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):

January 24, 2013

PINNACLE AIRLINES CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)		(I. R. S. Employer Identification No.)
Delaware	001-31898		03-0376558
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
40 South Main Street, Memphis, TN		38103
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(901)-348-4100
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 24, 2013, Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (“the Company”) issued a press release announcing that it would relocate its corporate headquarters to Minnesota.

A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in filings under the Securities Act of 1933.

The press release contains various forward-looking statements 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 online from the Commission. Should one or more the these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove erroneous, actual results may vary materially from the 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.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits:

Exhibit

Number Description

99.1 Press Release issued by Pinnacle Airlines Corp. dated January 24, 2013

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/ Brian T. Hunt

Brian T. Hunt

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

January 24, 2013

PINNACLE AIRLINES CORP 8-K