EXHIBIT 32

  CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC FINANCIAL REPORT PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 and in connection with the Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q of Pinnacle Airlines Corp. for the quarterly period ended June 30,
2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the "Report"), the undersigned Philip H. Trenary, the President and Chief
Executive Officer, and Peter D. Hunt, the Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, hereby certify that the Report fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects,
the financial condition and results of operations of the registrant.



     Signature                           Title                         Date
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/s/ PHILIP H. TRENARY     President and Chief Executive Officer    August 2, 2005
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Philip H. Trenary

/s/ PETER D. HUNT      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  August 2, 2005
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Peter D. Hunt