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Boeing 737-800 (N905NN) - Timing its arrival perfectly yesterday morning, AALs newly painted "Astrojet" retro liverybird (N905NN, which recently replaced N951AA as the American Astrojet paintbird) reverses thrust after landing on RNOs 16L at 10:22 AM, just two minutes after the prime eclipse time (the time when maximum eclipse coverage happened) officially occurred over Reno - 10:20 AM. Although Renoites did not get to see a total eclipse, a great majority of the sun was obscured at 10:20 AM which is why the sky over the top of the mountains in the upper right corner of this photo is quite dark. This is the second time N905NN has visited Reno since it was reclothed into this new garb.
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Boeing 737-800 (N905NN)

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Timing its arrival perfectly yesterday morning, AAL's newly painted "Astrojet" retro liverybird (N905NN, which recently replaced N951AA as the American Astrojet paintbird) reverses thrust after landing on RNO's 16L at 10:22 AM, just two minutes after the prime eclipse time (the time when maximum eclipse coverage happened) officially occurred over Reno - 10:20 AM. Although Renoites did not get to see a total eclipse, a great majority of the sun was obscured at 10:20 AM which is why the sky over the top of the mountains in the upper right corner of this photo is quite dark. This is the second time N905NN has visited Reno since it was reclothed into this new garb.

248 of N905NN 69410 of B738 2181 at KRNO
Gary Schenauer
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Gary SchenauerPhoto Uploader
If the eclipse had not been occurring, this shot would have been severely degraded for two reasons. Without the eclipse, the bright late morning sun would have created an intense reflection from the silver fuselage and it would also have generated high temps on the runway surface that would have resulted in heavy heat wave distortion. So from a photographic viewpoint, N905NN arrived here from DFW at the best possible time.
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usaf12367
Nice picture and a cool plane
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sam kuminecz
great shot gary
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mwlong
This is still my favorite American livery.
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Gerrit K Spieker
Back when AA was a real airline
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Gerrit K Spieker
When AA was a real airline
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Gary SchenauerPhoto Uploader
Usaf12367, Sam, mwlong, and Gerrit >> Hi and TYVM for your comments, guys. Mwlong, I feel the same. Although I liked the R,W, and B on silver, this is my fav. Gerrit, I am in agreement with you, too. AA today is several steps down from what it was back then; in fact, it is even several steps down from what it was just a few years ago.
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cliff731
Gary - that's another great photo capture... and one during the recent eclipse to boot!!!

A pilot friend of mine flew up to Nashville's KBNA to catch this eclipse in total obscurity. He shared his photo of the maximum eclipse event and it certainly appeared to have been totally dark for a few minutes.

If I can secure his kind permission, I'll share that photo with you via snail mail... :-)
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Doug Lewis
Gary, all airlines are a shadow of their former selves from back in the day. Things started going down the toilet back in the late 70's/early 80's, IMO.
Now for the question: Is it cheaper to paint an aircraft or is this silver metal skin cheaper. Is the same skin no matter what and they just put a clearcoat over the metal in this case? Would like to learn why AA had silver/metal look for years.
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Greg Byington
Very nice, Gary!
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Date Aircraft Origin Destination Departure Arrival Duration
30-Jul-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Eppley Airfield () 11:00PM EDT 12:24AM CDT (+1) Scheduled
30-Jul-2025 B738Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 07:30PM EDT 09:34PM EDT Scheduled
30-Jul-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport () 04:35PM EDT 06:20PM EDT Scheduled
30-Jul-2025 B738Pittsburgh Intl ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 02:03PM EDT 03:15PM EDT Scheduled
30-Jul-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Pittsburgh Intl () 12:00PM EDT 12:57PM EDT Scheduled
30-Jul-2025 B738Austin-Bergstrom Intl ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 06:46AM CDT 10:06AM EDT Scheduled
29-Jul-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Austin-Bergstrom Intl () 10:54PM EDT 12:09AM CDT (+1) Scheduled
29-Jul-2025 B738Austin-Bergstrom Intl ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 06:02PM CDT 09:25PM EDT Scheduled
29-Jul-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Austin-Bergstrom Intl () 03:29PM EDT 04:47PM CDT Scheduled
29-Jul-2025 B738Indianapolis Intl ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 12:40PM EDT 01:49PM EDT Scheduled
29-Jul-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Indianapolis Intl () 09:42AM EDT 10:48AM EDT 1:05
29-Jul-2025 B738Buffalo Niagara Intl ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 06:48AM EDT 08:08AM EDT 1:19
28-Jul-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Buffalo Niagara Intl () 11:09PM EDT 12:27AM EDT (+1) 1:18
28-Jul-2025 B738LaGuardia ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 07:31PM EDT 08:52PM EDT 1:20
28-Jul-2025 B738Miami Intl ()LaGuardia () 03:12PM EDT 05:35PM EDT 2:23
28-Jul-2025 B738Providenciales Int'l ()Miami Intl () 11:57AM EDT 01:21PM EDT 1:23
28-Jul-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Providenciales Int'l () 09:14AM EDT 10:36AM EDT 1:22
27-Jul-2025 B738Reagan National ()Miami Intl () 06:44PM EDT 09:26PM EDT 2:41
27-Jul-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Reagan National () 02:16PM EDT 04:49PM EDT 2:33
27-Jul-2025 B738Las Americas ()Miami Intl () 10:30AM AST 12:16PM EDT 1:45
27-Jul-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Las Americas () 07:24AM EDT 09:17AM AST 1:53
26-Jul-2025 B738Reagan National ()Miami Intl () 08:22PM EDT 10:24PM EDT 2:01
26-Jul-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Reagan National () 03:06PM CDT 06:39PM EDT 2:33
26-Jul-2025 B738Boston Logan Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 10:45AM EDT 01:04PM CDT 3:19
26-Jul-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Boston Logan Intl () 07:52AM EDT 09:30AM EDT 1:38
26-Jul-2025 B738Cleveland-Hopkins Intl ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 05:09AM EDT 06:15AM EDT 1:06
25-Jul-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Cleveland-Hopkins Intl () 07:04PM CDT 10:12PM EDT 2:08
25-Jul-2025 B738Monterey Rgnl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 12:36PM PDT 05:44PM CDT 3:08
25-Jul-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Monterey Rgnl () 10:08AM CDT 11:13AM PDT 3:04
25-Jul-2025 B738Piedmont Triad Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 07:25AM EDT 08:34AM CDT 2:08
24-Jul-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Piedmont Triad Intl () 08:28PM CDT 11:42PM EDT 2:13
24-Jul-2025 B738Owen Roberts/Grand Cayman ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 03:28PM EST 06:22PM CDT 2:53
24-Jul-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Owen Roberts/Grand Cayman () 11:26AM CDT 02:24PM EST 2:58
24-Jul-2025 B738Jacksonville Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 08:58AM EDT 10:02AM CDT 2:04
23-Jul-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Jacksonville Intl () 09:25PM CDT 12:26AM EDT (+1) 2:01
23-Jul-2025 B738Juan Santamaria Int'l ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 03:03PM CST 07:41PM CDT 3:37
23-Jul-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Juan Santamaria Int'l () 01:25PM EDT 01:50PM CST 2:25
23-Jul-2025 B738Hartsfield-Jackson Intl ()Miami Intl () 09:34AM EDT 11:12AM EDT 1:37
22-Jul-2025 B738Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl ()Hartsfield-Jackson Intl () 04:25PM MST 10:49PM EDT 3:23
22-Jul-2025 B738Reno/Tahoe Intl ()Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl () 01:21PM PDT 02:46PM MST 1:25
22-Jul-2025 B738Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl ()Reno/Tahoe Intl () 10:45AM MST 12:07PM PDT 1:21
22-Jul-2025 B738Tampa Intl ()Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl () 08:27AM EDT 09:18AM MST 3:51
21-Jul-2025 B738Reagan National ()Tampa Intl () 07:48PM EDT 09:41PM EDT 1:53
21-Jul-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Reagan National () 03:45PM CDT 06:05PM EDT 1:19
21-Jul-2025 B738Philadelphia Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 12:49PM EDT 01:32PM CDT 1:42
21-Jul-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Philadelphia Intl () 08:59AM CDT 11:24AM EDT 1:24
21-Jul-2025 B738LaGuardia ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 06:01AM EDT 06:57AM CDT 1:55
20-Jul-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()LaGuardia () 08:50PM CDT 11:23PM EDT 1:32
20-Jul-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Chicago O'Hare Intl () 05:07PM EDT 06:49PM CDT 2:41
20-Jul-2025 B738Newark Liberty Intl ()Miami Intl () 01:25PM EDT 03:45PM EDT 2:20
20-Jul-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Newark Liberty Intl () 09:30AM EDT 12:01PM EDT 2:30
19-Jul-2025 B738Harry Reid Intl ()Miami Intl () 11:35PM PDT 06:53AM EDT (+1) 4:17
19-Jul-2025 B738Miami Intl ()Harry Reid Intl () 04:22PM EDT 05:37PM PDT 4:14
19-Jul-2025 B738Lynden Pindling Int'l (Nassau) ()Miami Intl () 02:01PM EDT 02:39PM EDT 0:37
19-Jul-2025 B738Dallas-Fort Worth Intl ()Lynden Pindling Int'l (Nassau) () 08:45AM CDT 12:29PM EDT 2:43
19-Jul-2025 B738Pittsburgh Intl ()Dallas-Fort Worth Intl () 05:17AM EDT 06:39AM CDT 2:21
18-Jul-2025 B738Charlotte/Douglas Intl ()Pittsburgh Intl () 08:46PM EDT 09:43PM EDT 0:56
18-Jul-2025 B738Reagan National ()Charlotte/Douglas Intl () 05:44PM EDT 06:46PM EDT 1:02
18-Jul-2025 B738Chicago O'Hare Intl ()Reagan National () 01:38PM CDT 04:03PM EDT 1:24
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