Supernal lays off close to 300 employees

Supernal, an Irvine-based electric air taxi startup backed by Hyundai Motor Group, laid off 296 employees, representing about 80% of its workforce. The company described the reduction as part of a strategic pivot to optimize staffing and costs while continuing work on a longer-term aircraft design aligned with market conditions. The layoffs affected workers across its Irvine/Orange County operations as well as other facilities including Fremont and Mojave Air & Space Port.