Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Virgin America Vanishes Along With Branson’s U.S. Dream

From Air Cargo News The last vestiges of the Virgin America brand are now aviation history, bringing a formal end to Richard Branson’s brash, groundbreaking effort to put some European flair—replete with cheeky branding and mood-lighting—into U.S. skies. Alaska Air Group Inc. has finished repainting the Airbus SE fleet it acquired when it bought the Branson-backed carrier three years ago.

U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has agreed to put off oil and gas leasing for a year on land that Native Americans consider sacred surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico. wo New Mexico counties remain among the top oil-producing counties in the U.S., according to new federal numbers.Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows that Lea County was the No. 2 oil-producing county in January behind North Dakota’s McKenzie County - Oil & Gas 360

Interior Secretary Postpones Oil Leasing Near New Mexico Tribal Lands

By Associated Press/New York Post ALBUQUERQUE, NM — U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has agreed to put off oil and gas leasing for a year on land that Native Americans consider sacred surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park in northwestern New Mexico. The decision comes after Bernhardt visited the site Tuesday and met with leaders of the Navajo Nation and Pueblo