The Red Arrows jets have been cleared after being grounded over ejector seat safety concerns – while non-essential Typhoon activity remains paused.
All non-essential flying was paused by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a safety precaution after being notified of the technical issue yesterday.
It was thought the issue could potentially affect the safe operation of ejector seats in the Red Arrows and Typhoon aircrafts.
This comes after the Red Arrows delivered a special fly-past display for Peterhead’s Scottish Week on Wednesday.
Hundreds gathered in the Buchan town to watch the world-famous Aerobatic Display Team take to the skies for the ninth year.
After inspections over the course of the day, the Red Arrows were cleared to resume activity yesterday.
However, the Typhoon warplanes have not been cleared and are still grounded today as a safety precaution.
An RAF spokesman said: “After further detailed technical investigations, we are pleased to announce that the Red Arrows have been cleared to resume activity immediately.
“Non-essential flying for Typhoon remains paused as a temporary safety precaution. This will have no impact on our operational security, with our patrol flight commitments to UK and Nato being met.”
Four Typhoon squadrons are based at RAF Lossiemouth, which is one of two RAF quick reaction alert stations protecting the UK airspace.
The spokesman stressed that quick reaction alert flying from the Moray station will be unaffected by the Typhoons being grounded.
On Monday, the RAF confirmed the pause on flying Typhoons has been lifted.
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