Kitty Hawk Layoffs
June 2020
Kitty Hawk announced a layoff affecting 70 employees in June 2020. The company operates in the Aerospace sector.
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Jun 3, 2020
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In June 2020, aviation startup Kitty Hawk, backed by Google co-founder Larry Page, laid off most of the 70-person team from its Flyer program, an ultralight electric flying car project. The company shifted its focus to scaling Heaviside, a quieter, faster autonomous electric aircraft. While a few employees transitioned to the Heaviside team, the majority were let go as part of this strategic pivot. The laid-off workers received substantial severance, including at least 20 weeks of pay, bonuses, and extended health coverage. This move followed the earlier spin-out of its Cora air taxi project into a joint venture with Boeing, leaving Heaviside as Kitty Hawk's primary mission in the advanced air mobility industry.
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