Pinnacle Airlines Corp. is an airline holding company based in Memphis, Tennessee. Pinnacle Airlines Corp. has two operating subsidiaries; Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. and Colgan Air, Inc. Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. operates as Northwest Airlink; a partnership that has roots in 1985 with Pinnacle, then called Express Airlines I, began operating as Republic Express between Memphis and three small communities in Mississippi. Today, Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. proudly flies over 700 daily Northwest Airlink flights to over 100 cities in the United States and Canada on our modern fleet of 139 Canadair Regional Jets. Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. is headquartered in Memphis, and employs over 3,700 People. For more information on Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., please visit its web site atwww.flypinnacle.com.
On April 30. 2007, Pinnacle Airlines Corp announced that it has entered into a new capacity purchase agreement with Delta Air Lines to operate 16 CRJ-900 aircraft as a Delta Connection carrier. Pinnacle currently expects that the aircraft will be operated by its wholly owned regional jet subsidiary, Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. Pinnacle Airlines Corp. purchased Colgan Air, Inc. on January 4, 2007. Colgan Air, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquarted in historic Manassas, Virginia. Colgan Air, Inc. operates 39 Saab 340 and 11 Beech 1900 regional airliners and operates over 350 daily flights. The carrier is affiliated with three major airlines and operates as Continental Connection, United Express and US Airways Express. Colgan employs over 1,100 People. For further information on Colgan Airlines Inc., please visitwww.colganair.com. Each day, Pinnacle Airlines Corp. operating units fly over 1,000 daily flights, transporting in excess of 27,000 Customers to 134 cities and towns in North America. Our strength lies in the professionalism and hard work of our 4,900 People and in ourGuiding Principles. |
