This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by psa188@juno.com. Excellent! perhaps they'll bring back the PSA and Southwest FA uniforms of the early 1970s. psa188@juno.com Chief of Hooters May Invest in Airline August 16, 2002 By BLOOMBERG NEWS KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 15 (Bloomberg News) - The chairman of Hooters of America, Robert H. Brooks, may invest in or buy the bankrupt Vanguard Airlines and will provide the airline with financing for the next three weeks. A federal bankruptcy judge approved Mr. Brooks's plan to lend Vanguard $50,000 a week through Sept. 2 on Wednesday. Mr. Brooks recently formed a company called Hooters Air and is considering buying Vanguard or investing further, A. J. Block, his lawyer, said. The Hooters restaurant chain is best known for waitresses who wear orange shorts and low-cut T-shirts. "We're investigating and exploring a possible investment," Mr. Block said. "It's anticipated that the decision whether to invest will be made within the next several weeks." Vanguard, which is based in Kansas City, suspended flights and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors last month. The company listed $95.9 million in debts and $39.7 million in assets in the bankruptcy filing. http://www.nytimes.com/2002/08/16/business/16HOOT.html?ex=1030504448&ei=1&en=7fee5ff6430dcfca HOW TO ADVERTISE --------------------------------- For information on advertising in e-mail newsletters or other creative advertising opportunities with The New York Times on the Web, please contact onlinesales@nytimes.com or visit our online media kit at http://www.nytimes.com/adinfo For general information about NYTimes.com, write to help@nytimes.com. Copyright 2002 The New York Times Company