"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/06/2015 at 14:24 • Filed to: planelopnik, planelopnik history
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/06/2015 at 14:24 • Filed to: planelopnik, planelopnik history | 3
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Aviation history has many important firsts, many important successes, and also many important failures. Some successes changed the course of history, as did some failures. In the eyes of history, it's not entirely clear where this event lies. On March 6, 2003, Hooters Air began service. (This post contains Hooters)
Hooters Air was founded by Robert Brooks, the owner of Hooters of America, a company best known for its family-friendly restaurants that feature both wings and breasts. Brooks acquired Pace Airlines in 2002, and rebranded the jets in Hooters Air livery. They focused on the golfing set, hoping to drum up business with passengers (presumably men) who wanted to take flyaway golf trips. Each flight was staffed by two Hooters waitresses in the regular Hooters attire, in addition to a standard complement of flight attendants who were dressed more, shall we say, appropriately.
Like all (seemingly) good things, Hooters Air came to an end. The company ceased operation on April 17, 2006, attributing its failure to increased fuel costs in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita the previous year. Hooters Air, which some considered to be nothing more than a flying billboard, cost Hooters of America an estimated $40 million.
E. Julius
> ttyymmnn
03/06/2015 at 14:29 |
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This guy is cracking me up.
Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz)
> E. Julius
03/06/2015 at 14:30 |
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Looks like he is completely embarrassed/worried about being caught in a photo
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ttyymmnn
> E. Julius
03/06/2015 at 14:30 |
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"I hope my wife doesn't see this..."
ranwhenparked
> ttyymmnn
03/06/2015 at 15:52 |
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It lasted as long as Trump Shuttle, I'd consider that a qualified success by the standards of poorly conceived niche airlines.
You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> ttyymmnn
03/09/2015 at 16:37 |
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Not to impose and I don't know what you've got planned for this date in planelopnik, but I saw this article today. http://news.yahoo.com/deadly-wwii-fi…
Not the most pleasant history item to put in a post, but important.
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ttyymmnn
> You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
03/09/2015 at 16:46 |
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Definitely important, but I'm not sure I have time to make a post today. I'm falling behind. People focus on the horror of the atomic bomb, but they don't realize that far more civilians were killed in the fire bombings of Japanese cities. The bombing of Dresden's almost completely civilian population killed 135,000, where Hiroshima's count was 120,000 by comparison (one can hardly say "only" 120,000). TBH, I'm trying to focus on firsts. I've avoided many opportunities to write about crashes.
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ttyymmnn
> You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
03/10/2015 at 13:02 |
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http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/this-date-in-p…
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You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
> ttyymmnn
03/10/2015 at 13:22 |
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I saw that at lunch time and read it on my phone. Excellent post.
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ttyymmnn
> You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
03/10/2015 at 13:27 |
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Thanks. I was looking at the list of events today, and while there were a couple of good "firsts", this event stood above all the others.