Joby books its first Uber passengers. Germany’s ERC System takes Romeo into the sky. EASA rewrites the rulebook for air taxi pilots. And a UK battery startup just hit a milestone that matters for every eVTOL on the drawing board. Your week in electric air mobility, February 27, 2026.
Joby, Archer, Vertical in 2026: Who’s First? (And Why Past Predictions Keep Missing the Mark)
Five years ago, eVTOLs were ‘coming in 2025.’ Now it’s 2026. Joby, Archer, Vertical race for FAA certs—but energy infrastructure, not airframes, holds the real key.

