Overview
- Hyundai Motor Group and Korea Aerospace Industries disclosed the partnership Sunday, outlining a plan to co-develop and mass-produce electric air mobility aircraft.
- Supernal, Hyundai’s air taxi arm, said it is preparing to resume its aircraft program and will lead design and requirements while KAI focuses on airframes, supply chains, and certification work.
- The partners plan a new eVTOL aircraft concept rather than continuing Supernal’s S-A2, using the earlier model only to refine design guides and technical baselines.
- The memorandum of understanding is non-binding and sets no commercial launch date, and the companies have not detailed rehiring, new financing, or a certification schedule.
- The collaboration is pitched as part of a broader Korean advanced air mobility push known as K-AAM, pairing Hyundai’s electric powertrain work with KAI’s move into civilian aerospace.