Never quite sure who is behind 'news' stories such as this from
Flightglobal. The cynic in me suggests it's LM feeding positive copy but then again it just might be that the change of emphasis from selling then testing to testing before selling might be having a favourable impact. Whatever, it's in our interests that the F35 starts making the news for the right reasons. The sooner it's available in good working order the better.
F-35 problems on their way to being fixed
The B version has also taken it's first tentative hops (conventional ones only for the moment) at Eglin too:
USMC F-35B starts local area flights over Eglin AFB - The DEW Line