MEMPHIS, TN – Pinnacle Airlines, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL), and the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) have reached a tentative agreement to amend the contract covering the Airline’s 1,250 Pilots. The agreement is the result of contract talks that began in 2005. Pinnacle Pilots must now ratify it.

“Our Pilots have been instrumental in keeping us among the best performing airlines in the nation, and this agreement provides well deserved pay increases in the midst of a rapidly changing industry. I have complete confidence in our Pilot group and its leadership,” said Philip H. Trenary, President and CEO of Pinnacle Airlines Corp.

“As we have said all along, we have the best Pilots in the industry and they deserve a new contract,” said Clive Seal, President and General Manager of Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. “We look forward to continuing the operational excellence we have achieved together.”