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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

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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
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
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Dozens of flights are cancelled amid a critical staffing issue at the air control tower.

Dozens of flights cancelled at Sydney Airport amid critical staffing issue

Several other flights are facing hours-long delays because of the shortage of air traffic control staff.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
15kg of methamphetamine found in tea bags at Sydney airport.

Woman charged after 15kg of meth labelled ‘tea’ found in luggage

The 40-year-old woman was arrested after a routine bag check at Sydney Airport found 15 kilograms of methamphetamine in her luggage.

  • Nigel Gladstone
The SmartGate system has caused airport queues in Sydney and Melbourne.

What could fix airports’ long arrival queues? A race for the Olympics

Passengers arriving after 14-hour-flights must often wait 40 minutes in queues to scan their passports in kiosks before exiting the airport.

  • Chris Zappone
Passengers queuing at Melbourne Airport on Saturday after the Airbus warning.

Chaos, cancellations at Australian airports as A320 Airbus planes recalled worldwide

Queues are mounting at Australian airports after half of the world’s A320 fleet was struck by a software outage, triggering a global emergency alert for some Airbus aircraft.

  • Chris Zappone and Alexander Darling