Saudi MD-11 heading for Sydney

[Gerard M]

Any word on whether it has departed yet? or When and where to?

Cheers

[matthew mcdonald]

Is there still no word on a departure time yet if it is still there?

[Nigel C]

I can't see it here.

EDIT: It departed on Friday back to Jeddah.

[Tim Bowrey]

Its gone. Looked like it was being loaded up on friday night at DHL building. not at GA or even Jetbase from what I could see.

[Andrew P]

www.smh.com.au

Stephen Smith has become the first Australian foreign minister to visit Saudi Arabia since 2003.

Mr Smith met with King Abdullah, Second Deputy Prime Minister Prince Naif and his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Saud Al-Faisal.

The delegations from Australia and Saudi Arabia discussed trade, education links and counter-terrorism.

Mr Smith said he would meet with Saudi Arabia's Commerce Minister Zainal Alireza on Tuesday to discuss negotiations towards a free-trade agreement between Australia and the Gulf Cooperation Council, made up of six Persian Gulf nations.

The Arab states of the Persian Gulf are major customers of Australian-made cars, buying almost 40 per cent of vehicle exports in 2008.

guess was here to pick up Saudi Ambassador etc

[Nigel C]

It wasn't picking anyone up, but rather bringing them out here.

[Steve Bottom]

This aircraft SVA-07 is showing comming to Cairns on Thursday ariving from Jeddah around 14.00.