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0800 ---Tractor removed, runway opening. Let the mass exodus begin.

The airport is still not open this morning due to a tractor with siezed brakes disabled on the grass at the side of the runway. It is too closed to the runway to allow departures. Mechanics are working on the problem but there is still no time line for the removal. Around a dozen aircraft are...

A.321Neo 9H-WDP(Wizz Malta 2B) departed Bucharest on time this morning heading for LBA, however 40 minutes later it landed back at Bucharest. The aircraft is now airbourne again at estimating LBA at 1030, almost 3 hours late.

Hurricane PZ865(Hurricane 95) entering zone at Eccup(1130) to do a flypast down runway 32, enroute to Oxenhope for a flypast.

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It is Diamand DA-42 G-FFMV which is usually temporary based at LBA when "operating" in the area.

A,400M ZM414(Blenheim 31) inbound from Brize for training, vectors for ILS 32, 0945

EI-EKM operating tonight’s Warsaw to LBA flight has just declared an emergency over Holland and is descending. He has diverted to Amsterdam. 9H-QFE is currently positioning from Cherleroi to Amsterdam and now planned to operate from Amsterdam to LBA with an eta 2345

G-GDFD(Channex 55DG) hit 2 large birds on take off. Going into hold at 7000' to decide if he is coming back to Leeds orpossibly diverting to Manchester. Diverting to Manchester 0915 Still in holding pattern Northwest of Manchester 0945

The Battle of Britain flight Dakota ZA947 is on a test flight out of Coningsby. He is currently working Leeds Radar, carrying out an anticlockwise route around the zone having flown over Harrogate and currently approaching Keighley(1600). He is cruising at between 1000' and 1700' so should be...

ATR.72 G-CFML(Gemstone 77LB) departed at 1735 on its return journey to Belfast City when it reported a pressurisation problem and wishing to return to Leeds. This is the same aircraft which retuned to Belfast this morning when it was enroute to Leeds so I assume it was probably the occurence of...

Flight planned to depart to Bucharest at 1200 today

A.321Neo HA-LZT(Wizzair 6QM) to Bucharest. towed back on to stand 11 1940, u/s Says he will require engineering assistance which may take some time

A.400M ZM416(Grizley 89) inbound from LBA hold for training, 1415(2 NDB approaches)

Arsenal FC are due to arrive from Luton tomorrow(Friday) at 1750 onboard 2Excel 737/300 G-SWRD(Broadsword 081N). They play Leeds/United at Elland Road on Saturday.

Falcon 2000LXS PH-CGV(Mermaid 6623) was inbound from Stockholm and entered the hold at LBA 1525 @ 13000'. After 30 minutes and no sign of an increase in RVR he diverted to Manchester. Emarald from Belfast diverted to Liverpool

Both Emerald/Aer Lingus flights are diverting due fog, current RVR 250m. The Belfast is going to Manchester for a refuel splash and dash and to drop passengers while the Dublin is diverting to Newcastle

Typhoon ZK367(Rebel 53) inbound for ILS and go-around, vectors for runway 32, 2000

EI-EKX is a Leeds based aircraft. It positioned down to Birmingham this afternoon, then did a flight to Cork and back. Now positioning "home" to Leeds.

Yes it was towed to Stand 23