The
F-35 combat jet, due to be used on the UK's new aircraft carriers, will not
make its UK debut on the opening day of the Farnborough Airshow.
However,
it may still appear later in the week, organisers have said.
Earlier
this month, the entire fleet of F-35s was grounded in the US following an
engine fire.
Plans
for the jet to appear at the Royal International Air Tattoo in Fairford,
Gloucestershire, last Friday were also cancelled.
"The
aircraft is still awaiting US DoD (Department of Defense) clearance but we are
hopeful that
