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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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27-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Calgary Int'l (CYYC) | 07:00PM PDT | 10:31PM MDT | Scheduled |
27-Apr-2024 | A320 | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 02:33PM CST | 04:55PM PDT | Scheduled |
27-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | 08:50AM PDT | 01:17PM CST | Scheduled |
27-Apr-2024 | A320 | Mahlon Sweet Fld (KEUG) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 06:13AM PDT | 07:32AM PDT | Scheduled |
26-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Mahlon Sweet Fld (KEUG) | 07:28PM MDT | 08:58PM PDT | Scheduled |
26-Apr-2024 | A320 | Edmonton Int'l (CYEG) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 03:17PM MDT | 05:52PM MDT | Scheduled |
26-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Edmonton Int'l (CYEG) | 11:30AM MDT | 01:57PM MDT | Scheduled |
26-Apr-2024 | A320 | Bradley Intl (KBDL) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 08:03AM EDT | 09:59AM MDT | En Route |
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 |
21-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l (PVR / MMPR) | 09:03AM PDT | 01:12PM CST | 3:08 |
21-Apr-2024 | A320 | Mahlon Sweet Fld (KEUG) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 06:14AM PDT | 07:24AM PDT | 1:09 |
20-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Mahlon Sweet Fld (KEUG) | 07:13PM PDT | 08:25PM PDT | 1:11 |
20-Apr-2024 | A320 | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 04:49PM PDT | 05:48PM PDT | 0:58 |
20-Apr-2024 | A320 | Los Cabos Int'l (SJD / MMSD) | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | 12:39PM MST | 02:49PM PDT | 2:10 |
20-Apr-2024 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Los Cabos Int'l (SJD / MMSD) | 08:57AM CDT | 11:09AM MST | 4:12 |
20-Apr-2024 | A320 | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 06:40AM EDT | 07:15AM CDT | 1:34 |
19-Apr-2024 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Charlotte/Douglas Intl (KCLT) | 06:28PM CDT | 08:50PM EDT | 1:21 |
19-Apr-2024 | A320 | Bozeman Yellowstone Intl (KBZN) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 12:41PM MDT | 03:57PM CDT | 2:15 |
19-Apr-2024 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Bozeman Yellowstone Intl (KBZN) | 09:33AM CDT | 11:33AM MDT | 2:59 |
19-Apr-2024 | A320 | Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 06:32AM EDT | 07:20AM CDT | 1:47 |
18-Apr-2024 | A320 | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | Philadelphia Intl (KPHL) | 10:20PM CDT | 12:41AM EDT (+1) | 1:20 |
18-Apr-2024 | A320 | Los Cabos Int'l (SJD / MMSD) | Chicago O'Hare Intl (KORD) | 01:39PM MST | 07:12PM CDT | 3:32 |
18-Apr-2024 | A320 | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | Los Cabos Int'l (SJD / MMSD) | 08:55AM PDT | 10:56AM MST | 2:00 |
17-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Los Angeles Intl (KLAX) | 11:25PM PDT | 12:18AM PDT (+1) | 0:52 |
17-Apr-2024 | A320 | Reno/Tahoe Intl (KRNO) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 07:07PM PDT | 08:01PM PDT | 0:53 |
17-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | Reno/Tahoe Intl (KRNO) | 05:09PM PDT | 05:41PM PDT | 0:31 |
17-Apr-2024 | A320 | John Wayne (KSNA) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 02:29PM PDT | 03:38PM PDT | 1:08 |
17-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | John Wayne (KSNA) | 11:10AM PDT | 12:16PM PDT | 1:05 |
17-Apr-2024 | A320 | New Orleans Intl (KMSY) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 06:55AM CDT | 09:22AM PDT | 4:27 |
16-Apr-2024 | A320 | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | New Orleans Intl (KMSY) | 04:29PM PDT | 09:58PM CDT | 3:28 |
16-Apr-2024 | A320 | Santa Barbara Muni (KSBA) | San Francisco Int'l (KSFO) | 02:22PM PDT | 03:09PM PDT | 0:46 |
16-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Santa Barbara Muni (KSBA) | 11:46AM MDT | 12:48PM PDT | 2:01 |
16-Apr-2024 | A320 | Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 09:12AM EDT | 10:27AM MDT | 3:14 |
15-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | Detroit Metro Wayne Co (KDTW) | 06:55PM MDT | 11:12PM EDT | 2:16 |
15-Apr-2024 | A320 | St Louis Lambert Intl (KSTL) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 01:49PM CDT | 02:43PM MDT | 1:53 |
15-Apr-2024 | A320 | Denver Intl (KDEN) | St Louis Lambert Intl (KSTL) | 09:45AM MDT | 12:18PM CDT | 1:32 |
15-Apr-2024 | A320 | Seattle-Tacoma Intl (KSEA) | Denver Intl (KDEN) | 05:07AM PDT | 08:23AM MDT | 2:16 |
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