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): March 15, 2004
PINNACLE AIRLINES CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Commission File Number 001-31898
Delaware 03-0376558
(State or other jurisdiction (I. R. S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1689 Nonconnah Blvd, Suite 111 Memphis, TN 38132
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(901) 348-4100
Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure
On March 15, 2004, Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
Pinnacle Airlines Corp., issued a press release to announce that its Fleet and
Passenger Service Employees, represented by the Paper, Allied-Industrial,
Chemical & Energy Workers International Union (PACE), ratified a tentative
agreement that was reached on February 26, 2004. A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits:
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press release issued by Pinnacle Airlines Inc. dated
March 15, 2004
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/ Curtis E. Sawyer
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Curtis E. Sawyer,
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
March 16, 2004
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press release issued by Pinnacle Airlines Inc. dated
March 15, 2004
Exhibit 99.1
Pinnacle Airlines Employees Ratify PACE Contract
Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp.
(NASDAQ: PNCL), announces that its Fleet and Passenger Service Employees,
represented by the Paper, Allied-Industrial, Chemical & Energy Workers
International Union (PACE), ratified a tentative agreement that was reached on
February 26, 2004. The contract covers nearly 500 employees working in 19
stations across Pinnacle's network and was ratified with 73% of those voting in
favor of the agreement. The contract terms will be implemented immediately.
PACE has represented these employees since May 2003.
Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., operates under the name Northwest Airlink and provides
service to 82 destinations in the United States and Canada. Pinnacle operates an
all-jet fleet of Canadair 44 and 50-seat Regional Jets from Northwest hubs at
Detroit, Memphis and Minneapolis - St. Paul. Pinnacle Airlines maintains its
headquarters in Memphis, Tenn., and employs more than 2,200 People. For further
information, visit our web-site at www.nwairlink.com.
This press release contains various forward-looking statements that are based on
management's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by and information currently
available to management. Although the Company believes that the expectations
reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable; it can give no
assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Such
statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions,
including those set forth in our filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, which are available to investors at our web-site or on line from the
Commission. Should one of more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or
should underlying assumptions prove erroneous, actual results may vary
materially from results that were anticipated or projected. The Company does not
intend to update these forward-looking statements before its next required
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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