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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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Date Avion Provenance Destination Départ Arrivée Durée
08-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()Harrisburg Intl () 18h38 CDT 21h15 EDT Planifié
08-06-2025 A320Eppley d'Omaha ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 15h33 CDT 17h00 CDT Planifié
08-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()Eppley d'Omaha () 12h56 CDT 14h14 CDT Planifié
08-06-2025 A320John Glenn Columbus Intl Airport ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 10h49 EDT 10h50 CDT Planifié
08-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()John Glenn Columbus Intl Airport () 07h31 CDT 09h33 EDT Planifié
07-06-2025 A320Int'l de Portland ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 23h09 PDT 04h51 CDT (+1) Planifié
07-06-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Int'l de Portland () 19h18 PDT 20h43 PDT Planifié
07-06-2025 A320Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l ()Int'l de San Francisco () 14h33 CST 16h45 PDT Planifié
07-06-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l () 09h21 PDT 13h40 CST En vol
07-06-2025 A320Int'l de Los Angeles ()Int'l de San Francisco () 06h13 PDT 07h11 PDT 0:57
06-06-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Int'l de Los Angeles () 22h50 PDT 23h49 PDT 0:59
06-06-2025 A320Int'l Austin-Bergstrom ()Int'l de San Francisco () 20h02 CDT 21h24 PDT 3:21
06-06-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Int'l Austin-Bergstrom () 13h14 PDT 18h18 CDT 3:03
06-06-2025 A320Int'l de Mexico ()Int'l de San Francisco () 07h34 CST 10h36 PDT 4:01
05-06-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Int'l de Mexico () 13h30 PDT 18h19 CST 3:48
05-06-2025 A320Int'l de Mexico ()Int'l de San Francisco () 07h43 CST 10h41 PDT 3:57
04-06-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Int'l de Mexico () 13h58 PDT 18h41 CST 3:42
04-06-2025 A320Int'l de Mexico ()Int'l de San Francisco () 07h42 CST 10h48 PDT 4:05
03-06-2025 A320intercontinental George-Bush de Houston ()Int'l de Mexico () 16h44 CDT 17h25 CST 1:40
03-06-2025 A320Int'l de Mexico ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 12h04 CST 15h01 CDT 1:56
03-06-2025 A320intercontinental George-Bush de Houston ()Int'l de Mexico () 09h37 CDT 10h19 CST 1:42
03-06-2025 A320Del Bajio Guanajuato Int'l ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 05h04 CST 07h49 CDT 1:44
02-06-2025 A320intercontinental George-Bush de Houston ()Del Bajio Guanajuato Int'l () 19h01 CDT 19h41 CST 1:40
02-06-2025 A320Int'l Thurgood Marshall de Baltimore-Washington ()intercontinental George-Bush de Houston () 15h09 EDT 16h50 CDT 2:40
02-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()Int'l Thurgood Marshall de Baltimore-Washington () 11h24 CDT 13h51 EDT 1:26
02-06-2025 A320Eppley d'Omaha ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 08h05 CDT 09h16 CDT 1:10
01-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()Eppley d'Omaha () 20h41 CDT 21h41 CDT 0:59
01-06-2025 A320Int'l Pearson de Toronto ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 17h33 EDT 17h51 CDT 1:18
01-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()Int'l Pearson de Toronto () 13h45 CDT 15h53 EDT 1:07
01-06-2025 A320Int'l de Minneapolis-Saint-Paul ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 10h13 CDT 11h05 CDT 0:51
01-06-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()Int'l de Minneapolis-Saint-Paul () 07h47 CDT 08h48 CDT 1:01
31-05-2025 A320Int'l Austin-Bergstrom ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 17h27 CDT 19h40 CDT 2:12
31-05-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()Int'l Austin-Bergstrom () 13h38 CDT 15h49 CDT 2:10
31-05-2025 A320Int'l Charlotte-Douglas ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 11h20 EDT 12h07 CDT 1:47
31-05-2025 A320Int'l O'Hare de Chicago ()Int'l Charlotte-Douglas () 07h11 CDT 09h27 EDT 1:15
30-05-2025 A320Int'l de Portland ()Int'l O'Hare de Chicago () 23h09 PDT 04h33 CDT (+1) 3:23
30-05-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Int'l de Portland () 19h08 PDT 20h24 PDT 1:16
30-05-2025 A320Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l ()Int'l de San Francisco () 14h54 CST 16h57 PDT 3:03
30-05-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Lic. Gustavo Diaz Ordaz Int'l () 09h28 PDT 13h49 CST 3:21
30-05-2025 A320San Antonio Intl ()Int'l de San Francisco () 07h05 CDT 08h12 PDT 3:06
29-05-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()San Antonio Intl () 16h54 PDT 21h57 CDT 3:02
29-05-2025 A320Roberts Fld ()Int'l de San Francisco () 13h58 PDT 15h09 PDT 1:10
29-05-2025 A320Int'l de Denver ()Roberts Fld () 11h37 MDT 12h38 PDT 2:01
28-05-2025 A320Int'l de San José ()Int'l de Denver () 19h09 PDT 22h21 MDT 2:11
28-05-2025 A320Int'l de Denver ()Int'l de San José () 16h19 MDT 17h17 PDT 1:58
28-05-2025 A320Int'l d'Albuquerque ()Int'l de Denver () 13h40 MDT 14h41 MDT 1:00
28-05-2025 A320Int'l de Denver ()Int'l d'Albuquerque () 11h27 MDT 12h20 MDT 0:52
28-05-2025 A320Int'l de Minneapolis-Saint-Paul ()Int'l de Denver () 09h29 CDT 10h08 MDT 1:38
27-05-2025 A320Int'l de Denver ()Int'l de Minneapolis-Saint-Paul () 21h08 MDT 23h36 CDT 1:28
27-05-2025 A320John-Wayne ()Int'l de Denver () 16h48 PDT 19h58 MDT 2:09
27-05-2025 A320Int'l de Denver ()John-Wayne () 14h50 MDT 15h43 PDT 1:52
27-05-2025 A320Bob Hope ()Int'l de Denver () 10h35 PDT 13h29 MDT 1:53
24-05-2025 A320Montrose Rgnl ()Int'l de Denver () 16h57 MDT 17h30 MDT 0:32
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