Colgan Air, Inc. Releases July Performance Data


SOURCE: Pinnacle Airlines

MEMPHIS, TN–(Marketwire – August 9, 2010) –  Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL) today released capacity and operational results for its Colgan Air, Inc. subsidiary for July 2010.

  July 2010 Performance
  2010   2009   Change
Passengers 259,963   272,269   (4.5)%
Available Seat Miles (000) 100,602   99,270   1.3 %
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 66,822   64,357   3.8 %
Load Factor 66.4%   64.8%   1.6 pts.
Block Hours 11,992   12,469   (3.8)%
Departures 9,540   10,034   (4.9)%
           
Fleet          
  SAAB 340 34   34   0.0 %
  Q400 14   14   0.0 %
           
           
  Year-To-Date Performance
  2010   2009   Change
Passengers 1,526,196   1,558,818   (2.1)%
Available Seat Miles (000) 619,345   631,825   (2.0)%
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) 376,247   362,772   3.7 %
Load Factor 60.7%   57.4%   3.3 pts.
Block Hours 74,739   80,612   (7.3)%
Departures 60,411   64,806   (6.8)%

The average length of a Colgan flight was 237 statute miles compared to 223 statute miles in July 2009.

About Pinnacle Airlines Corp.

Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL), an airline holding company, is the parent company of Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.; Colgan Air, Inc.; and Mesaba Aviation, Inc. Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. operates a fleet of 142 regional jets as Delta Connection in the United States, Canada, the Bahamas, Mexico, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Turks and Caicos Islands. Colgan Air, Inc. operates a fleet of 48 regional turboprops as Continental Connection, United Express and US Airways Express in the eastern United States and Canada, Texas and Louisiana. Mesaba Aviation, Inc. operates a fleet of 60 regional jets and 32 jet-prop aircraft as Delta Connection in the United States and Canada. The corporate headquarters is located in Memphis, Tenn. Airport hub operations are located in Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Newark, Washington Dulles, Houston, Memphis, Minneapolis and Salt Lake City. Visit www.pncl.com for more information.

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Joe Williams
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