Hooters Air

Had it's headquarter in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Destinations included Allentown, Ft. Lauderdale, Myrtle Beach, Newark, St. Petersburg, Scranton, Orlando, Las Vegas and Nassau Bahamas

Hooters Air flights were operated by Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Pace Airlines both as ad-hoc private charters, and as scheduled USDOT public charters. As such, flights operated both under Pace Airlines' IATA
International Air Transport Association

The IATA Code of Y5 for ad-hoc charters, and under its own IATA Code of H1 for public charters.

The airline was established in 2003 and started operations on March 6, 2003. It was founded by Hooters corp, restaurant owner Robert Brooks, who acquired Pace Airlines in December 2002. All flights were operated by Pace Airlines. Hooters Air was owned by Hooters corp.

sometimes referred to as a "flying billboard" for the restaurant chain.
Aside from its unorthodox neighborhood chain-restaurant tie-in, Hooters Air sought to differentiate itself from other carriers with a distinctive style of in-flight service.

The carrier was marketed towards golfers in an effort to bring casual and tournament players to Myrtle Beach's 100+ championship golf courses. Two "Hooters Girls," dressed in their restaurant uniforms, were on each flight assisting the (traditionally attired) in-flight crews with hospitality duties. The company advertised nonstop flights for most routes. Although Hooters Air billed itself as a low-fare carrier, rows of seats were removed from the aircraft to provide 34" seating pitch to all passengers, comparable to the legroom offered by many carriers' business classes; in keeping with the golf-friendly orientation of the carrier, this was referred to by the company as "Club Class" seating. Additionally, all seats were upholstered in dark blue or black leather, and all aircraft were painted in Hooters' orange and white company colors featuring the immediately recognizable company logo, painted on the fuselage, and mascot ("Hootie the Owl"), painted on the tailfin. Also, at a time when many low-cost carriers were eliminating in-flight frills in an effort to curtail operating costs, Hooters Air insisted on serving complimentary meals to all customers on trips lasting over one hour.

On December 8, 2005, Hooters announced that it would end service to Rockford Rockford, Illinois.

n January 5, 2006 as a result of the airport authority bringing in a competing airline (United Airlines) on its Rockford-Denver route, and providing revenue guarantees for the competitor.

All commercial services were suspended on January 9, 2006. Pace Airlines is continuing with charter services. On April 17, 2006, Hooters Air ceased all operations, halting all scheduled Public Charter service and refunding tickets. The company attributed this cessation of service primarily to a marked increase in fuel costs in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in the autumn of 2005.

The Hooters Air fleet consisted of the following aircraft (at December 2005):

* 2 Boeing 737-200
* 3 Boeing 737-300
* 1 Boeing 757-200