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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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08-06-2025 A320Int'l Chicago-O'Hare ()Eppley Airfield () 12:56PM CDT 02:14PM CDT Programado
08-06-2025 A320John Glenn Columbus Intl Airport ()Int'l Chicago-O'Hare () 10:44AM EDT 10:53AM CDT Programado
08-06-2025 A320Int'l Chicago-O'Hare ()John Glenn Columbus Intl Airport () 07:20AM CDT 09:27AM EDT Programado
07-06-2025 A320Int'l de Portland ()Int'l Chicago-O'Hare () 11:09PM PDT 04:51AM CDT (+1) Programado
07-06-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Int'l de Portland () 07:18PM PDT 08:43PM PDT Programado
07-06-2025 A320Int'l Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz ()Int'l de San Francisco () 02:37PM CST 05:03PM PDT Programado
07-06-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Int'l Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz () 09:03AM PDT 01:22PM CST Programado
07-06-2025 A320Int'l de Los Ángeles ()Int'l de San Francisco () 06:18AM PDT 07:33AM PDT Programado
06-06-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Int'l de Los Ángeles () 10:50PM PDT 11:49PM PDT 0:59
06-06-2025 A320Int'l de Austin-Bergstrom ()Int'l de San Francisco () 08:02PM CDT 09:24PM PDT 3:21
06-06-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Int'l de Austin-Bergstrom () 01:14PM PDT 06:18PM CDT 3:03
06-06-2025 A320Int'l de la Ciudad de México ()Int'l de San Francisco () 07:34AM CST 10:36AM PDT 4:01
05-06-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Int'l de la Ciudad de México () 01:30PM PDT 06:19PM CST 3:48
05-06-2025 A320Int'l de la Ciudad de México ()Int'l de San Francisco () 07:43AM CST 10:41AM PDT 3:57
04-06-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Int'l de la Ciudad de México () 01:58PM PDT 06:41PM CST 3:42
04-06-2025 A320Int'l de la Ciudad de México ()Int'l de San Francisco () 07:42AM CST 10:48AM PDT 4:05
03-06-2025 A320Intercontinental George Bush ()Int'l de la Ciudad de México () 04:44PM CDT 05:25PM CST 1:40
03-06-2025 A320Int'l de la Ciudad de México ()Intercontinental George Bush () 12:04PM CST 03:01PM CDT 1:56
03-06-2025 A320Intercontinental George Bush ()Int'l de la Ciudad de México () 09:37AM CDT 10:19AM CST 1:42
03-06-2025 A320Int'l Del Bajío ()Intercontinental George Bush () 05:04AM CST 07:49AM CDT 1:44
02-06-2025 A320Intercontinental George Bush ()Int'l Del Bajío () 07:01PM CDT 07:41PM CST 1:40
02-06-2025 A320Int'l de Baltimore-Washington ()Intercontinental George Bush () 03:09PM EDT 04:50PM CDT 2:40
02-06-2025 A320Int'l Chicago-O'Hare ()Int'l de Baltimore-Washington () 11:24AM CDT 01:51PM EDT 1:26
02-06-2025 A320Eppley Airfield ()Int'l Chicago-O'Hare () 08:05AM CDT 09:16AM CDT 1:10
01-06-2025 A320Int'l Chicago-O'Hare ()Eppley Airfield () 08:41PM CDT 09:41PM CDT 0:59
01-06-2025 A320Int'l Toronto Pearson ()Int'l Chicago-O'Hare () 05:33PM EDT 05:51PM CDT 1:18
01-06-2025 A320Int'l Chicago-O'Hare ()Int'l Toronto Pearson () 01:45PM CDT 03:53PM EDT 1:07
01-06-2025 A320Int'l de Minneapolis-Saint Paul ()Int'l Chicago-O'Hare () 10:13AM CDT 11:05AM CDT 0:51
01-06-2025 A320Int'l Chicago-O'Hare ()Int'l de Minneapolis-Saint Paul () 07:47AM CDT 08:48AM CDT 1:01
31-05-2025 A320Int'l de Austin-Bergstrom ()Int'l Chicago-O'Hare () 05:27PM CDT 07:40PM CDT 2:12
31-05-2025 A320Int'l Chicago-O'Hare ()Int'l de Austin-Bergstrom () 01:38PM CDT 03:49PM CDT 2:10
31-05-2025 A320Int'l de Charlotte-Douglas ()Int'l Chicago-O'Hare () 11:20AM EDT 12:07PM CDT 1:47
31-05-2025 A320Int'l Chicago-O'Hare ()Int'l de Charlotte-Douglas () 07:11AM CDT 09:27AM EDT 1:15
30-05-2025 A320Int'l de Portland ()Int'l Chicago-O'Hare () 11:09PM PDT 04:33AM CDT (+1) 3:23
30-05-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Int'l de Portland () 07:08PM PDT 08:24PM PDT 1:16
30-05-2025 A320Int'l Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz ()Int'l de San Francisco () 02:54PM CST 04:57PM PDT 3:03
30-05-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()Int'l Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz () 09:28AM PDT 01:49PM CST 3:21
30-05-2025 A320San Antonio Intl ()Int'l de San Francisco () 07:05AM CDT 08:12AM PDT 3:06
29-05-2025 A320Int'l de San Francisco ()San Antonio Intl () 04:54PM PDT 09:57PM CDT 3:02
29-05-2025 A320Roberts Fld ()Int'l de San Francisco () 01:58PM PDT 03:09PM PDT 1:10
29-05-2025 A320Int'l de Denver ()Roberts Fld () 11:37AM MDT 12:38PM PDT 2:01
28-05-2025 A320Int'l de San José ()Int'l de Denver () 07:09PM PDT 10:21PM MDT 2:11
28-05-2025 A320Int'l de Denver ()Int'l de San José () 04:19PM MDT 05:17PM PDT 1:58
28-05-2025 A320Int'l de Albuquerque Sunport ()Int'l de Denver () 01:40PM MDT 02:41PM MDT 1:00
28-05-2025 A320Int'l de Denver ()Int'l de Albuquerque Sunport () 11:27AM MDT 12:20PM MDT 0:52
28-05-2025 A320Int'l de Minneapolis-Saint Paul ()Int'l de Denver () 09:29AM CDT 10:08AM MDT 1:38
27-05-2025 A320Int'l de Denver ()Int'l de Minneapolis-Saint Paul () 09:08PM MDT 11:36PM CDT 1:28
27-05-2025 A320John Wayne ()Int'l de Denver () 04:48PM PDT 07:58PM MDT 2:09
27-05-2025 A320Int'l de Denver ()John Wayne () 02:50PM MDT 03:43PM PDT 1:52
27-05-2025 A320Bob Hope ()Int'l de Denver () 10:35AM PDT 01:29PM MDT 1:53
24-05-2025 A320Montrose Rgnl ()Int'l de Denver () 04:57PM MDT 05:30PM MDT 0:32
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