| UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
| WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 |
| FORM 8-K |
| CURRENT REPORT |
| PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) |
| July 11, 2008 |
| PINNACLE AIRLINES CORP. |
| (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I. R. S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| Delaware | 001-31898 | 03-0376558 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
| 1689 Nonconnah Blvd, Suite 111 Memphis, TN | 38132 | ||
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code | |||
| (901)-348-4100 | |||
| (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | |||
| Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): | |
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| o | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 8.01 Other Events
As previously disclosed in a Form 8-K filed by Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (the “Company”) on June 10, 2008, the Company’s Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. subsidiary (“Pinnacle”) received notice from Delta Air Lines (“Delta”) of Delta’s intent to terminate the Delta Connection Agreement between the two parties (“DCA”), effective July 31. The two parties agreed to discuss the situation in an effort to resolve it amicably and have further agreed that Pinnacle will continue operating nine aircraft pursuant to the DCA through September 2008. No assurance can be made that the parties will reach a mutually satisfactory resolution of the dispute beyond September 2008.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| PINNACLE AIRLINES CORP. | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: /s/ Peter D. Hunt | ||
| Peter D. Hunt | ||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
| July 11, 2008 |
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