KAI Signs MOU with Hyundai Motor Group for Future Air Mobility Development

Synergy Through Integration of KAI’s Aircraft Development Expertise and Hyundai’s Powertrain Technology

Joint Response to Global Standards with a Collaborative Framework Targeting Export Markets

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Hyundai Motor Group have joined forces to jointly develop future Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) aircraft.

(From the left) Jaehoon Jang, Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group; Jongchul Kim, President of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI). KAI

KAI announced on May 10 that on May 8, it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the joint development of AAM at Hyundai Motor Group's headquarters in Seocho-gu, Seoul, with Jongchul Kim, President of KAI, and Jaehoon Jang, Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Group, among others, in attendance.

Under this agreement, KAI will collaborate with Supernal, Hyundai Motor Group’s U.S. subsidiary, on the joint design of AAM, and work closely with Hyundai Motor Group to commercialize aviation electrification powertrains currently under development.

In particular, KAI will leverage its advanced experience in aircraft certification to jointly address global aviation certification procedures with Hyundai Motor Group.

The two companies will operate a working group and a steering committee composed of key management to establish strategies, and plan to identify new areas of collaboration across the entire future air mobility sector and expand their partnership.

The combination of KAI’s accumulated expertise in aircraft fuselage development and system integration with Hyundai Motor Group’s automotive manufacturing capabilities and electrification powertrain technology is expected to give rise to a competitive next-generation air mobility solution.

President Kim stated, “By combining KAI’s comprehensive expertise in fixed-wing and rotary-wing systems with Hyundai Motor Group’s mass production systems and mobility ecosystem, we expect to develop a K-AAM that will lead the global market. The collaboration between the two companies will serve as a key driver for the global civil mobility market.”

Vice Chairman Jang commented, “This agreement with KAI, which is leading Korea’s aerospace industry, will provide tremendous momentum in developing future air mobility. We aim to present a safe and appealing AAM that will expand the horizons of mobility into the skies.”

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