United Airlines has taken delivery of its first Airbus A321XLR, with the aircraft arriving in the United States on June 4, 2026, after a ferry flight from Hamburg to Tampa, Florida.
The aircraft will be fitted with Starlink in Tampa, and United has 50 A321XLRs on order. The airline is also expecting 12 deliveries in 2026, according to the verified research file.
United becomes the second U.S. airline to receive the A321XLR. The aircraft is intended to support smaller-city routes in Europe, North Africa and South America, while also replacing United’s aging Boeing 757 fleet.
The delivery marks the first verified U.S. arrival of United’s A321XLR and advances the airline’s long-range narrowbody fleet transition. With 50 aircraft on order and 12 deliveries expected this year, the type is set to become a defined part of United’s international network planning.