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AN RAF cargo plane hit a pair of deer as it came into land at RAF Kinloss.
Parts of the propeller were smashed off as the SAAB-Scania aircraft moved along the air base runway at nearly 60mph.
Air accident investigators revealed how the 33 year-old pilot tried to brake hard but failed to avoid the wild animals.
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THOUSANDS of Scots travellers will wake up this morning (Monday) facing the likelihood of being held hostage by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud.
They were warned by the Scottish Government that the outlook would “worsen” today following dozens of cancellations on flights yesterday.
Speaking at an emergency briefing, finance secretary John Swinney predicted disruption would spread further in the next 24-hours due to the Eyjafjallajokull volcano’s continued eruptions and unpredictable wind directions.
And in a further sign of the dust’s impact on every-day life, the Met Office yesterday (Sunday) began issuing a five-day ash spread forecast as part of its standard weather announcements.
And late last night Easyjet bosses admitted they were as in-the-dark as their passengers as to which areas of the country would see planes grounded.
All flights in and out of the UK have been cancelled
By Cara Sulieman & Rory Reynolds
THOUSANDS of passengers were stranded at Edinburgh Airport today (Thursday) as volcanic ash moved into Scottish airspace.
Staff at the airport greeted passengers with the news that the eruption in Iceland had sent a mass of ash into the atmosphere, grounding planes across the country.
With little information available, holiday makers and businessmen were trying to find other ways to get to their destination.
Tanya Nixon, 27, and her seven-year-old daughter Alessia Fortunato had travelled from Sunderland to fly with Ryanair to Pisa.
AN AIRPORT cleaner has admitted stealing booze and perfume by forcing open cabin trolleys on a plane.
Managers at Edinburgh Airport sacked Jamie Muir after Flybe crew members spotted him pinching goods from their plane.
He was supposed to be tidying the aircraft as it refuelled between flights.
The 21 year-old got the boot after two years in the job and today (Friday) pled guilty to a string of thefts at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.
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By Oliver Farrimond
A FULL-SCALE emergency was declared at Edinburgh Airport last night as an inbound Flybe flight reported problems with its hydraulic system.
Emergency services were scrambled just after 5.30pm last night after the flight from Bergerac, France sounded the alarm.
The flight, which had 54 people on board, was scheduled to land at 5.20pm but had to delay landing.
The craft was forced to circle overhead for more than 20 minutes before landing safely, with passengers disembarking shortly after. Continue reading
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by SHAUN MILNE
A FULL scale emergency was declared at Edinburgh Airport tonight after an Air France flight reported engine trouble.
The plane with 28 passengers and six-crew aboard had been delayed from departing from Edinburgh bound for London City Airport for almost an hour.
But shortly after taking to the air the pilot reported hearing a “clunking” noise from the engine and abandoned the flight.
The stricken aircraft was forced to circle overhead having lifted off at 6.34pm – 49 minutes late – before landing safety at 7.30pm.
No reason was given for the delay.
Witnesses say a convoy of fire-trucks and ambulances were in attendance just hours after the airline confirmed the tragic loss of a larger aircraft to the Atlantic ocean with 228 souls north-east of Brazil.
Last night a spokeswoman for airport operators BAA said: “The crew reported a rough running engine and a full emergency was declared.” Continue reading
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