Wed, Apr 19, 2006
Accused Of Defaulting On Loans
As Hooters Air flew its last commercial flights as a regularly
scheduled airline on Monday, Hooters of America chairman Robert
Brooks received papers for a $4.5 million lawsuit filed against him
by CIT Leasing, the company that owned two of the bright orange and
white 737s that, until recently, flew in Hooters Air livery.
The New York-based aircraft leasing company accused Brooks' Pace
Airlines of defaulting on lease payments on the jets -- payments
the company says Brooks privately guaranteed.
The Associated Press also reports the lawsuit claims the jets
weren't returned in the condition required in the leasing
agreement.
The lawsuit brings an ignoble twist to the end of the
three-year-old airline, which announced last month it was ceasing its commercial
operations due to increased competition and high fuel
prices.
In addition to offering reasonably low fares to an eclectic mix
of markets -- like Gary, IN -- as well as flying jets that featured
all-leather seating with extra legroom in all rows, each Hooters
Air flight lived up to its name by featuring two "Hooters Girls"
onboard -- dressed in skimpy orange skirts and tight T-shirts --
who engaged customers in a variety of trivia games. (We
wouldn't be surprised if some of the male clientele never noticed
the leather seats -- Ed.)
While its true the airline has flown its last scheduled
commercial flight, Hooters Air said last month the spirit of the
Winston-Salem, NC-based airline will live on, through private
charter flights.
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