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Supernal

United States · Founded 2020

Dormant. Hyundai paused the programme in September 2025 and cut most of the remaining workforce in February 2026; the S-A2 has no active certification timeline.

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Max Range
40 mi
Top Speed
120 mph
Capacity
5 pax
Noise
65 dB

About Supernal

Supernal is not currently developing toward service. The programme is retained here because Hyundai has not formally cancelled it.

Supernal was Hyundai Motor Group’s advanced air mobility subsidiary, based in California, and showed the S-A2 at CES 2024: a five-seat V-tail tiltrotor with eight rotors, targeting a 2028 entry into service backed by roughly USD 1.7 billion of announced parent investment.

Momentum stalled through 2025. The chief executive and chief technology officer both departed in September 2025 and Hyundai paused parts of the programme pending a platform review. On 27 February 2026 the company laid off 296 staff, the large majority of those remaining, leaving only a caretaking team. No revised certification date has been published.

For a comparable US five-seat programme that is actively certifying, see Joby Aviation or Archer Aviation.

Fleet Overview

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Strategic Partnerships

  • Hyundai Motor Group
  • Microsoft
  • Inmarsat

Reported funding to date: $500 M USD.

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