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Supernal Opens New Engineering Headquarters In California For eVTOL Aircraft Development
Supernal, Hyundai’s advanced air mobility subsidiary, aims to hire at least 100 employees at its new engineering headquarters in Irvine, California, this year.
Supernal employees pose for a group photo in front of the company's new engineering headquarters in Irvine, California.
Supernal employees pose for a group photo in front of the company's new engineering headquarters in Irvine, California. (Photo: Supernal)

Supernal, the advanced air mobility subsidiary of Korean carmaker Hyundai, has opened its new engineering headquarters in Irvine, California, the company announced Tuesday. This facility is where Supernal will conduct the bulk of the development work for its four-passenger SA-1 eVTOL air taxi, which the company plans to have certified and in service by 2028. 

More than 200 people now work at Supernal’s Irvine locations, which include the new 105,000-square-foot office building and a separate 80,000-square-foot satellite test and evaluation site. With the opening of the new engineering office, Supernal says it now has the capacity to expand its Irvine-based workforce to 500 employees, and it aims to hire at least 100 people by the end of the year. 

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