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 8, 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 8, 2004,  Pinnacle  Airlines,  Inc., a wholly owned  subsidiary of
Pinnacle  Airlines  Corp.,  issued a press release of its passenger  traffic and
capacity for February  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 8, 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 9, 2004

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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


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

     99.1        Press release issued by Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. dated
                 March 8, 2004



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                                                                   Exhibit 99.1


Pinnacle Airlines Releases February Traffic and Capacity

     Memphis,  Tenn.  March 8, 2004 -- Pinnacle  Airlines,  Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ:  PNCL) today reported traffic and
capacity results for February 2004. During the month,  Pinnacle  generated 260.4
million  Available  Seat Miles  (ASM's),  an increase of 65% over the same month
last year. In addition,  Pinnacle  transported  382,184  Customers,  up 52.3.9%.
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM's) were up 79.2% to 157.4 million.  Pinnacle's Load
Factor was 60.4%, 4.7 points higher than February 2003.


                     Pinnacle Airlines February 2004 Traffic
<TABLE>
<S>                                          <C>                   <C>                   <C>

       February 2004 Traffic
                                                2004                  2003               Change
         ASMs (000)                          260,400               157,794                65.0%
         RPMs (000)                          157,402                87,860                79.2%
         Load Factor                           60.4%                 55.7%                  4.7
         Passengers                          382,184               250,984                52.3%
      Year-To-Date Traffic
                                                2004                  2003               Change
         ASMs (000)                          520,910               328,071                58.8%
         RPMs (000)                          304,318               176,434                72.5%
         Load Factor                           58.4%                 53.8%                  4.6
         Passengers                          740,313               496,467                49.1%
</TABLE>



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 2,400 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 8, 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 8, 2004,  Pinnacle  Airlines,  Inc., a wholly owned  subsidiary of
Pinnacle  Airlines  Corp.,  issued a press release of its passenger  traffic and
capacity for February  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 8, 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 9, 2004
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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

     99.1        Press release issued by Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. dated
                 March 8, 2004
Exhibit 99.1

Pinnacle Airlines Releases February Traffic and Capacity

     Memphis,  Tenn.  March 8, 2004 -- Pinnacle  Airlines,  Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ:  PNCL) today reported traffic and
capacity results for February 2004. During the month,  Pinnacle  generated 260.4
million  Available  Seat Miles  (ASM's),  an increase of 65% over the same month
last year. In addition,  Pinnacle  transported  382,184  Customers,  up 52.3.9%.
Revenue Passenger Miles (RPM's) were up 79.2% to 157.4 million.  Pinnacle's Load
Factor was 60.4%, 4.7 points higher than February 2003.

                     Pinnacle Airlines February 2004 Traffic
February 2004 Traffic
                                                2004                  2003               Change
         ASMs (000)                          260,400               157,794                65.0%
         RPMs (000)                          157,402                87,860                79.2%
         Load Factor                           60.4%                 55.7%                  4.7
         Passengers                          382,184               250,984                52.3%
      Year-To-Date Traffic
                                                2004                  2003               Change
         ASMs (000)                          520,910               328,071                58.8%
         RPMs (000)                          304,318               176,434                72.5%
         Load Factor                           58.4%                 53.8%                  4.6
         Passengers                          740,313               496,467                49.1%
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 2,400 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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