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Runways to radio waves: LaGuardia crash highlights failed safety nets, US airlines brace for altimeter replacements

April 13, 2026·19 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

The deadly 22 March collision involving an Air Canada Express CRJ900 exposed holes in overlapping aviation safety networks. Meanwhile, the entire US aerospace industry is coming to terms with a pending requirement to replace all altimeters on all aircraft to prevent interference from new 5G cellular networks, a multi-billion-dollar effort.

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