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Airbus A320 (N475UA) - This was the scene in the alley on the RNO ramp shortly after high noon yesterday.  You wont 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 Uniteds 1970s-era "Friend Ship" garb (N475UA) and this B739 that wears ex-Continental Airliness 1950s "Blue Skyway" colors (N75435).  The "Friend Ship" and "Blue Skyway" liveries are the only two "Retro" schemes in UAs 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, Uniteds only two "retro" livery aircraft stood side-by-side with each other.  A scene like this is quite rare even at Uniteds major hub terminals such as Chicago, San Fran., etc., not because the two jets arent 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 wasnt 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 wasnt going to post this one ... until I discovered there are no shots of the two of them side-by-side.
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Airbus A320 (N475UA)

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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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Gary SchenauerPhoto Uploader
This is a very memorable sight for RNO. For an amateur aviation photo hobbyist like myself, this is a picture that someone like me never even dreams about snapping. When I learned (at around 3:45 AM) that they would both be here at the same time, I drove to Reno and settled in to wait at a parking lot on the east side of the airport by 5:45 AM. That's how unique this was. When I was out on the ramp as the Continental B739 arrived, the United ground crew had no knowledge that these would both be here at the same time, so I told them. They were incredulous ... that it was happening (and that I knew before even they did ... lol) ... and they were very willing to let me be there to take photos. I took well over one hundred. (lol) *NOTE: Even as this photo is being posted, UA's N475UA is once again enroute here from KDEN. However, N75435 is not here today. This pic was clicked yesterday (May 16, 2017).
cliff731
Gary... they should paint 'em all like this!!!
Greg Byington
Very cool, Gary!
Dave Sheehy
Nice catch Gary! 5*
Tom Vance
RNO calendar shot, Boss! 5x5! - what do you mean amatuer? and why only 100 pics?lol
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28-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()Int'l de Burlington () 11h42 CDT 14h27 EDT Planifié
28-06-2025 A320The Eastern Iowa ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 08h26 CDT 09h12 CDT Planifié
27-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()The Eastern Iowa () 21h22 CDT 21h53 CDT 0:30
27-06-2025 A320Syracuse Hancock Intl ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 19h13 EDT 19h40 CDT 1:27
27-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()Syracuse Hancock Intl () 15h08 CDT 17h37 EDT 1:29
27-06-2025 A320intercontinental George-Bush de Houston ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 11h22 CDT 13h29 CDT 2:06
27-06-2025 A320Int'l de Seattle-Tacoma ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 07h28 PDT 13h23 CDT Annulé
26-06-2025 A320Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 18h32 CDT 19h12 CDT 0:40
26-06-2025 A320intercontinental George-Bush de Houston ()Int'l de Seattle-Tacoma () 18h29 CDT 20h30 PDT Annulé
26-06-2025 A320national Ronald Reagan ()Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth () 13h23 EDT 15h51 CDT 3:27
26-06-2025 A320national Ronald Reagan ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 13h23 EDT Dérouté
26-06-2025 A320intercontinental George-Bush de Houston ()national Ronald Reagan () 08h07 CDT 11h41 EDT 2:33
26-06-2025 A320Int'l de Seattle-Tacoma ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 00h17 PDT 05h59 CDT 3:42
25-06-2025 A320intercontinental George-Bush de Houston ()Int'l de Seattle-Tacoma () 20h42 CDT 22h37 PDT 3:54
25-06-2025 A320Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 14h53 CST 18h23 CDT 2:29
25-06-2025 A320intercontinental George-Bush de Houston ()Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l () 12h45 CDT 13h39 CST 1:54
25-06-2025 A320métropolitain de Détroit ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 09h35 EDT 10h58 CDT 2:22
24-06-2025 A320intercontinental George-Bush de Houston ()métropolitain de Détroit () 20h22 CDT 23h53 EDT 2:30
24-06-2025 A320Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 15h01 CST 18h09 CDT 2:07
24-06-2025 A320intercontinental George-Bush de Houston ()Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l () 12h59 CDT 13h52 CST 1:53
24-06-2025 A320Eppley d'Omaha ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 08h32 CDT 10h29 CDT 1:56
23-06-2025 A320intercontinental George-Bush de Houston ()Eppley d'Omaha () 17h58 CDT 19h50 CDT 1:51
23-06-2025 A320Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 12h29 CST 15h35 CDT 2:05
23-06-2025 A320intercontinental George-Bush de Houston ()Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l () 10h07 CDT 10h59 CST 1:51
22-06-2025 A320Int'l Logan ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 08h02 EDT 10h25 CDT 3:22
21-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()Int'l Logan () 20h04 CDT 22h52 EDT 1:48
21-06-2025 A320Missoula Montana ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 12h52 MDT 16h35 CDT 2:43
21-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()Missoula Montana () 09h20 CDT 11h25 MDT 3:04
21-06-2025 A320Int'l Pearson de Toronto ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 07h12 EDT 07h27 CDT 1:14
20-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()Int'l Pearson de Toronto () 19h32 CDT 21h40 EDT 1:07
19-06-2025 A320San Antonio Intl ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 06h54 CDT 09h17 CDT 2:22
18-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()San Antonio Intl () 23h36 CDT 01h57 CDT (+1) 2:20
18-06-2025 A320Pensacola Intl ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 19h04 CDT 21h24 CDT 2:20
18-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()Pensacola Intl () 10h56 CDT 12h40 CDT 1:43
17-06-2025 A320Int'l de Salt Lake City ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 17h31 MDT 21h38 CDT 3:06
17-06-2025 A320Int'l de Denver ()Int'l de Salt Lake City () 15h31 MDT 16h33 MDT 1:01
17-06-2025 A320Reno/Tahoe Intl ()Int'l de Denver () 10h02 PDT 13h21 MDT 2:18
16-06-2025 A320Int'l de Denver ()Reno/Tahoe Intl () 21h53 MDT 22h49 PDT 1:56
16-06-2025 A320Int'l de Seattle-Tacoma ()Int'l de Denver () 17h50 PDT 21h00 MDT 2:09
16-06-2025 A320intercontinental George-Bush de Houston ()Int'l de Seattle-Tacoma () 14h14 CDT 16h24 PDT 4:10
16-06-2025 A320San Antonio Intl ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 12h01 CDT 12h43 CDT 0:41
16-06-2025 A320Eppley d'Omaha ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 08h40 CDT 10h37 CDT Annulé
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