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Boeing 737-800 (N915NN)
Making just its second visit to Reno Tahoe International since being "unveiled" last year, AAL's N915NN, the Trans World Airlines heritage paintbird, is captured here as it is crossing the threshold of runway 16R only fifteen minutes after high noon at the end of a July 4th (2016) ORD-RNO trip. The single previous visit to Reno was a late night RON arrival with an early (before sunrise) departure the next morning, so yesterday's arrival at midday was the first opportunity that most Renoites have had to see this scheme since it came out.
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Right after it landed, I overheard a brief radio conversation between the tower and the pilot of this one that graphically reminded me of how old I am. As N915NN turned on to a taxiway and headed toward the terminal, a young voice in the control tower radioed to the pilots, "We are just a bit curious about the paint scheme on your aircraft." One of the pilots radioed back with a chuckle that "... there was a lot of leftover red paint so ..." it [the paint] had been used on this fleetbird. But then, the pilot must have realized that the tower controller's curiosity meant that the controller did not recognize the livery, so the pilot then briefly explained about the TWA, Air Cal, and Reno Air heritage livery schemes. A few moments later, a different voice came from the tower, and the man said, "It's been a long time since I've seen TWA." Hearing that short exchange of comments made me realize how old I am; there are young people involved in aviation today who do not know about the airline once recognized the world over as a premier airline: Trans World. The times, they are a-changin'.
Great shot, Gary! It is nice to see the old TWA livery. I remember it well.
It was very hot and there was a brilliant noon-hour sun in a cloudless sky directly overhead when it landed, so I knew I had to be quite close and somewhat lucky if I was going to get a decent shot that was not heat-hammered and distorted. Of the sixteen sequence snaps I took of it as it came past my location, I trashed all but three. But getting those three made the hour-long wait on an extremely hot Fourth of July day well worth it.
Also many people don't know that the current JetBlue terminal at KJFK used to be the TWA terminal. When did they stop flying, can you remember Gary?
Awesome capture.
Hi, Greg. I'd caught this one when it visited at night, but I've been tracking it daily in hopes of getting it again in the air in daylight, so I was thrilled when I learned it was coming. I (sort of) abandoned my wife in the midst of our Fourth of July activities to make the 40 minute drive into Reno, wait the hour for it to arrive, and then drive 40 miles back. But it was so worth it. Except ... the young guy in the tower, who did not recognize the TWA livery, made me understand how many years have elapsed. So, Greg, Thanks for letting me know that I'm not the only one who remembers TWA. Geez, it is a beautiful sight to see TWA in the sky again, even if it IS only on one paxbird. :-)
Hey, Roy, howdy and Tks. I don't recall the year that TWA folded the tent, but I'll find out and get back with that info. As for the terminal at Kennedy, the final segment of my old 8mm movies will (when Chris finishes editing it and posts it on You Tube) show that building when it was almost new and ... at the time I filmed it ... it was considered a very futuristic design so it was being talked about all the time.
I couldn't remember, either, Roy. But it looks like Trans World Airlines (originally Transcontinental & Western Air) lasted from 1925 to 2001.
That's a bizarre question from the tower! How can you be so intimately associated with commercial aviation and not know about the airlines that used to serve the US? And it wasn't THAT long ago! I guess for some people, it's just a job.
Thanks Greg.
Mark dont be too hard on him it may have been a 'newbie'
Mark dont be too hard on him it may have been a 'newbie'
Gman..I never would have gotten a shot so clean!! 5+ Aliens fer sure!
Great shot Gary!
Alien and Mark S. ... TY, guys. Appreciate the comments.
Mark T. >> As difficult as it was for me to believe when I first heard the question, after thinking about it while on my way back home, I realized that if a younger tower controller today is in the mid to later twenties, that person would have only been in the preteen or early teenage years when TWA, PAA, TCA, etc., were still big names in commercial aviation. So, if a younger person had no interest in aviation back during those years of his / her life, I suppose it is possible that he / she may truly not know anything about what some of the heritage schemes are representing. I've met people who work in specific fields of employ but who know little to nothing about the history of the profession. For some, it is (as you said) just a job. But I don't think the young tower controller I overheard is one of that type. After all, he DID inquire of the pilot about the heritage paint scheme here, and asking is one way of learning.
Mark S. >>> Watch for a reply to your email question in your email.
Mark T. >> As difficult as it was for me to believe when I first heard the question, after thinking about it while on my way back home, I realized that if a younger tower controller today is in the mid to later twenties, that person would have only been in the preteen or early teenage years when TWA, PAA, TCA, etc., were still big names in commercial aviation. So, if a younger person had no interest in aviation back during those years of his / her life, I suppose it is possible that he / she may truly not know anything about what some of the heritage schemes are representing. I've met people who work in specific fields of employ but who know little to nothing about the history of the profession. For some, it is (as you said) just a job. But I don't think the young tower controller I overheard is one of that type. After all, he DID inquire of the pilot about the heritage paint scheme here, and asking is one way of learning.
Mark S. >>> Watch for a reply to your email question in your email.
Great catch, glad to finally see this one in Reno.
Braniff, Pan American were other great names in commercial aviation (at least in Brazil)
My favorite recollection of TWA livery is on the triple tail of a Super-G Constellation.
My favorite recollection of TWA livery is on the triple tail of a Super- G Constellation.
I am a former TWA flight attendant. Thank you for the picture! I gasped for a moment as I don't very often see the TWA livery unless I search for it. Such a pleasant surprise!
Thank you for this picture! I certainly appreciate what you went through to get it! I'm a former TWA flight attendant. Sure wish I could see this bird in person!
Roy, TWA was bought by American in 2001, I believe. Not sure about the month.
Carrie ... If you are living near Princess Juliana, you'll get to see it. It has been there several times and I'm certain it will be there again. Also, TY for the comment.
John F. .... Indeed, seeing TWA tail paint x 3 on a Super G was a wonderful sight. My fave TWA scheme was the twin gold globes surrounding the TWA name. I've got a couple old film prints of a TWA jet at Newark with that dual globe scheme on the tail but in the shots the a/c nose is slightly blocked by one of those "Pay-a-dime-and-listen-to-the-control-tower" boxes that used to be located on observation decks ... (remember THOSE??) (grin) ... so since they are obstructed shots I don't post them. :)
John F. .... Indeed, seeing TWA tail paint x 3 on a Super G was a wonderful sight. My fave TWA scheme was the twin gold globes surrounding the TWA name. I've got a couple old film prints of a TWA jet at Newark with that dual globe scheme on the tail but in the shots the a/c nose is slightly blocked by one of those "Pay-a-dime-and-listen-to-the-control-tower" boxes that used to be located on observation decks ... (remember THOSE??) (grin) ... so since they are obstructed shots I don't post them. :)
Thanks Carrie!
Beautiful shot Gary!
Your post dates me as well; I remember the old Air Cal livery on the 737-100/200. Anyone have a good pic of those old birds?
Carrie Wooley
if you are ever in SFO when we have the Airline Collectible Show - stop on by - and we'll let you in as a TWA guest! I help run the show - search Facebook: SFO Airline Collectible Show ( TV)
if you are ever in SFO when we have the Airline Collectible Show - stop on by - and we'll let you in as a TWA guest! I help run the show - search Facebook: SFO Airline Collectible Show ( TV)
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Date | Avion | Provenance | Destination | Départ | Arrivée | Durée |
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04-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l Hartsfield-Jackson d'Atlanta (KATL) | Int'l de Miami (KMIA) | 19h40 EDT | 21h20 EDT | Planifié |
04-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Miami (KMIA) | Int'l Hartsfield-Jackson d'Atlanta (KATL) | 16h45 EDT | 18h25 EDT | Planifié |
04-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Punta Cana (PUJ / MDPC) | Int'l de Miami (KMIA) | 12h35 AST | 15h00 EDT | Planifié |
04-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l John-F.-Kennedy (KJFK) | Int'l de Punta Cana (PUJ / MDPC) | 07h39 EDT | 11h14 AST | Planifié |
03-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l John-F.-Kennedy (KJFK) | 17h12 CDT | 21h16 EDT | Planifié |
03-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l d'Indianapolis (KIND) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 14h28 EDT | 15h40 CDT | Planifié |
03-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l d'Indianapolis (KIND) | 10h38 CDT | 13h15 EDT | Planifié |
03-05-2024 | B738 | Del Bajio Guanajuato Int'l (BJX / MMLO) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 05h24 CST | 08h15 CDT | 1:50 |
02-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Del Bajio Guanajuato Int'l (BJX / MMLO) | 22h50 CDT | 23h55 CST | 2:05 |
02-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Lambert-Saint Louis (KSTL) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 18h48 CDT | 20h16 CDT | 1:28 |
02-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l de Lambert-Saint Louis (KSTL) | 16h13 CDT | 17h32 CDT | 1:18 |
02-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky (KCVG) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 13h24 EDT | 14h20 CDT | 1:56 |
02-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l de Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky (KCVG) | 09h32 CDT | 12h17 EDT | 1:45 |
02-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l O'Hare de Chicago (KORD) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 05h10 CDT | 07h14 CDT | 2:03 |
01-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Miami (KMIA) | Int'l O'Hare de Chicago (KORD) | 23h36 EDT | 01h19 CDT (+1) | 2:42 |
01-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l Donald Sangster (MBJ / MKJS) | Int'l de Miami (KMIA) | 16h55 EST | 19h15 EDT | 1:19 |
01-05-2024 | B738 | Owen Roberts/Grand Cayman (GCM / MWCR) | Int'l Donald Sangster (MBJ / MKJS) | 15h10 EST | 15h48 EST | 0:37 |
01-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Owen Roberts/Grand Cayman (GCM / MWCR) | 10h10 CDT | 13h58 EST | 3:48 |
01-05-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l Donald Sangster (MBJ / MKJS) | 10h10 CDT | Dérouté | |
01-05-2024 | B738 | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l (GDL / MMGL) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 05h11 CST | 08h11 CDT | 1:59 |
30-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Int'l (GDL / MMGL) | 19h28 CDT | 20h38 CST | 2:10 |
30-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de San José (KSJC) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 12h28 PDT | 17h20 CDT | 2:51 |
30-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l de San José (KSJC) | 09h43 CDT | 11h04 PDT | 3:21 |
30-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Pittsburgh (KPIT) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 06h37 EDT | 08h06 CDT | 2:29 |
29-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l de Pittsburgh (KPIT) | 20h07 CDT | 23h29 EDT | 2:21 |
29-04-2024 | B738 | Lynden Pindling Int'l (Nassau) (NAS / MYNN) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 16h33 EDT | 18h36 CDT | 3:02 |
29-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Lynden Pindling Int'l (Nassau) (NAS / MYNN) | 11h27 CDT | 15h15 EDT | 2:47 |
29-04-2024 | B738 | LaGuardia (KLGA) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 08h00 EDT | 10h14 CDT | 3:14 |
28-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l O'Hare de Chicago (KORD) | LaGuardia (KLGA) | 17h04 CDT | 19h40 EDT | 1:36 |
28-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l O'Hare de Chicago (KORD) | 13h44 CDT | 15h27 CDT | 1:43 |
28-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l Logan (KBOS) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 09h02 EDT | 11h50 CDT | 3:47 |
27-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l Logan (KBOS) | 16h17 CDT | 20h32 EDT | 3:15 |
27-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky (KCVG) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 13h32 EDT | 14h30 CDT | 1:57 |
27-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l de Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky (KCVG) | 09h35 CDT | 12h20 EDT | 1:45 |
27-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Pittsburgh (KPIT) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 06h36 EDT | 08h11 CDT | 2:35 |
26-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l de Pittsburgh (KPIT) | 21h34 CDT | 00h57 EDT (+1) | 2:22 |
26-04-2024 | B738 | Tulsa Intl (KTUL) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 18h55 CDT | 19h41 CDT | 0:45 |
26-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Tulsa Intl (KTUL) | 17h06 CDT | 17h50 CDT | 0:43 |
26-04-2024 | B738 | Fresno Yosemite Intl (KFAT) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 10h54 PDT | 15h33 CDT | 2:38 |
26-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Fresno Yosemite Intl (KFAT) | 08h29 CDT | 09h35 PDT | 3:05 |
26-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Los Angeles (KLAX) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 02h06 PDT | 06h35 CDT | 2:29 |
25-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l de Los Angeles (KLAX) | 23h20 CDT | 00h11 PDT (+1) | 2:50 |
25-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l Louis Armstrong de La Nouvelle-Orléans (KMSY) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 19h49 CDT | 21h02 CDT | 1:13 |
25-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l Louis Armstrong de La Nouvelle-Orléans (KMSY) | 17h38 CDT | 18h39 CDT | 1:01 |
25-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l Newark Liberty (KEWR) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 13h47 EDT | 16h08 CDT | 3:20 |
25-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l Newark Liberty (KEWR) | 07h44 CDT | 11h26 EDT | 2:42 |
24-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l Louis Armstrong de La Nouvelle-Orléans (KMSY) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 19h00 CDT | 20h12 CDT | 1:11 |
24-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l Louis Armstrong de La Nouvelle-Orléans (KMSY) | 16h40 CDT | 17h42 CDT | 1:01 |
24-04-2024 | B738 | Tulum (TQO / MMTU) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 12h32 EST | 15h10 CDT | 2:38 |
24-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Tulum (TQO / MMTU) | 09h14 CDT | 11h22 EST | 2:08 |
24-04-2024 | B738 | métropolitain de Détroit (KDTW) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 05h25 EDT | 06h46 CDT | 2:20 |
23-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | métropolitain de Détroit (KDTW) | 17h28 CDT | 20h33 EDT | 2:04 |
23-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l Logan (KBOS) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 12h41 EDT | 15h16 CDT | 3:34 |
23-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | Int'l Logan (KBOS) | 07h14 CDT | 11h22 EDT | 3:07 |
23-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Los Angeles (KLAX) | Int'l de Dallas-Fort Worth (KDFW) | 01h05 PDT | 05h38 CDT | 2:32 |
22-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l Sky Harbor de Phoenix (KPHX) | Int'l de Los Angeles (KLAX) | 21h49 MST | 22h45 PDT | 0:55 |
22-04-2024 | B738 | Nashville Intl (KBNA) | Int'l Sky Harbor de Phoenix (KPHX) | 17h50 CDT | 19h09 MST | 3:18 |
22-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Los Angeles (KLAX) | Nashville Intl (KBNA) | 10h32 PDT | 16h02 CDT | 3:30 |
22-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l Sky Harbor de Phoenix (KPHX) | Int'l de Los Angeles (KLAX) | 07h42 MST | 08h40 PDT | 0:58 |
21-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Portland (KPDX) | Int'l Sky Harbor de Phoenix (KPHX) | 18h21 PDT | 20h30 MST | 2:08 |
21-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l Sky Harbor de Phoenix (KPHX) | Int'l de Portland (KPDX) | 14h18 MST | 16h42 PDT | 2:23 |
21-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l O'Hare de Chicago (KORD) | Int'l Sky Harbor de Phoenix (KPHX) | 10h10 CDT | 11h24 MST | 3:13 |
21-04-2024 | B738 | Int'l de Kansas City (KMCI) | Int'l O'Hare de Chicago (KORD) | 07h41 CDT | 08h44 CDT | 1:03 |
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