Johnson Outlines DC Air Vision; BET Founder Sees Profit in Marketing an 'Engaging' City From: The Washington Post | Date: May 26, 2000| Author: | Copyright 2000 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L. Johnson yesterday laid out his vision for creating a new airline that would attract tourists and business travelers by marketing a trip to Washington as "an emotionally engaging experience."

And the 58-year-old entrepreneur who built a small television company into a multimedia entertainment empire dismissed skepticism about the economic prospects of DC Air, the carrier he plans to create as a spinoff from the proposed merger of United Airlines and US Airways.

"This will be a viable airline that will be profitable," Johnson said during a meeting ...

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