AZrizona fuel prices lowest in the U.S.

The latest AAA fuel gauge report show gasoline prices in Arizona are now the lowest in the nation.

The AAA says drivers here paid an average of just $1.93 a gallon on Thursday compared to a national average of $2.14.

Phoenix drivers have it best of all, paying just $1.84 a gallon.

The highest price in the nation, as usual, is paid by drivers in Alaska and Hawaii.

Drivers in the Aloha State are forking over $2.51 for a gallon of regular, while those in Alaska are paying $2.59.

Mesa Air makes job cuts, Delta contract cancelled

Fuel prices and a struggling economy have taken their toll on the airline industry again.

Mesa Air Group operates Mesa Airlines as well as Go! Out of Hawaii.

The airline says 250 employees will be effected by the cuts.

Approximately 100 management and administrative positions were cut last week and about 150 pilot jobs either have been or will be eliminated.

Mesa Air also contracts with larger airlines.

The trigger for the most recent cuts is the cancellation of a contract with Delta.