SOURCE: Pinnacle Airlines
MEMPHIS, TN–(Marketwire – December 7, 2010) – Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL) today released capacity and operational results for its Mesaba Aviation, Inc. subsidiary for November 2010.
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November 2010 |
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YTD 2010*
*Pinnacle acquired Mesaba on July 1, 2010 |
| Passengers |
468,590 |
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2,655,057 |
| Available Seat Miles (000) |
367,984 |
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1,935,662 |
| Revenue Passenger Miles (000) |
270,496 |
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1,483,265 |
| Load Factor |
73.5% |
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76.6% |
| Block Hours |
20,479 |
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109,844 |
| Departures |
12,248 |
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68,318 |
| Fleet |
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| CRJ-200 |
19 |
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| CRJ-900 |
41 |
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| Saab 340 |
30 |
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Mesaba reports its total Passengers, Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), and Load Factor each month, even though fluctuations do not affect revenues received under capacity purchase agreements with Delta Air Lines, its mainline partner.
The average length of a Mesaba flight was 547 statute miles.
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 52 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 30 jet-prop aircraft as Delta Connection in the United States and Canada. Pinnacle Airlines Corp. operating subsidiaries fly 284 aircraft on more than 1,650 daily flights to 182 cities and towns in North America. 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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