The new international airport named after Australia's first woman pilot
06 March 2019, 19:27 BDT
Nassie-Bird Walton, one of the women's pioneers in Australian women's aisle, is going to name the country's new international airport. On Monday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the name 'Western Sydney International Nancy-Bird Walton Airport'. The new airport will be introduced in Sydney in 2026 in Badger's Creek.
Sydney's second busiest international airport, Sydney's second airport, started construction last year to reduce the pressure of Kingsford Smith airport in Sydney. This name is named in honor of one of the women in the history of Australia, Nancy-Bird Walton. Australia's history addresses him as the "first woman aeronautics".
During the announcement of the airport name, Scott Morrison said, "The airport is being named after him to encourage women to play a leading role in the welfare of society. And the Australian sky hero would probably be proud of knowing it. ' Chief Minister of New South Wales Gladys Berkeley praised this inspiring name of Morrison, saying, "Nancy is an example for everyone, not just for women, but to keep thinking about the future and helping people."
Nancy-Bird Walton was born in 1915 in the state of New South Wales, Australia. At the age of 17, she received the license as the youngest woman in Australia, as the first woman pilot. Besides, the first woman to use the commercial license of the country's passenger plane.
Nancy from Australia's famous aeronautic Kingford Smith learns to fly In 1958, USA won the awards as the first woman in the air competition held in the United States. In 1953, the country's first female aeronautical organization was established and until 1990, Nancy was its president. In recognition of his special contribution to public service in 1966, he was awarded one of the UK's state honors. He died in 2009. However, Nancy is not Australia's first female airliner to get licensed. Nanny VII in women's list of women licensed in 1927 after getting the validity of women's flight. But he first took aerial career among them. So, in Australia, Nancy-Bird is the first female aeronautics to be the pioneer of women aeronautics.
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