According to the AP and NY Times "Hooters Air" is in business. The Charlotte Observer today reports from Winston-Salem: "The owner of the Hooters restaurant chain has acquired a small NC charter company in hopes of taking the company name to the skies.

Hooters of America Inc. chairman Robert Brooks said Thursday he has bought Pace Airlines, a division of Piedmont Hawthorne Aviation.

The airline has 17 Boeing jets and 350 employees, most of whom are based in Winston-Salem. It specializes in corporate shuttles and business jets, catering to sports teams, VIP business travelers and vacation charters....."

See also: http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/27/business/27HOOT.html