Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

A 12-year sales campaign for the optionally piloted Firebird failed to attract a production order.

Emirates will soon launch NFTs and experiences in the metaverse for its customers and employees.

Spirit’s reengining work; South Korea earmarks transport aircraft, missile funds; F-35A flying hours drop; and Draken gets RAF contract.

Air Corsica’s management team sees its recently obtained approval to adopt satellite technology as the future for landing on challenging runways.

Emirates has launched Dubai Experience, a powerful and intuitive platform for customers to easily browse, create and book their own customised itineraries.

With its improved and enlarged 3D printer enabling Starship engines, Velo3D talks about riding along with SpaceX, but not joining it.

GE Aviation has recently joined the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) to further advance its ambition to be a net-zero company by 2050 and help the aviation industry decarbonise.