The US has open-skies agreements with more than 100 nations, Singapore has more than 60 nations. Australia has just seven.
UNSW researchers have found there is room for improvement in the community engagement processes for the development of Western Sydney Airport.
Upgrading our ageing air traffic management infrastructure by importing off-the-shelf solutions does nothing to build local capacity and could jeopardise the future safety of our skies, writes Hussein Abbass.