Pinnacle Airlines Company Description
In an up-and-down industry, Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (PNCL) hopes to maintain peak performance. The holding company's main subsidiary, regional carrier Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., flies to about 115 cities in more than 35 states and in Canada, mainly on behalf of Delta Air Lines (which bought PNCL's former parent Northwest Airlines). The regional carrier operates a fleet of about 140 Canadair regional jets, which are made by Bombardier. PNCL's other operating unit, regional carrier Colgan Air, serves more than 35 cities in about 10 states under contracts with US Airways, Continental Airlines, and UAL's United Airlines. Colgan Air operates a fleet of about 50 turboprop aircraft, mostly Saab 340s.
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