Korean automotive group Hyundai laid off the majority of the staff at its California-based advanced air mobility subsidiary Supernal on February 27, 2026, according to a report by The Air Current, which referred to company sources.
The cuts will reportedly affect 296 people, with only a small number of employees remaining in their posts for caretaking.
While Supernal is still, at least on paper, an active company, the longer-term future of the eVTOL developer remains increasingly doubtful.
In September 2025, Supernal announced it was pausing the development of its future S-A2 eVTOL aircraft. This eVTOL concept was designed to carry four passengers and a pilot over the distances of up to 60 miles (96 km), hence with the urban air mobility market in mind.
Several eVTOL companies, including the advanced air mobility arms of Airbus and Textron, have either halted or cancelled their development efforts in recent months, blaming the decision on technological and financial risks as well as the need to prioritize other areas of their businesses.
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The infeasibility of battery evtol is becoming undeniable as the hype fades and the engineering ‘challenges’ that should have kept the unviable designs on the drawing board rather than burning billions of dollars for nothing are shown up. Urban/suburban air mobility is possible but not by vtol – Atol is feasible and will supplant the dead end now underway if given a chance.