Aerobatic displays over land have been banned in the wake of the Shoreham air crash.

The Civil Aviation Authority has announced new temporary restrictions banning vintage jet displays over land.

In a statement the CAA said: "As a precaution, on Saturday 22 August we took steps to ensure no further flights were made by Hawker Hunter aircraft - this temporary restriction remains in place.

"Flying displays over land by vintage jet aircraft will be significantly restricted until further notice. They will be limited to flypasts, which means ‘high energy’ aerobatics will not be permitted.

"The CAA will conduct additional risk assessments on all forthcoming civil air displays to establish if additional measures should be introduced.

"We commenced a full review of civil air display safety yesterday and held an initial meeting this morning.

"The safety standards that must be met by all major civil air displays in the UK are among the very highest in the world and are regularly reviewed. All air display arrangements, including the pilots and aircraft, must meet rigorous safety requirements. Individual display pilots are only granted approval following a thorough test of their abilities.

The CAA will continue to offer every assistance to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch as it seeks to establish the cause of the accident. The CAA will also act promptly in response to any emerging indications from the AAIB’s investigation.

"Our thoughts remain with all of those affected by this tragedy."

A former airshow promoter - who has refused to be named - told the Mirror the Red Arrows display team ruled the danger level was too high to perform their full stunt programme at Shoreham.

He said: “I have friends involved in the organisation of Shoreham Air Show and have been there several times.

“The Red Arrows refuse to display there as they say the surrounding area is far too dangerous and could lead to a major accident.

“All they will do at Shoreham is a straight fly-past with red, white and blue smoke coming out the back of the jets.

“They have refused point blank to do an acrobatic display. They say there is no fall-out zone and any accident would be a disaster there.”

The news follows Sue Grimstone, whose son Matthew, 23, was killed in the crash, has called for acrobatic displays to be restricted to taking place over the sea to avoid a repeat of the tragedy.

She said: ''Air shows should be over the sea. It should never have been over that road.''

Concerns were raised following the crash over why the Hawker Hunter had been allowed to attempt a loop-the-loop over the A27.