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 10, 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 10,  2004,  Pinnacle  Airlines  Corp.  issued a press  release  to
announce the  appointment of James McGehee to its 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 10, 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 11, 2004



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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS


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

     99.1        Press release issued by Pinnacle Airlines Corp. dated
                 March 10, 2004





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                                                                   Exhibit 99.1

James McGehee Appointed to Pinnacle Airlines Board of Directors

Memphis,  Tenn.  - (March 10, 2004) - Pinnacle  Airlines  Corp.  (NASDAQ:  PNCL)
announces the appointment of James McGehee, Jr. to its Board of Directors.

McGehee has been chairman and owner of McGehee Realty and  Development  Company,
located in Memphis,  Tenn., since 1967. He was chairman of the board and CEO for
McGehee  Mortgage Company from 1951 through December 31, 1985. For fifteen years
McGehee served as chairman for the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Board
of Commissioners.  Additional  organizations he has served are National Commerce
Financial  Corporation's  Board of Directors,  Rhodes College Board of Trustees,
Baptist  Memorial  Hospital  Advisory Board and the Campbell  Clinic  Foundation
Board of Trustees.

"It is a privilege to be joining such a distinctive group of aviation  experts,"
said McGehee.  "I know of the unique  competencies  of the  management  team and
in-depth expertise of the board members as related to commercial  aviation. I am
honored to be joining this group."

"We are  delighted  that Jim has  joined our  board,"  said  Philip H.  Trenary,
president  and CEO. "He has a long history of business  successes and service to
the  community,  as well as strong  support for the  development  of  commercial
aviation in the Mid-South."

Chairman  Stephen E. Gorman added,  "Jim's  evident  talent and  enthusiasm  for
aviation  will  make him a  valuable  addition  to the  Board.  We  welcome  the
contribution that he will make."

McGehee will join  Pinnacle's  current Board of Directors  comprised of Chairman
Stephen E. Gorman and Directors Donald J. Breeding,  J. Timothy Griffin,  Robert
A. Peiser, Thomas S. Scheier, R. Philip Shannon and Nicholas R. Tomassetti.

Pinnacle Airlines 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,
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 10, 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 10,  2004,  Pinnacle  Airlines  Corp.  issued a press  release  to
announce the  appointment of James McGehee to its 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 10, 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 11, 2004
INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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

     99.1        Press release issued by Pinnacle Airlines Corp. dated
                 March 10, 2004
Exhibit 99.1

James McGehee Appointed to Pinnacle Airlines Board of Directors

Memphis,  Tenn.  - (March 10, 2004) - Pinnacle  Airlines  Corp.  (NASDAQ:  PNCL)
announces the appointment of James McGehee, Jr. to its Board of Directors.

McGehee has been chairman and owner of McGehee Realty and  Development  Company,
located in Memphis,  Tenn., since 1967. He was chairman of the board and CEO for
McGehee  Mortgage Company from 1951 through December 31, 1985. For fifteen years
McGehee served as chairman for the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Board
of Commissioners.  Additional  organizations he has served are National Commerce
Financial  Corporation's  Board of Directors,  Rhodes College Board of Trustees,
Baptist  Memorial  Hospital  Advisory Board and the Campbell  Clinic  Foundation
Board of Trustees.

"It is a privilege to be joining such a distinctive group of aviation  experts,"
said McGehee.  "I know of the unique  competencies  of the  management  team and
in-depth expertise of the board members as related to commercial  aviation. I am
honored to be joining this group."

"We are  delighted  that Jim has  joined our  board,"  said  Philip H.  Trenary,
president  and CEO. "He has a long history of business  successes and service to
the  community,  as well as strong  support for the  development  of  commercial
aviation in the Mid-South."

Chairman  Stephen E. Gorman added,  "Jim's  evident  talent and  enthusiasm  for
aviation  will  make him a  valuable  addition  to the  Board.  We  welcome  the
contribution that he will make."

McGehee will join  Pinnacle's  current Board of Directors  comprised of Chairman
Stephen E. Gorman and Directors Donald J. Breeding,  J. Timothy Griffin,  Robert
A. Peiser, Thomas S. Scheier, R. Philip Shannon and Nicholas R. Tomassetti.

Pinnacle Airlines 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,
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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