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Airbus A320 (N475UA)
This was the scene in the alley on the RNO ramp shortly after high noon yesterday. You won't see a sight like this very often ... here ... or (almost) anywhere. United Airlines only has a few special livery aircraft. And in those few, UA only has two aircraft in its entire fleet that are painted in former airline livery schemes (commonly referred to as "Retro" or "Heritage" liveries): this A320 dressed in United's 1970s-era "Friend Ship" garb (N475UA) and this B739 that wears ex-Continental Airlines's 1950s "Blue Skyway" colors (N75435). The "Friend Ship" and "Blue Skyway" liveries are the only two "Retro" schemes in UA's huge fleet. The "Continental Airlines" scheme seen here made its first-ever visit to RNO just a few weeks back, so yesterday was only the second time it has been at Reno. The "Friend Ship" livery has been here numerous times. Yesterday, in an extremely rare 45 minute time frame, United's only two "retro" livery aircraft stood side-by-side with each other. A scene like this is quite rare even at United's major hub terminals such as Chicago, San Fran., etc., not because the two jets aren't at those airports at the same time (they often are), but because those cities have so many UA gates that the two aircraft rarely end up side-by-side. For it to happen here is almost a one-in-a-million event; in fact, until the final months of last year, United wasn't even using B739 equipment here at Reno so the Continental schemed jet would never have been here. There are so many pics in the gallery of both of these schemes already that I wasn't going to post this one ... until I discovered there are no shots of the two of them side-by-side.
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Date | Aircraft | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Duration |
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21-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | 08:50 PDT | 13:17 CST | Scheduled |
21-Apr-2024 | A320 | Mahlon Sweet Fld (KEUG) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 06:10 PDT | 07:27 PDT | Scheduled |
20-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Mahlon Sweet Fld (KEUG) | 19:07 PDT | 20:28 PDT | Scheduled |
20-Apr-2024 | A320 | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 16:37 PDT | 17:50 PDT | Scheduled |
20-Apr-2024 | A320 | Los Cabos Int'l (SJD / MMSD) | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | 12:35 MST | 14:46 PDT | Scheduled |
20-Apr-2024 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Los Cabos Int'l (SJD / MMSD) | 08:55 CDT | 11:13 MST | Scheduled |
20-Apr-2024 | A320 | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 06:40 EDT | 07:32 CDT | Scheduled |
19-Apr-2024 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | 18:28 CDT | 20:50 EDT | 1:21 |
19-Apr-2024 | A320 | Bozeman Yellowstone Intl (KBZN) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 12:41 MDT | 15:57 CDT | 2:15 |
19-Apr-2024 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Bozeman Yellowstone Intl (KBZN) | 09:33 CDT | 11:33 MDT | 2:59 |
19-Apr-2024 | A320 | Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 06:32 EDT | 07:20 CDT | 1:47 |
18-Apr-2024 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) | 22:20 CDT | 00:41 EDT (+1) | 1:20 |
18-Apr-2024 | A320 | Los Cabos Int'l (SJD / MMSD) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 13:39 MST | 19:12 CDT | 3:32 |
18-Apr-2024 | A320 | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | Los Cabos Int'l (SJD / MMSD) | 08:55 PDT | 10:56 MST | 2:00 |
17-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | 23:25 PDT | 00:18 PDT (+1) | 0:52 |
17-Apr-2024 | A320 | Reno/Tahoe Intl (KRNO) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 19:07 PDT | 20:01 PDT | 0:53 |
17-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Reno/Tahoe Intl (KRNO) | 17:09 PDT | 17:41 PDT | 0:31 |
17-Apr-2024 | A320 | John Wayne (KSNA) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 14:29 PDT | 15:38 PDT | 1:08 |
17-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | John Wayne (KSNA) | 11:10 PDT | 12:16 PDT | 1:05 |
17-Apr-2024 | A320 | New Orleans Intl (KMSY) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 06:55 CDT | 09:22 PDT | 4:27 |
16-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | New Orleans Intl (KMSY) | 16:29 PDT | 21:58 CDT | 3:28 |
16-Apr-2024 | A320 | Santa Barbara Muni (KSBA) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 14:22 PDT | 15:09 PDT | 0:46 |
16-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Santa Barbara Muni (KSBA) | 11:46 MDT | 12:48 PDT | 2:01 |
16-Apr-2024 | A320 | Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 09:12 EDT | 10:27 MDT | 3:14 |
15-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) | 18:55 MDT | 23:12 EDT | 2:16 |
15-Apr-2024 | A320 | St Louis Lambert Intl (KSTL) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 13:49 CDT | 14:43 MDT | 1:53 |
15-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | St Louis Lambert Intl (KSTL) | 09:45 MDT | 12:18 CDT | 1:32 |
15-Apr-2024 | A320 | Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 05:07 PDT | 08:23 MDT | 2:16 |
14-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) | 19:15 MDT | 20:37 PDT | 2:21 |
14-Apr-2024 | A320 | Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 16:32 EDT | 17:10 MDT | 2:38 |
14-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) | 10:21 MDT | 14:40 EDT | 2:18 |
14-Apr-2024 | A320 | Palm Springs Intl (KPSP) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 05:49 PDT | 08:25 MDT | 1:35 |
13-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Palm Springs Intl (KPSP) | 19:48 MDT | 20:39 PDT | 1:51 |
13-Apr-2024 | A320 | Minneapolis/St Paul Intl (KMSP) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 17:08 CDT | 17:49 MDT | 1:41 |
13-Apr-2024 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Minneapolis/St Paul Intl (KMSP) | 14:50 CDT | 15:54 CDT | 1:03 |
13-Apr-2024 | A320 | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 11:10 CDT | 12:57 CDT | 1:47 |
13-Apr-2024 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Dallas-Fort Worth Intl (KDFW) | 07:21 CDT | 09:22 CDT | 2:01 |
12-Apr-2024 | A320 | Reagan National (KDCA) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 20:40 EDT | 21:09 CDT | 1:29 |
12-Apr-2024 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Reagan National (KDCA) | 15:20 CDT | 17:45 EDT | 1:25 |
12-Apr-2024 | A320 | Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 12:40 EDT | 13:15 CDT | 1:35 |
12-Apr-2024 | A320 | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) | 07:31 CDT | 11:10 EDT | 2:39 |
11-Apr-2024 | A320 | LaGuardia (KLGA) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 21:09 EDT | 23:28 CDT | 3:18 |
11-Apr-2024 | A320 | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | LaGuardia (KLGA) | 16:06 CDT | 20:05 EDT | 2:59 |
11-Apr-2024 | A320 | Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l (MEX / MMMX) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 11:49 CST | 14:43 CDT | 1:53 |
11-Apr-2024 | A320 | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l (MEX / MMMX) | 09:46 CDT | 10:39 CST | 1:52 |
11-Apr-2024 | A320 | Eppley Airfield (KOMA) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 06:10 CDT | 07:55 CDT | 1:44 |
10-Apr-2024 | A320 | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Eppley Airfield (KOMA) | 21:01 CDT | 22:43 CDT | 1:42 |
10-Apr-2024 | A320 | Queretaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO / MMQT) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 15:30 CST | 18:07 CDT | 1:37 |
10-Apr-2024 | A320 | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Queretaro Intercontinental Airport (QRO / MMQT) | 13:11 CDT | 13:51 CST | 1:39 |
10-Apr-2024 | A320 | Boston Logan Intl (KBOS) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 08:08 EDT | 11:38 CDT | 4:30 |
09-Apr-2024 | A320 | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Boston Logan Intl (KBOS) | 18:37 CDT | 22:48 EDT | 3:10 |
09-Apr-2024 | A320 | LaGuardia (KLGA) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 14:20 EDT | 17:15 CDT | 3:54 |
09-Apr-2024 | A320 | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | LaGuardia (KLGA) | 09:31 CDT | 13:22 EDT | 2:51 |
08-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Jose Int'l (KSJC) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 22:42 PDT | 03:51 CDT (+1) | 3:08 |
08-Apr-2024 | A320 | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | San Jose Int'l (KSJC) | 19:57 CDT | 21:44 PDT | 3:47 |
08-Apr-2024 | A320 | Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l (MEX / MMMX) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 04:56 CST | 07:36 CDT | 1:39 |
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