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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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08-Jun-2025 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Harrisburg Intl (KMDT) | 18:38 CDT | 21:15 EDT | Scheduled |
08-Jun-2025 | A320 | Eppley Airfield (KOMA) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 15:33 CDT | 17:00 CDT | Scheduled |
08-Jun-2025 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Eppley Airfield (KOMA) | 12:56 CDT | 14:14 CDT | Scheduled |
08-Jun-2025 | A320 | John Glenn Columbus Intl Airport (KCMH) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 10:49 EDT | 10:50 CDT | Scheduled |
08-Jun-2025 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | John Glenn Columbus Intl Airport (KCMH) | 07:31 CDT | 09:33 EDT | Scheduled |
07-Jun-2025 | A320 | Portland Intl (KPDX) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 23:09 PDT | 04:51 CDT (+1) | Scheduled |
07-Jun-2025 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Portland Intl (KPDX) | 19:18 PDT | 20:43 PDT | Scheduled |
07-Jun-2025 | A320 | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 14:33 CST | 16:45 PDT | Scheduled |
07-Jun-2025 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | 09:21 PDT | 13:40 CST | On The Way! |
07-Jun-2025 | A320 | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 06:13 PDT | 07:11 PDT | 0:57 |
06-Jun-2025 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | 22:50 PDT | 23:49 PDT | 0:59 |
06-Jun-2025 | A320 | Austin-Bergstrom Intl (KAUS) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 20:02 CDT | 21:24 PDT | 3:21 |
06-Jun-2025 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Austin-Bergstrom Intl (KAUS) | 13:14 PDT | 18:18 CDT | 3:03 |
06-Jun-2025 | A320 | Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l (MEX / MMMX) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 07:34 CST | 10:36 PDT | 4:01 |
05-Jun-2025 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l (MEX / MMMX) | 13:30 PDT | 18:19 CST | 3:48 |
05-Jun-2025 | A320 | Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l (MEX / MMMX) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 07:43 CST | 10:41 PDT | 3:57 |
04-Jun-2025 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l (MEX / MMMX) | 13:58 PDT | 18:41 CST | 3:42 |
04-Jun-2025 | A320 | Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l (MEX / MMMX) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 07:42 CST | 10:48 PDT | 4:05 |
03-Jun-2025 | A320 | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l (MEX / MMMX) | 16:44 CDT | 17:25 CST | 1:40 |
03-Jun-2025 | A320 | Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l (MEX / MMMX) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 12:04 CST | 15:01 CDT | 1:56 |
03-Jun-2025 | A320 | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Lic. Benito Juarez Int'l (MEX / MMMX) | 09:37 CDT | 10:19 CST | 1:42 |
03-Jun-2025 | A320 | Del Bajio Guanajuato Int'l (BJX / MMLO) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 05:04 CST | 07:49 CDT | 1:44 |
02-Jun-2025 | A320 | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | Del Bajio Guanajuato Int'l (BJX / MMLO) | 19:01 CDT | 19:41 CST | 1:40 |
02-Jun-2025 | A320 | Baltimore/Washington Intl (KBWI) | Houston Bush Int'ctl (KIAH) | 15:09 EDT | 16:50 CDT | 2:40 |
02-Jun-2025 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Baltimore/Washington Intl (KBWI) | 11:24 CDT | 13:51 EDT | 1:26 |
02-Jun-2025 | A320 | Eppley Airfield (KOMA) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 08:05 CDT | 09:16 CDT | 1:10 |
01-Jun-2025 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Eppley Airfield (KOMA) | 20:41 CDT | 21:41 CDT | 0:59 |
01-Jun-2025 | A320 | Toronto Pearson Int'l (CYYZ) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 17:33 EDT | 17:51 CDT | 1:18 |
01-Jun-2025 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Toronto Pearson Int'l (CYYZ) | 13:45 CDT | 15:53 EDT | 1:07 |
01-Jun-2025 | A320 | Minneapolis/St Paul Intl (KMSP) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 10:13 CDT | 11:05 CDT | 0:51 |
01-Jun-2025 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Minneapolis/St Paul Intl (KMSP) | 07:47 CDT | 08:48 CDT | 1:01 |
31-May-2025 | A320 | Austin-Bergstrom Intl (KAUS) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 17:27 CDT | 19:40 CDT | 2:12 |
31-May-2025 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Austin-Bergstrom Intl (KAUS) | 13:38 CDT | 15:49 CDT | 2:10 |
31-May-2025 | A320 | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 11:20 EDT | 12:07 CDT | 1:47 |
31-May-2025 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | 07:11 CDT | 09:27 EDT | 1:15 |
30-May-2025 | A320 | Portland Intl (KPDX) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 23:09 PDT | 04:33 CDT (+1) | 3:23 |
30-May-2025 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Portland Intl (KPDX) | 19:08 PDT | 20:24 PDT | 1:16 |
30-May-2025 | A320 | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 14:54 CST | 16:57 PDT | 3:03 |
30-May-2025 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | 09:28 PDT | 13:49 CST | 3:21 |
30-May-2025 | A320 | San Antonio Intl (KSAT) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 07:05 CDT | 08:12 PDT | 3:06 |
29-May-2025 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | San Antonio Intl (KSAT) | 16:54 PDT | 21:57 CDT | 3:02 |
29-May-2025 | A320 | Roberts Fld (KRDM) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 13:58 PDT | 15:09 PDT | 1:10 |
29-May-2025 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Roberts Fld (KRDM) | 11:37 MDT | 12:38 PDT | 2:01 |
28-May-2025 | A320 | San Jose Int'l (KSJC) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 19:09 PDT | 22:21 MDT | 2:11 |
28-May-2025 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | San Jose Int'l (KSJC) | 16:19 MDT | 17:17 PDT | 1:58 |
28-May-2025 | A320 | Albuquerque Intl Sunport (KABQ) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 13:40 MDT | 14:41 MDT | 1:00 |
28-May-2025 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Albuquerque Intl Sunport (KABQ) | 11:27 MDT | 12:20 MDT | 0:52 |
28-May-2025 | A320 | Minneapolis/St Paul Intl (KMSP) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 09:29 CDT | 10:08 MDT | 1:38 |
27-May-2025 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Minneapolis/St Paul Intl (KMSP) | 21:08 MDT | 23:36 CDT | 1:28 |
27-May-2025 | A320 | John Wayne (KSNA) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 16:48 PDT | 19:58 MDT | 2:09 |
27-May-2025 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | John Wayne (KSNA) | 14:50 MDT | 15:43 PDT | 1:52 |
27-May-2025 | A320 | Hollywood Burbank Airport (KBUR) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 10:35 PDT | 13:29 MDT | 1:53 |
24-May-2025 | A320 | Montrose Rgnl (KMTJ) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 16:57 MDT | 17:30 MDT | 0:32 |
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