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 31, 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 31, 2004,  Pinnacle Airlines Corp.,  issued a press release to announce
that Philip H.  Trenary,  President & CEO of Pinnacle  Airlines,  has joined the
Company's Board of Directors. 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 Corp. dated
                        March 31, 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




April 1, 2004


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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


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

     99.1        Press release issued by Pinnacle Airlines Corp. dated
                 March 31, 2004










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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

Trenary added to Pinnacle Airlines Board

Pinnacle Airlines Corp.  (NASDAQ:  PNCL) today announced that Philip H. Trenary,
President  & CEO of  Pinnacle  Airlines,  has  joined  the  Company's  Board  of
Directors. Mr. Trenary was elected at Pinnacle's March Board Meeting.

"Phil's  leadership and commitment to Pinnacle and its People are evident in the
quality of the product it provides to its Customers  and to Northwest.  He is an
integral  component of the  organization  and I welcome him as a Director," said
Stephen Gorman, Pinnacle's Chairman.

Mr.  Trenary  joined  Pinnacle  Airlines on April 1, 1997 as President & CEO. In
this position, he is responsible for the operational and financial aspect of the
airline,  which operates as Northwest Airlink.  Under his direction,  and with a
specific vision that integrated its People in the process, Pinnacle Airlines has
transformed  from  a  small  regional  airline  operating  19-seat  and  33-seat
turbo-props,  to  one  of  the  nation's  premier  regional  carriers.  Pinnacle
currently  operates an all-jet fleet, and flies 502 flights to over 80 cities in
North  America from hubs in Detroit,  Memphis and  Minneapolis  - St. Paul.  The
airline employs over 2,200 People.

In 2000, Mr. Trenary was recognized as Regional Airline Executive of the Year by
Commuter/  Regional News. The following year Pinnacle was named Regional Airline
of the Year by Professional Pilot Magazine.

Mr. Trenary is the current Chairman of the Regional Airline  Association,  which
represents  U.S.  regional  airlines and the  suppliers of products and services
that  support  the  industry,   before  the  U.S.  Congress,   Federal  Aviation
Administration,  Department  of  Transportation  and  other  federal  and  state
agencies. RAA member airlines transport between 90 percent and 95 percent of all
regional airline passengers.

Mr.  Trenary's  business  efforts  are  supplemented  by his  commitment  to the
community.  Currently,  he  is  Chairman  of  the  Memphis-Shelby  County  Music
Commission,  incoming Chair of the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau and is
on the Board of Directors for the Memphis Regional Chamber and Memphis Tomorrow.

A native of Oklahoma,  Mr. Trenary graduated from Oklahoma State University with
a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical  Engineering Technology.  A pilot for many
years, Mr. Trenary also holds an Airline Transport Rating.

Pinnacle Airlines,  Inc., operates under the name Northwest Airlink and provides
service to  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,   please  contact  Philip  Reed,  Vice-President  of  Marketing  at
preed@nwairlink.com or visit our web-site at www.nwairlink.com.



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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 31, 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 31, 2004,  Pinnacle Airlines Corp.,  issued a press release to announce
that Philip H.  Trenary,  President & CEO of Pinnacle  Airlines,  has joined the
Company's Board of Directors. 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 Corp. dated
                        March 31, 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

April 1, 2004
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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

     99.1        Press release issued by Pinnacle Airlines Corp. dated
                 March 31, 2004
Exhibit 99.1

Trenary added to Pinnacle Airlines Board

Pinnacle Airlines Corp.  (NASDAQ:  PNCL) today announced that Philip H. Trenary,
President  & CEO of  Pinnacle  Airlines,  has  joined  the  Company's  Board  of
Directors. Mr. Trenary was elected at Pinnacle's March Board Meeting.

"Phil's  leadership and commitment to Pinnacle and its People are evident in the
quality of the product it provides to its Customers  and to Northwest.  He is an
integral  component of the  organization  and I welcome him as a Director," said
Stephen Gorman, Pinnacle's Chairman.

Mr.  Trenary  joined  Pinnacle  Airlines on April 1, 1997 as President & CEO. In
this position, he is responsible for the operational and financial aspect of the
airline,  which operates as Northwest Airlink.  Under his direction,  and with a
specific vision that integrated its People in the process, Pinnacle Airlines has
transformed  from  a  small  regional  airline  operating  19-seat  and  33-seat
turbo-props,  to  one  of  the  nation's  premier  regional  carriers.  Pinnacle
currently  operates an all-jet fleet, and flies 502 flights to over 80 cities in
North  America from hubs in Detroit,  Memphis and  Minneapolis  - St. Paul.  The
airline employs over 2,200 People.

In 2000, Mr. Trenary was recognized as Regional Airline Executive of the Year by
Commuter/  Regional News. The following year Pinnacle was named Regional Airline
of the Year by Professional Pilot Magazine.

Mr. Trenary is the current Chairman of the Regional Airline  Association,  which
represents  U.S.  regional  airlines and the  suppliers of products and services
that  support  the  industry,   before  the  U.S.  Congress,   Federal  Aviation
Administration,  Department  of  Transportation  and  other  federal  and  state
agencies. RAA member airlines transport between 90 percent and 95 percent of all
regional airline passengers.

Mr.  Trenary's  business  efforts  are  supplemented  by his  commitment  to the
community.  Currently,  he  is  Chairman  of  the  Memphis-Shelby  County  Music
Commission,  incoming Chair of the Memphis Convention and Visitors Bureau and is
on the Board of Directors for the Memphis Regional Chamber and Memphis Tomorrow.

A native of Oklahoma,  Mr. Trenary graduated from Oklahoma State University with
a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical  Engineering Technology.  A pilot for many
years, Mr. Trenary also holds an Airline Transport Rating.

Pinnacle Airlines,  Inc., operates under the name Northwest Airlink and provides
service to  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,   please  contact  Philip  Reed,  Vice-President  of  Marketing  at
preed@nwairlink.com or visit our web-site at www.nwairlink.com.

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