MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL) today released capacity and operational results for its subsidiaries for August 2011.
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August 2011 Performance | ||||||
2011 | 2010 | Change | ||||
Passengers | 1,858,738 | 1,786,556 | 4.0 % | |||
Available Seat Miles (000) | 1,026,722 | 1,056,087 | (2.8)% | |||
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) | 807,062 | 793,223 | 1.7 % | |||
Load Factor | 78.6% | 75.1% | 3.5 pts | |||
Block Hours | 70,592 | 73,367 | (3.8)% | |||
Departures | 46,641 | 49,387 | (5.6)% | |||
Stage Length | 413 | 421 | (1.9)% | |||
Fleet | ||||||
CRJ-200 | 144 | 145 | (0.7)% | |||
CRJ-900 | 57 | 57 | 0.0 % | |||
Q400 | 29 | 14 | 107.1 % | |||
SAAB 340 | 54 | 66 | (18.2)% | |||
Year-To-Date Performance | ||||||
2011* | 2010* | Change | ||||
Passengers | 13,527,072 | 10,059,248 | 34.5 % | |||
Available Seat Miles (000) | 7,947,984 | 5,644,490 | 40.8 % | |||
Revenue Passenger Miles (000) | 5,928,212 | 4,165,024 | 42.3 % | |||
Load Factor | 74.6% | 73.8% | 0.8 pts | |||
Block Hours | 557,586 | 423,227 | 31.7 % | |||
Departures | 359,378 | 286,404 | 25.5 % | |||
Stage Length | 417 | 391 | 6.7 % | |||
*Pinnacle acquired Mesaba on July 1, 2010
Pinnacle Airlines Corp.conducts the majority of its operations under capacity purchase agreements. Fluctuations in total Passengers, Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), and Load Factor do not affect revenue earned by Pinnacle under these types of agreements.
About Pinnacle Airlines Corp.
Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL), a $1 billion airline holding company with 7,700 employees, is the parent company of Pinnacle Airlines, Inc.; Mesaba Aviation, Inc.; and Colgan Air, Inc. Flying as Delta Connection, United Express and US Airways Express, Pinnacle Airlines Corp. operating subsidiaries operate 201 regional jets and 83 turboprops on more than 1,500 daily flights to 196 cities and towns in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Belize. Corporate offices are located in Memphis, Tenn., and hub operations are located at 11 major U.S. airports. Visit www.pncl.com for more information.
Contact:
Joe Williams
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