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


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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
         -------------  -------------------------------------------------------

             99.1       Press release issued by Pinnacle Airlines Inc. dated
                        March 15, 2004







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                                    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
                                        ------------------------
                                     Curtis E. Sawyer,
                                     Vice President and Chief Financial Officer



March 16, 2004


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


   Exhibit
    Number       Description
---------------  --------------------------------------------------------------

     99.1        Press release issued by Pinnacle Airlines Inc. dated
                 March 15, 2004







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                                                                   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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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
         -------------  -------------------------------------------------------

             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
                                        ------------------------
                                     Curtis E. Sawyer,
                                     Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

March 16, 2004
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

   Exhibit
    Number       Description
---------------  --------------------------------------------------------------

     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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