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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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01-May-2024 | A320 | Austin-Bergstrom Intl (KAUS) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 09:31PM CDT | 10:23PM MDT | 1:52 |
01-May-2024 | A320 | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Austin-Bergstrom Intl (KAUS) | 06:31PM CDT | 06:59PM CDT | 0:27 |
01-May-2024 | A320 | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 01:22PM CST | 04:11PM CDT | 1:48 |
01-May-2024 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | 09:06AM CDT | 12:01PM CST | 3:54 |
30-Apr-2024 | A320 | Bozeman Yellowstone Intl (KBZN) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 01:09PM MDT | 04:34PM CDT | 2:24 |
30-Apr-2024 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Bozeman Yellowstone Intl (KBZN) | 09:32AM CDT | 11:22AM MDT | 2:49 |
30-Apr-2024 | A320 | Albany Intl (KALB) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 06:11AM EDT | 07:08AM CDT | 1:56 |
29-Apr-2024 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Albany Intl (KALB) | 07:08PM CDT | 09:35PM EDT | 1:26 |
29-Apr-2024 | A320 | Portland Intl (KPDX) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 11:17AM PDT | 04:50PM CDT | 3:33 |
29-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Portland Intl (KPDX) | 08:19AM PDT | 09:41AM PDT | 1:21 |
28-Apr-2024 | A320 | Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l (MEX / MMMX) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 05:55PM CST | 09:27PM PDT | 4:32 |
28-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l (MEX / MMMX) | 11:02AM PDT | 03:34PM CST | 3:31 |
28-Apr-2024 | A320 | Calgary Int'l (CYYC) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 07:58AM MDT | 09:16AM PDT | 2:17 |
27-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Calgary Int'l (CYYC) | 07:19PM PDT | 10:32PM MDT | 2:12 |
27-Apr-2024 | A320 | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 02:50PM CST | 05:27PM PDT | 3:36 |
27-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | 09:11AM PDT | 01:10PM CST | 2:59 |
27-Apr-2024 | A320 | Mahlon Sweet Fld (KEUG) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 06:08AM PDT | 07:20AM PDT | 1:11 |
26-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Mahlon Sweet Fld (KEUG) | 08:29PM MDT | 09:40PM PDT | 2:11 |
26-Apr-2024 | A320 | Edmonton Int'l (CYEG) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 04:44PM MDT | 07:17PM MDT | 2:32 |
26-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Edmonton Int'l (CYEG) | 11:32AM MDT | 01:42PM MDT | 2:09 |
26-Apr-2024 | A320 | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 08:03AM EDT | 09:50AM MDT | 3:47 |
25-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | 07:00PM MDT | 12:07AM EDT (+1) | 3:06 |
25-Apr-2024 | A320 | Roberts Fld (KRDM) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 02:03PM PDT | 05:20PM MDT | 2:16 |
25-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Roberts Fld (KRDM) | 10:39AM PDT | 11:55AM PDT | 1:15 |
25-Apr-2024 | A320 | New Orleans Intl (KMSY) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 06:47AM CDT | 09:04AM PDT | 4:17 |
24-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | New Orleans Intl (KMSY) | 04:40PM PDT | 10:20PM CDT | 3:39 |
24-Apr-2024 | A320 | Santa Barbara Muni (KSBA) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 02:37PM PDT | 03:24PM PDT | 0:47 |
24-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Santa Barbara Muni (KSBA) | 11:38AM MDT | 12:52PM PDT | 2:13 |
24-Apr-2024 | A320 | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 08:01AM EDT | 09:56AM MDT | 3:54 |
23-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | 05:55PM MDT | 11:00PM EDT | 3:04 |
23-Apr-2024 | A320 | Albuquerque Intl Sunport (KABQ) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 01:46PM MDT | 02:40PM MDT | 0:53 |
23-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Albuquerque Intl Sunport (KABQ) | 11:32AM MDT | 12:27PM MDT | 0:54 |
23-Apr-2024 | A320 | New Orleans Intl (KMSY) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 08:19AM CDT | 09:48AM MDT | 2:28 |
22-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | New Orleans Intl (KMSY) | 06:13PM MDT | 09:21PM CDT | 2:07 |
22-Apr-2024 | A320 | Roberts Fld (KRDM) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 01:15PM PDT | 04:03PM MDT | 1:48 |
22-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Roberts Fld (KRDM) | 10:48AM PDT | 11:51AM PDT | 1:03 |
22-Apr-2024 | A320 | Calgary Int'l (CYYC) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 07:58AM MDT | 09:24AM PDT | 2:25 |
21-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Calgary Int'l (CYYC) | 07:08PM PDT | 10:17PM MDT | 2:09 |
21-Apr-2024 | A320 | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 02:32PM CST | 04:56PM PDT | 3:23 |
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