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Jetstar will be the first airline to take off from Western Sydney Airport on October 25.

Jetstar flights lock in date for opening of Sydney’s new airport

The long-awaited launch of passenger flights to Western Sydney Airport will follow the start of cargo aircraft taking off from the new aviation hub next month.

  • Matt O'Sullivan and Chris Zappone

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The Atlassian office building is under construction in Haymarket.

Sydney’s $33 billion ‘quiet giant’ where jobs and homes are battling for space

The stretch of prime inner-city land generates more economic value than Parramatta. It’s under increasing pressure from Sydney’s need for more housing.

  • Megan Gorrey and Matt O'Sullivan
The world would be a poorer place without Sir David Attenborough’s contribution to it.

Legend. Icon. Prophet. David Attenborough on the cusp of 100

The beloved documentary maker brought nature into the world’s lounge rooms, but is not without his critics.

  • Nick O'Malley
Health Minister Mark Butler went harder than most thought Labor would with changes to the NDIS.

NDIS model has built profit into every service

There must be a better way of ensuring payments align more with the cost of the service.

Western Sydney Airport’s 3.7-kilometre runway can handle aircraft as large as an A380 superjumbo.

Singapore Airlines locks in flights to Sydney’s new airport despite fuel crisis

Tickets go on sale on Wednesday for Singapore Airlines’ first flights to Western Sydney Airport in November, while other carriers could be landing weeks earlier.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
A Delta Air Lines flight.

Sydney-bound Delta flight hit by extreme turbulence, crew members taken to hospital

A number of people have been injured on a Delta flight from Los Angeles to Sydney this morning.

  • Chris Zappone
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A Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Sydney.

Airport planners brace for weeks of travel chaos even after the war

The protracted time frame for resumption of normal air travel suggests there won’t be a quick relief for the aviation industry or travellers from the war.

  • Chris Zappone
The team visible through their plane windows after landing in Sydney.

Tears, terse interactions as officials swoop in to escort Iranians home

As Iranian diplomats escort the women for the remainder of their journey in Malaysia, the door to escape has officially shut.

  • Amber Schultz
There is a staff shortage at Sydney’s air traffic control tower

Air traffic controller shortages trigger calls for government monitoring

A rash of flight cancellations that affected 200,000 passengers in Sydney last month is prompting calls for urgent changes.

  • Chris Zappone
The two men were arrested at Sydney Airport on Thursday.

Two men arrested at Sydney Airport with $750,000 worth of cocaine: police allege

Officers swooped on two men from Europe when they landed in Sydney. They had allegedly swallowed more than 200 small packets of cocaine.

  • David Barwell