[MadIvan]

Some of you had been wondering when photos of "Hooters Air" would be available; trust the Sun to get this scoop. ;)

Larger photos are available by clicking through to the article.

Regards, Ivan

[eeriegeno]

This could get real ugly after local #321 of the HAHU (Hooters Air Hostess Union) wins the arbitration to keep the 60 year old hostesses in the air as the other airlines have done.....

[Gordian Blade]

I'm old enough to remember stewardesses in hot pants on ... American Airlines. I kid you not.

[Pearls Before Swine]

I like the last sentence of the article: "I think they'll go bust."

[Lester Moore]

"I'm sorry Miss, I seem to have spilled my drink in the aisle once again. Would you please bend over & clean it up, once again."

[Chad Fairbanks]

Hooter's Food sucks. The boobies are nice, though...

[Centurion2000]

Hmmm .... I might almost fly for that trip.

[cavtrooper21]

MI-great post!
DD-Almost beats Warthog Air!!

[Slip18]

Ivan, sorry, but I'm older. I think this venture of Hooters is great!!! Is there something wrong with a good-looking woman serving men *and* women?

Those girls have to work hard just to keep their bodies in shape for this job. Something has happened in this world where beautiful women have had to face tremendous harrassment.

I suppose if the women were 80 years old, nothing would be said.

[timydnuc]

Bill Clinton will be flying "public" tomorrow, guess which airlines?

[TransOxus]

How come nobody was told? The plane would have been full with guys fighting for seats!! One can already envision "scalpers" selling tickets on Hooters Air at airports!! Wonder if competitor will launch Beaver Air!!

[Jhoffa_]

I wouldn't exactly call these two "Hooters" material..

Cute and everything, but still.. When you have a name like "Hooters" then you better deliver.

[Jhoffa_]

(Wait till someone sues for false advertising..)

[tuna_battle_slight_return]

Looks like the guy in the suit, on the right, is enjoying more than his sandwich:

[Cacique]

Looks like we are going to have to take MadIvan to a Hooters next time he's in New York. To do research of course.

[VOA]

One picture worth thousand words...

It will be interesting to see how the history books will handle the sudden revitalization
of American civil aviation (or at least part of it!) during the middle of tensions
over Gulf War II...

Actually, there was a good four-part documentary on PBS about American civil aviation.
One of the best segments was about the creation of Southwest Airlines..."The Love Airline"
(IIRC).
The special showed some 1970s-era adverts of the Southwest Airline stewardesses
in their hot-pants outfits drooling lascivious enticements to future Southwest fliers.

This was stuff that got aired in Bible Belt Texas...but wouldn't be aired today
thanks to the "church ladies" of our era, the Political Correctness Thought Police...amazing...

[VOA]

Bare hostess ... cabin girl Hillary Vinson on Hooters' maiden flight

Just run the ticket of Hillary! (Vinson) and Dubya as Vice President in 2004.

Hillary Clinton will never know what hit her as you fails to carry a single state.

[VOA]

Cabin girls wear tiny tops on Hooters Air

Once Saddam is vaporized and it's time for the UK, Austalian, and allied
troops are ready to come home...

I hope some American Billionaire will charter a couple of Hooter Airs and their
charming stewardesses to make the home-bound flight very pleasant.

Hey, it might not be as naughty as the "Blind Date" show, but at least the
scenery would be nice...

[leadpenny]

I wish Hooters all the luck and I hope we're seeing a new day in commercial aviation.

A little more from Newsday, March 1st: Should Be a Hoot

Jokes, however, are exactly what concerns the Washington, D.C.-based Association of Flight Attendants. Spokeswoman Dawn Deeks said passenger safety is the group's main concern, and if Hooters Girls are helping to serve, then passengers may assume they also have flight attendant training, which could be a problem in an emergency.

Hooters Air, however, insists it's no gimmick. Flights, classified as "public charter," will be operated by Pace Airlines, the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based carrier that Brooks bought at the end of last year. The 112 seats are all coach and all leather, Hooters says.

[SevenDaysInMay]

What about the British reputation as stuffed shirts?