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Do not expect to be served adult beverages on US Airways (LCC) flights in and out of New Mexico starting June 15^th.  The airline received notification that their temporary license to serve alcohol in New Mexico was not renewed.  New Mexico’s department of Regulation and Licensing refused to give the airline a 90-day extension. 

"Frankly we're kind of surprised," US Airways spokeswoman Andrea Rader said.

US Airways is currently applying for a permanent license after the state learned that the airline was flying without one.  This came about after an intoxicated passenger killed himself and five others in a highway collision near Santa Fe shortly after getting off a US Airways flight.

New Mexico denied the renewal for two reasons:  US Airways has not resolved the citation that resulted from the fatal accident and the state said the carrier delayed the implementation of a program for dispensing alcohol.  US Airways has pushed up the alcohol training for their flight attendants, by distributing parts of the state's training program now to flight attendants instead of waiting for a regularly scheduled training this fall. 

AZCentral.com