September 11 to Qantas grounding: ‘White-knuckle ride’ for man behind Sydney’s new airport

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Simon Hickey, a Qantas veteran, has overseen the development of Sydney’s new airport through a series of major challenges. The article traces his experience from the September 11 attacks and Qantas’s grounding to the airport project.

A decade-long veteran of Qantas, Simon Hickey has faced plenty of challenges overseeing the birth of the nation’s first major airport in half a century.