UA to ILM

klwright69 · Tue Nov 21, 2017 8:12 am

Wilmington Airport has a posting on UA's Facebook page.
UA is launching flights from ILM to both IAD and ORD.
It's not noted in the OAG thread either.
Will the market be large enough to support them?
Is F9 still at the airport?

flyjoe · Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:41 am

Nice adds for UA and ILM. The market shouldn't be a problem. UAX used to serve ILM several years ago. My guess is four flights daily, either 2x to each city or 1x ORD, 3x IAD on CR2s.

https://www.facebook.com/flyilm

[quote="klwright69]
Is F9 still at the airport?[/quote]
F9 didn't serve Wilmington, NC. You're thinking Wilmington, DE.

ERJ170 · Tue Nov 21, 2017 10:44 am

2 daily to each.. good win for ILM

Amwest2United · Tue Nov 21, 2017 12:13 pm

Two daily to ORD and IAD

ILM-ORD ORD-ILM
11:35-1304 - ERJ-145 07:45-11:05
18:30-19:59 - ERJ-145 14:30-17:50

ILM-IAD IAD-ILM
10:15-11:30 - ERJ-145 08:15-09:39
19:45-21:00 - ERJ-145 17:30-18:54

Missing the Main INTL bank at IAD, but good start

mtnwest1979 · Tue Nov 21, 2017 12:26 pm

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klwright69 wrote:
Wilmington Airport has a posting on UA's Facebook page.
UA is launching flights from ILM to both IAD and ORD.
It's not noted in the OAG thread either.
Will the market be large enough to support them?
Is F9 still at the airport?

I don't remember F9 ever serving Wilmington, NC.

jasoncrh · Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:15 pm

whoever wrote that is confusing Wilmington, Delawayre and Wilmington, NC. Frontier flew to Wilmington, DE, but never to Wilmington, NC

mtnwest1979 wrote:
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klwright69 wrote:
Wilmington Airport has a posting on UA's Facebook page.
UA is launching flights from ILM to both IAD and ORD.
It's not noted in the OAG thread either.
Will the market be large enough to support them?
Is F9 still at the airport?

I don't remember F9 ever serving Wilmington, NC.

cledaybuck · Tue Nov 21, 2017 2:29 pm

Kind of surprised. I figured if UA was going to serve ILM, EWR would have been the most likely destination.

isp2 · Tue Nov 21, 2017 3:04 pm

cledaybuck wrote:
Kind of surprised. I figured if UA was going to serve ILM, EWR would have been the most likely destination.

They would need to be careful... the last time UA tried a EWR-Carolina route it didn’t end up so well ;-)

jnev3289 · Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:00 pm

isp2 wrote:
cledaybuck wrote:
Kind of surprised. I figured if UA was going to serve ILM, EWR would have been the most likely destination.

They would need to be careful... the last time UA tried a EWR-Carolina route it didn’t end up so well

Was hoping one of these would pop up haha

rajincajun01 · Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:03 pm

Probably a big blow to Pitt Greenville Airport. They’ve been in talks with UA for a couple years trying to lure them.

klwright69 · Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:23 pm

Four flights isn't very many. Too bad they couldn't add IAH into the mix.

But we all know UA will dehub IAD anyway. (wink, wink, grin).

BC77008 · Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:29 pm

Sigh... on regional jets with no lie flat seats. They could have at least thrown in a 757 or two into the mix...

DoctorVenkman · Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:43 pm

BC77008 wrote:
Sigh... on regional jets with no lie flat seats. They could have at least thrown in a 757 or two into the mix...

Assuming you're being serious... why would you need a lie flat seat on a ~2 hour flight?

ScrantonUSC · Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:06 pm

isp2 wrote:
cledaybuck wrote:
Kind of surprised. I figured if UA was going to serve ILM, EWR would have been the most likely destination.

They would need to be careful... the last time UA tried a EWR-Carolina route it didn’t end up so well

Which flight are you referencing? The only debacle I remember was UA trying to fly RDU to LaGuardia.

cledaybuck · Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:11 pm

ScrantonUSC wrote:
isp2 wrote:
cledaybuck wrote:
Kind of surprised. I figured if UA was going to serve ILM, EWR would have been the most likely destination.

They would need to be careful... the last time UA tried a EWR-Carolina route it didn’t end up so well

Which flight are you referencing? The only debacle I remember was UA trying to fly RDU to LaGuardia.

I believe he is referencing EWR-CAE
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2016/1 ... d_24m.html

StrandedAtMKG · Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:31 pm

BC77008 wrote:
Sigh... on regional jets with no lie flat seats. They could have at least thrown in a 757 or two into the mix...

To a tiny domestic station in the middle of nowhere? Okay, champ.

mikejepp · Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:10 pm

Lol people on here don't get sarcasm.

DoctorVenkman · Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:16 pm

mikejepp wrote:
Lol people on here don't get sarcasm.

Sarcasm isn't obvious when written, especially with no context about the writer. There are plenty of people on this board who say ridiculous things completely seriously.

F27500 · Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:19 pm

DoctorVenkman wrote:
BC77008 wrote:
Sigh... on regional jets with no lie flat seats. They could have at least thrown in a 757 or two into the mix...

Assuming you're being serious... why would you need a lie flat seat on a ~2 hour flight?

...You really didn't get the fact that BC77008 was saying that tongue in cheek? You've been spending way too much time on Airliners.net, DoctorV.

drdisque · Tue Nov 21, 2017 7:57 pm

The 2100 arrival into IAD still hits a number of notable connecting flights such as LHR, FRA, GRU, DUB, YYZ, YUL on the international side and pretty much every city in the Northeast and many major midwestern cities with IAD service on the domestic side.

Bald1983 · Tue Nov 21, 2017 8:49 pm

isp2 wrote:
cledaybuck wrote:
Kind of surprised. I figured if UA was going to serve ILM, EWR would have been the most likely destination.

They would need to be careful... the last time UA tried a EWR-Carolina route it didn’t end up so well

One can hope that this time, the purpose of the route will not be a payoff to a government official. With Smizek gone, more likely there is a belief that it could actually work.

eraugrad02 · Wed Nov 22, 2017 3:50 am

I reside in Wilmington and worked ramp here with ACA from station operators I 98 until we closed in 01. I'm excited to see my favorite airline come back. I plan on applying.

DiamondFlyer · Wed Nov 22, 2017 3:51 am

eraugrad02 wrote:
I reside in Wilmington and worked ramp here with ACA from station operators I 98 until we closed in 01. I'm excited to see my favorite airline come back. I plan on applying.

For that few flights, they'll probably just contract with DGS to operate the station. Or Piedmont, either way, I doubt they open a station operation in ILM.

USPIT10L · Wed Nov 22, 2017 6:04 am

United Ground Express might. Not sure what relationship DGS still has in ILM.

klwright69 · Wed Nov 22, 2017 7:24 am

USA Today has picked up on this story. They also mentioned UA adding Elmira. A destination they recently dropped.

rssgvegas · Wed Nov 22, 2017 8:09 am

DiamondFlyer wrote:
eraugrad02 wrote:
I reside in Wilmington and worked ramp here with ACA from station operators I 98 until we closed in 01. I'm excited to see my favorite airline come back. I plan on applying.

For that few flights, they'll probably just contract with DGS to operate the station. Or Piedmont, either way, I doubt they open a station operation in ILM.

Pretty sure United will open that with UGE

Q · Thu Nov 23, 2017 5:27 am

About 25 years ago United had 50 states mainline flights. United flew 727 into ILM I think ORD-CAE-ILM. Not sure where flying from to ILM non stop was. I have United timetable in my storage.

Q

AAvgeek744 · Thu Nov 23, 2017 3:57 pm

Does Wilmington still have any movie making connections? I know several films were shot there, especially in the 80s and 90s.

AVLAirlineFreq · Thu Nov 23, 2017 5:28 pm

AAvgeek744 wrote:
Does Wilmington still have any movie making connections? I know several films were shot there, especially in the 80s and 90s.

Yes, although it is much quieter since the NC Legislature cut way back on tax incentives a few years ago. Much of the production left for Georgia and Louisiana.

strfyr51 · Thu Nov 23, 2017 8:15 pm

Amwest2United wrote:
Two daily to ORD and IAD

ILM-ORD ORD-ILM
11:35-1304 - ERJ-145 07:45-11:05
18:30-19:59 - ERJ-145 14:30-17:50

ILM-IAD IAD-ILM
10:15-11:30 - ERJ-145 08:15-09:39
19:45-21:00 - ERJ-145 17:30-18:54

Missing the Main INTL bank at IAD, but good start

This is a return to the days when United flew to all 50 stares in the nation. We can do it again too!

AVLAirlineFreq · Fri Nov 24, 2017 9:06 pm

strfyr51 wrote:
Amwest2United wrote:
Two daily to ORD and IAD

ILM-ORD ORD-ILM
11:35-1304 - ERJ-145 07:45-11:05
18:30-19:59 - ERJ-145 14:30-17:50

ILM-IAD IAD-ILM
10:15-11:30 - ERJ-145 08:15-09:39
19:45-21:00 - ERJ-145 17:30-18:54

Missing the Main INTL bank at IAD, but good start

This is a return to the days when United flew to all 50 stares in the nation. We can do it again too!

Again, wrong Wilmington. North Carolina, not Delaware.

United1 · Fri Nov 24, 2017 9:52 pm

Wilmington DE is ILG

Wilmington NC is ILM

cheapgreek · Fri Nov 24, 2017 10:20 pm

AAvgeek744 wrote:
Does Wilmington still have any movie making connections? I know several films were shot there, especially in the 80s and 90s.

Filming for a movie at HVN. https://www.facebook.com/tweedfacts/

RDUDDJI · Sat Nov 25, 2017 2:53 pm

Great add for ILM! I wish they'd had this when I lived there and worked for UA...

AAvgeek744 wrote:
Does Wilmington still have any movie making connections? I know several films were shot there, especially in the 80s and 90s.

More TV than movies these days. It's not nearly as big as it used to be. As another mentioned, the legislature cut way back on incentives. Personally, I agree with the move. It's not the job creator that people think it is. Almost all temporary work for locals. Most of the high skilled staff (including actors, directors, assistants, production) don't live in ILM. They come in for filming and then go home.

Nowadays its easier than ever to film anywhere, so production outfits go where they get the best deals. Recently that's been Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, and a bunch of others.

DaufuskieGuy · Sat Nov 25, 2017 3:41 pm

kinda surprised ilm had no ua service seeing that ric cho cae sav etc. have it

USPIT10L · Sat Nov 25, 2017 6:13 pm

ACA flew IADILM from 1998 to the early 2000s. Before that, UA Express flew it from 1991 to 1993, IINM. I have a few UA timetables referencing these services.

Noise · Sat Nov 25, 2017 6:21 pm

Why is UA adding flights from IAD? I think UA was closing the IAD hub, no?

flight152 · Sat Nov 25, 2017 7:52 pm

Noise wrote:
Why is UA adding flights from IAD? I think UA was closing the IAD hub, no?

Are you being serious or trolling? I can’t tell. They aren’t closing it if that answers your question.

BC77008 · Sat Nov 25, 2017 10:44 pm

F27500 wrote:
DoctorVenkman wrote:
BC77008 wrote:
Sigh... on regional jets with no lie flat seats. They could have at least thrown in a 757 or two into the mix...

Assuming you're being serious... why would you need a lie flat seat on a ~2 hour flight?

...You really didn't get the fact that BC77008 was saying that tongue in cheek? You've been spending way too much time on Airliners.net, DoctorV.

Thanks! I thought it was obvious by my use of the (...) after my sentence. Happy Holidays!!

Noise · Sun Nov 26, 2017 3:03 am

flight152 wrote:
Noise wrote:
Why is UA adding flights from IAD? I think UA was closing the IAD hub, no?

Are you being serious or trolling? I can’t tell. They aren’t closing it if that answers your question.

Clearly trolling.

Found it funny that the idea of UA closing the IAD hub has been a reoccurring theme here for the last 5 years. Glad you got it at least.

BreezyIAH · Sun Nov 26, 2017 5:52 am

DoctorVenkman wrote:
mikejepp wrote:
Lol people on here don't get sarcasm.

Sarcasm isn't obvious when written, especially with no context about the writer. There are plenty of people on this board who say ridiculous things completely seriously.

Yea... A lot can come off as real a**holes....especially if they think they know everything. Which is why people like me probably ask "stupid" questions but I'm on this website for the same reason... I Love Aviation and I don't know everything!

AAvgeek744 · Sun Nov 26, 2017 11:22 pm

RDUDDJI wrote:
Great add for ILM! I wish they'd had this when I lived there and worked for UA...

AAvgeek744 wrote:
Does Wilmington still have any movie making connections? I know several films were shot there, especially in the 80s and 90s.

More TV than movies these days. It's not nearly as big as it used to be. As another mentioned, the legislature cut way back on incentives. Personally, I agree with the move. It's not the job creator that people think it is. Almost all temporary work for locals. Most of the high skilled staff (including actors, directors, assistants, production) don't live in ILM. They come in for filming and then go home.

Nowadays its easier than ever to film anywhere, so production outfits go where they get the best deals. Recently that's been Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, and a bunch of others.

Yeah, I get it. I know quite a few shows and movies are filmed in Vancouver, BC.

In regards to the thread, didn't AA fly M80's there, before the RDU or BNA hubs? I want to say they flew DFW-CLT (maybe?)-ILM.

F27500 · Mon Nov 27, 2017 12:00 am

cheapgreek wrote:
AAvgeek744 wrote:
Does Wilmington still have any movie making connections? I know several films were shot there, especially in the 80s and 90s.

Filming for a movie at HVN. https://www.facebook.com/tweedfacts/

I heard the one being filmed at HVN is a porn flick ! Hey ... whatever pays the bills!

DaufuskieGuy · Mon Nov 27, 2017 5:41 am

good behavior with michelle dockery is being filmed in ilm, good show

AVLAirlineFreq · Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:05 pm

AAvgeek744 wrote:

In regards to the thread, didn't AA fly M80's there, before the RDU or BNA hubs? I want to say they flew DFW-CLT (maybe?)-ILM.

Pretty sure that was FAY and not ILM. I don't think ILM ever had AA mainline until the US merger.

AAvgeek744 · Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:27 pm

AVLAirlineFreq wrote:
AAvgeek744 wrote:

In regards to the thread, didn't AA fly M80's there, before the RDU or BNA hubs? I want to say they flew DFW-CLT (maybe?)-ILM.

Pretty sure that was FAY and not ILM. I don't think ILM ever had AA mainline until the US merger.

Yeah, after I posted it, I remembered it was Fayetteville, Thanks.

lavalampluva · Mon Nov 27, 2017 4:43 pm

I'm surprised our buddies from DTW haven't weighed in on this one.

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