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Flight path changes for Western Sydney Airport revealed

Sydney’s newest airport is getting ready to take off as it marks a major milestone and reveals changes to flight paths.

  • Ellie Busby
Western Sydney Airport has raised concerns of bird strikes on aircraft

This $50m park poses an unlikely threat to Sydney’s new airport

The plans have sparked fears of strikes on low-flying aircraft due to an increase in birds and bats that may be drawn to the green space.

  • David Barwell
A rivalry over who gets to be the voice of western Sydney is intensifying.

Inside the fight to represent western Sydney

As more funds are poured into one half of Sydney, key voices for its development have emerged. Who are they? And what do they want?

  • Anthony Segaert, Mostafa Rachwani and Ellie Busby
Cindy Wang is making the shift to aviation, thanks to a new micro-credential.

Cindy was a graphic designer. Now her aviation career is about to take off

Western Sydney Airport is set to open next year and generate thousands of jobs in coming years. For some, it presents an opportunity for a career change.

  • Ellie Busby
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Western Sydney divided.

The maps that reveal how western Sydney is being split in two

There’s a growing divide between Sydney’s north-west and south-west – but things are about to change.

  • Anthony Segaert
Giant boring machines have been used to excavate twin tunnels for the metro rail line to Western Sydney Airport.

Dispute threatens $2.2 billion cost blowout, major delay to Sydney’s new metro line

Passengers hoping to take the train to the new airport may have to wait an extra year – even if the dispute is resolved on contractors’ terms.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
The M12 motorway will provide a link to the new Western Sydney Airport.

Construction of motorway to Sydney’s new airport hits financial bumps – again

The cost of the 16-kilometre motorway to Western Sydney International Airport has steadily risen over the past five years.

  • Matt O'Sullivan
Emu in the Sky sculpture.

Taller than an A380, this mammoth sculpture will welcome you to Sydney’s new airport

The globe-like structure will tower 30 metres when it is finished, making it visible to passengers when the first flights start late next year.

  • Matt O'Sullivan

Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/topic/nancy-bird-walton-airport-1mtx