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.
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July 2010 Performance |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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Change |
| Passengers |
259,963 |
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272,269 |
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(4.5)% |
| Available Seat Miles (000) |
100,602 |
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99,270 |
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1.3 % |
| Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
66,822 |
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64,357 |
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3.8 % |
| Load Factor |
66.4% |
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64.8% |
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1.6 pts. |
| Block Hours |
11,992 |
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12,469 |
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(3.8)% |
| Departures |
9,540 |
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10,034 |
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(4.9)% |
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| Fleet |
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SAAB 340 |
34 |
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34 |
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0.0 % |
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Q400 |
14 |
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14 |
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0.0 % |
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Year-To-Date Performance |
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2010 |
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2009 |
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Change |
| Passengers |
1,526,196 |
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1,558,818 |
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(2.1)% |
| Available Seat Miles (000) |
619,345 |
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631,825 |
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(2.0)% |
| Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
376,247 |
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362,772 |
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3.7 % |
| Load Factor |
60.7% |
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57.4% |
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3.3 pts. |
| Block Hours |
74,739 |
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80,612 |
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(7.3)% |
| Departures |
60,411 |
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64,806 |
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(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.
Contact:
Joe Williams
901-346-6162