Delivery of 25th A321neo Latest Step on United’s Path to Largest Fleet
The airline is nearing 1,000 energetic mainline plane.
By Ryan Ewing
United acquired its twenty fifth Airbus A321neo on Friday, registered as N44522. That is the second A321neo to affix the provider’s fleet this week, with N54525 arriving on Monday.
Each plane have been manufactured at Airbus’ Cell, Alabama facility earlier than ferrying to Tampa for fleet induction.
Based on information from the United Fleet Website, the airline has firm orders for 195 more A321neo and A321XLR plane. The Chicago-based provider welcomed its first A321neo – United’s first new Airbus plane in over 20 years – in December 2023.
The airline’s A321neo orders embody 40 leased plane, a deal that was formalized earlier this 12 months.
Economic system Class seats on board United’s Airbus A321neo (Picture: AirlineGeeks | Andrew Chen)
World’s Largest Mainline Fleet
Regardless of continued plane delivery delays at each Airbus and Boeing, United is poised to function a fleet of round 1,000 energetic mainline plane within the coming months.
Based on Cirium Fleet Analyzer information, the airline has simply over 980 plane in its energetic fleet and 21 in storage. The device marks narrowbody plane parked for 60 days and widebodies parked for 90 days as saved.
American has 969 energetic plane in service with 21 in storage. Delta follows with 966 in service and 87 in storage.
United continues to keep up the most important energetic airline fleet on the earth. By the primary quarter of 2025, the provider plans to exceed 1,000 active mainline aircraft, though supply delays may hamper that purpose.
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Ryan based AirlineGeeks.com again in February 2013 and has amassed appreciable expertise within the aviation sector. His work has been featured in a number of publications and information shops, together with CNN, WJLA, CNET, and Enterprise Insider. Throughout his time within the trade, he is labored in roles pertaining to airport/airline operations whereas holding a B.S. in Air Transportation Administration from Arizona State College together with an MBA. Ryan has expertise in a number of sides of the trade from behind the yoke of a Cessna 172 to interviewing airline trade executives. Ryan works for AirlineGeeks’ proprietor FLYING Media, spearheading protection within the business aviation house.
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