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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

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Passengers are charged the access fee on top of their train fare when they pass through ticket gates at Sydney Airport.

State reaps $800m from extra charge on airport train passengers over decade

The $17.92 station access fee for an adult passenger, which is charged on top of a train fare, hits low-paid workers at Sydney Airport the hardest financially.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
New details have come to light about US influence on Joh Bjelke-Petersen’s role in the fall of Gough Whitlam

‘She heard an extraordinary plot against the government’: The call that would haunt Winsome Nash

For 50 years, a family kept a secret about events leading up to a cataclysmic moment in Australian politics. Now they are going public.

  • Peter Rees
A place to breathe some air: Qantas’ Sydney international business class lounge will have an outdoor terrace.

‘Wellness’ in the air for Qantas’ Sydney international business lounge

A refresh is expected to give business passengers the chance “to enjoy fresh air” before boarding a 20-hour Project Sunrise flight to London.

  • Chris Zappone
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Live bowl leads to a dead green

Competitors were getting jack of it.

The automated baggage system was put through its paces on Thursday when 1800 bags were used in a trial.

Sydney’s new international airport ready for passenger flights as early as July

An automated baggage system was put through its paces when 1800 bags were used in a trial, signalling the approaching start of passenger flights.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
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Taxi driver Imrul Hassan has faced significant financial losses due to the Uber rank.

Taxis to lose millions as Sydney Airport’s Uber rank made permanent

Transport officials are drafting plans to make Sydney Airport’s popular Uber kerbside service permanent in a move that will anger the city’s taxi drivers.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
p5mxun Facilities and runway at Central Coast Aero Club which is also a flight school. Andrew Smith is the CEO of Central Coast Aero Club. It’s a story on the saga to expand Central Coast’s airport, it’s currently losing the council $150,000 a year but they have a master plan to expand its operations. It’s been dragging on for years because local environmentalists are against an expansion. Pilot school operators like Andrew are welcoming the investment as it will mean better facilities, more aircraft to teach students. Oct 1st, 2025. Photo Edwina Pickles SMH

‘The sky is the limit’: One airport’s plan to lure pilots in

Over the decades many have tried, and failed, to turn Central Coast’s ailing runway into a thriving airport. Now there is a plan to revive it – but costs remain murky.

  • Jessica McSweeney and Cindy Yin
Passengers queue at Heathrow last weekend after a cyberattack shut down systems and delayed flights.

Australian airports, take note: This is how you look after frustrated passengers

Heathrow is a place passengers love to hate, but last weekend it left me far more impressed than Australia’s airports.

  • Ute Junker
An aerial view of the planned expansion at the T2 and T3 terminals.

Sydney Airport unveils largest terminal expansion since the Olympics

Up to 14 new gates are planned as Sydney Airport prepares for the launch of its rival in western Sydney late next year.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

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