United Airlines has been receiving its Airbus A321neo narrowbody aircraft at a rapid pace. According to FlightAware.com, the carrier took delivery of three A321neos in less than a week, including two on the same day and another just before Christmas.

With the three A321neos recently delivered, United Airlines boasts a fleet of 56 A321neos, with an average age of one year, as per ch-aviation data. Looking ahead, the Chicago-based airline is looking to welcome a total of 149 A321neos. Additionally, the carrier is awaiting 50 Airbus A321XLR narrowbodies.

Trio Of A321neos Arrive At Tampa International Airport

According to FlightAware.com, all three of United Airlines’ newest A321neos were delivered to Tampa International Airport (TPA). The first, registered as N14565, arrived on December 23, 2025, after flying from Mobile International Airport (BFM). The remaining two aircraft, registrations N34562 and N14563, were also delivered from BFM on December 29, 2025.

Mobile, Alabama, serves as Airbus’s primary US production site for Airbus A220 and A320 family aircraft. The European manufacturer builds A321 models, including the A321neo, at its US Manufacturing Facility located there. Since opening in 2015, the site has produced hundreds of A320-family jets, with the first Alabama-built A321 delivered to JetBlue in 2016. Airbus now employs more than 2,000 people across its production and engineering facilities in the state.

Airbus Aims To Deliver 790 Planes This Year

In its most recent revision, Airbus changed its delivery targets. In early December 2025, the European aircraft manufacturer said it would deliver around 790 aircraft this year, instead of the previously targeted 820. The company reduced its initial target in light of recent supplier quality issues affecting fuselage panels, which have impacted the Airbus A320 family’s delivery flow. However, it remains unclear whether the manufacturer will be able to reach this target.

As of November 2025, Airbus had delivered a total of 657 aircraft to 87 customers worldwide. Based on current figures, the company needs to deliver an additional 133 aircraft to reach its revised 2025 delivery target of 790 aircraft.

At the same time, the European aircraft manufacturer delivered approximately 29 aircraft during the first half of December, reflecting a slower-than-average delivery pace for the month. Industry sources and analysts told Reuters on December 15 that the slowdown is partly due to some airlines awaiting further information on corrective actions related to a recent fuselage issue.

Weak November Performance Triggered Delivery Target Revision

The European aircraft manufacturer delivered 72 new aircraft to 42 customers in November 2025. This is 12 fewer aircraft than it delivered in the same month last year, marking a 12% drop in year-over-year production rates. The deliveries were also down from October’s total of 78, which had been the high point for Airbus deliveries so far this year.

Weak performance in November prompted the plane maker to revise its delivery outlook, lowering its target by 30 aircraft. The European company said the decision followed the discovery of a supplier quality issue affecting metal fuselage panels on its Airbus A320 family aircraft. The problem stems from panels manufactured by supplier Sofitec Aero at an incorrect thickness. Reuters reported that internal documents presented to airlines show that a total of 628 A320-family aircraft have been flagged for inspection. That includes 168 already in service, 245 on final assembly lines, and another 215 still in early stages of production.

Also, last month, the Airbus A320 family experienced software issues that led to the temporary grounding of thousands of aircraft, potentially contributing to the recent slowdown in delivery progress. On November 28, 2025, Airbus ordered the grounding of numerous A320 family aircraft after investigators linked an A320 midair incident to a software glitch triggered by solar radiation. Approximately 6,000 aircraft were affected.