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PALMDALE - The busy Thanksgiving holiday travel period will be a milestone for L.A./Palmdale Regional Airport, as airport officials expect to hit the 10,000-passenger mark this weekend. The airport renewed commercial passenger service in June with the start of twice-daily service to San Francisco by United Airlines. From there, travelers may connect to other United Airlines domestic and international flights. From the first flight on June 7 through Oct. 31, the terminal adjacent Air Force Plant 42 served 8,479 passengers, according to Los Angeles World Airport officials. The city agency operates L.A./Palmdale Regional Airport, as well as L.A./Ontario, Los Angeles...

PALMDALE - Business leaders were advised Wednesday they have about 36 months to help make or break passenger airline service in and out of Palmdale. A federal grant of $900,000 to help United Airlines offset operational costs for two flights a day expected to start in June between Palmdale and San Francisco will last about three years, officials said. "We have an obligation as a region now to take advantage of (United's) service," Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford said Wednesday at a Palmdale Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Heavy use of United's service could lead to attracting a second airline to L.A./Palmdale...

United Airlines will begin service from L.A./Palmdale Regional Airport to San Francisco on June 7, officials announced Monday. It will mark the return of commercial passenger service to the terminal adjacent Air Force Plant 42, following a brief period of limited service that ended a year ago. The twice-daily roundtrip flights will provide passengers with connections to more than 200 United domestic flights from the airline's San Francisco hub, as well as numerous flights throughout Asia, Mexico, Canada, London and Sydney, United spokeswoman Robin Urbanski said. Los Angeles World Airports, the city agency that owns and operates the Palmdale, Los...

United Airlines has been selected to provide twice-daily service from L.A./Palmdale Regional Airport to San Francisco beginning as early as this summer. Los Angeles World Airports, the city agency that owns and operates the Palmdale airport as well as Los Angeles International, Ontario and Van Nuys airports, solicited bids for passenger service from the terminal adjacent to Air Force Plant 42. The agency's board of airport commissioners will vote Monday on the recommendation of United Airlines, which will be eligible for more than $4 million in subsidies and marketing assistance. As the holder of a $900,000 federal grant to initiate...

PALMDALE - A 19-seat de Havilland Twin Otter aircraft with oversized windows for sightseeing touched down Tuesday at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 and taxied to the refurbished terminal of Palmdale Regional Airport. The arrival of the private craft, owned by Las Vegas-based Scenic Airlines, marked the return of air passenger service to and from Palmdale airport. Scenic will initiate its Palmdale-to-Las Vegas service on Dec. 29, offering 10 round-trip flights a week.For the first few weeks, each one-way trip will cost $49 per person. After an introductory period, the one-way cost will increase to $79. Seated on the first...