radio altimeter data in the presence of 5G C-band wireless broadband signals. A Federal Aviation Administration directive on Tuesday stated that “unsafe conditions” constitute a requirement for immediate action before deployment on January 5, “because aircraft automation or pilots did not detect abnormalities in the radio altimeter, especially near the ground. ….. It may cause the loss of continued safe flight and landing.”

The FAA reiterated in a statement on Tuesday that it believes that “5G expansion will coexist with aviation safety.” The agency added that the two directives “provide a framework…gather more information to avoid potential impact on aviation safety equipment.”

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The FAA is still discussing the exact outline of any restrictions with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the White House, and industry officials, and is expected to be outlined in a series of notices in the coming weeks. The FCC said on Tuesday that it “continues to work with the FAA and private entities to make progress to advance the security and rapid deployment of 5G networks…We look forward to the FAA providing the latest guidance reflecting these developments in the coming weeks.”

It is not clear which airports or specific aircraft may be affected. The FAA stated that it will “issue a notice when necessary, stating that due to the presence of 5G C-band wireless broadband signals, radio altimeter data may be unreliable in certain areas.”

AT&T and Verizon said on November 24 that they will take at least six months of preventive measures to limit interference. But aviation industry groups said on Monday that they are not enough to solve aviation safety issues.

Verizon stated on Tuesday that “there is no evidence that 5G operations using C-band spectrum pose any risk to aviation safety, as evidenced by the actual experience of dozens of countries/regions using this spectrum for 5G”, adding that it is FAA is finally confident that it will conclude that the use of C-band 5G “will not pose a risk to aviation safety.”

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Verizon added that it “is expected to launch 5G using the C-band next month, and use the network to reach 100 million Americans in the first quarter of 2022.”

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Tom Holland to star alongside Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s next, will juggle that with Spider-Man 4 in 2025

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Tom Holland to star alongside Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s next, will juggle that with Spider-Man 4 in 2025

Tom Holland, last seen in Apple TV show The Crowded Room last year, has signed his next with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan.

Tom Holland is going to have a very busy 2025. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the actor has signed Christopher Nolan’s next, which he will juggle the filming of with that of the long-awaited Spider-Man 4. (Also Read – Tom Holland shares why he left alcohol behind: ‘Struggling without booze…’)

Tom signs Nolan’s next

This will mark the first collaboration between Tom and Christopher. While details of his next directorial aren’t known yet, it’s most likely not to have a contemporary setting. It’ll be either set in the past like, his previous film Oppenheimer (2023), or in the future like Interstellar (2014). Matt Damon, who has worked with Christopher in both, has also come on board his next.

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Christopher’s next will be co-produced by him and his wife Emma Thomas’ banner Syncopy Inc and Universal Pictures, as the two production houses will team up after the Academy Award-winning blockbuster Oppenheimer last year. Prior to Oppenheimer, Christopher collaborated mostly with Warner Bros before having a fallout post the debacle of Tenet (2020).

Warner Bros then went on to produce Greta Gerwig’s musical satire Barbie, which clashed with Oppenheimer at the box office and even outperformed it globally. Warner Bros offered Christopher a cheque for the fees he waived off for helming Tenet during the pandemic. While Christopher graciously accepted the belated remuneration, he still went on to pitch his next to Warner Bros.

Tom’s busy schedule

Tom didn’t have any release this year. His last outing was Todd Graff’s psychological thriller show The Crowded Room on Apple TV last year. He’ll juggle the filming of Christopher Nolan’s next and Spider-Man 4 in 2025. Tom has been playing the superhero ever since Russo Brothers’ 2016 blockbuster Captain America: Civil War. He’s slipped into the Peter Parker shoes post that for three standalone films and two Avengers movies. Spider-Man 4 will be helmed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton.

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As Tom’s girlfriend and co-star Zendaya will be busy filming Spider-Man 4 in 2025, she’ll reprise her role of Chani in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi spectacle Dune 3 only in 2026. Meanwhile, Tom is also likely to make an appearance as Spider-Man in Russo Brothers’ Avengers: Doomsday, which will go on floors in the spring of 2025.

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