Hopes are high that the Red Arrows will fly at this year’s Leuchars Air Show.
Their appearance had been cast into doubt following the tragic death of pilot Jon Egging last weekend.
Flight Lieutenant Egging (33) died when his aircraft plunged to the ground near Bournemouth Airport in Dorset on Saturday after completing a formation display over the town’s seafront.
The tragedy led to the team being grounded as an investigation was held by the military air accident team.
However, the Red Arrows have been cleared to resume flying and it is understood they are on course to attend at Leuchars for the September 10 show.
The RAF had grounded all 126 of its Hawk T1 training jets while preliminary investigations were carried out into the cause of last weekend’s crash.
On Thursday, the Ministry of Defence confirmed there were no wider safety concerns about the aircraft, meaning the Arrows can begin flying again.
A spokeswoman said: “Having been assured of the airworthiness of the Hawk T1 fleet, the precautionary suspension of flying activity has been lifted and flying operations have been resumed.”
The MoD added that the Red Arrows will return to flying in an eight-plane formation something they regularly practise for so that air show performances can go ahead if a pilot is unable to fly.
While it is not known when the Red Arrows will begin performing at air shows again several dates have already been cancelled, and there have been suggestions that they might not perform again this year an RAF Leuchars spokesman was hopeful they would be at the event.
The Courier understands confirmation of their attendance is likely to be given in the next few days.
The aerobatics team’s aircraft, which have undergone routine maintenance at Bournemouth Airport while they were grounded, will return to their base at RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, in the coming days.
A full service inquiry into the crash is expected to last months and investigators have released no details about their initial findings.
It is understood a mayday call was issued seconds before Flt Lt Egging’s craft appeared to spiral out of control.