PALMDALE – L.A./Palmdale Regional Airport initiated expanded service to San Francisco International Airport on Wednesday, with double the number of flights, but using smaller, turboprop airplanes. The United Express service switched from the 50-seat Bombardier CRJ-200 jets in use since the service opened in June 2007 to 30-seat Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia turboprop airplanes. The smaller aircraft burns about a third less fuel, an increasingly important operating cost for airlines. For the full story visit www.avpress.com/n/04/0904_s1.hts
