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 2425, 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 2425, 2013, Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (“the “Company”) ~~issued~~filed aits ~~press~~Monthly ~~release~~Operating ~~announcing~~Report ~~that~~for itthe ~~would~~month ~~relocate~~ended December 31, 2012, with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, in connection with its ~~corporate~~proceedings ~~headquarters~~under toChapter ~~Minnesota~~11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in Case No. 12-11343 (REG). A copy of the Monthly Operating Report is provided hereunder as Exhibit 99.1.

ACautionary ~~copy~~Statement ofRegarding ~~the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8~~Forward-~~K. This~~Looking 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.Statements

~~The~~This ~~press~~current ~~release~~report ~~contains~~on ~~various~~Form ~~forward~~8-~~looking~~K ~~statements based on management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by~~ and ~~information currently available to management. Although~~ the ~~Company~~exhibit ~~believes~~hereto ~~that~~contain ~~the expectations reflected in such~~ forward-looking statements. ~~are~~Actual ~~reasonable,~~results itmay ~~can~~differ ~~give~~materially nofrom ~~assurance~~the ~~that~~results ~~such~~suggested ~~expectations~~by ~~will~~these ~~prove~~forward-looking ~~to have been correct~~statements. ~~Such~~Readers ~~statements~~ are ~~subject~~referred to ~~certain~~the ~~risks,~~documents ~~uncertainties~~filed ~~and~~by ~~assumptions,~~the ~~including~~Company ~~those set forth in our filings~~ with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which ~~are~~further ~~available~~identify tothe ~~investors~~important atrisk ~~our~~factors ~~web~~that ~~site~~could orcause ~~online~~actual ~~from~~results ~~the~~to ~~Commission. Should~~differ ~~one~~materially orfrom ~~more~~ the ~~these~~forward-looking ~~risks~~statements orin ~~uncertainties~~this ~~materialize,~~current orreport ~~should~~on ~~underlying~~Form ~~assumptions~~8-K ~~prove~~and ~~erroneous, actual results may vary materially from~~ the ~~results~~exhibit ~~that were anticipated or projected~~hereto. The Company ~~does~~disclaims ~~not~~any ~~intend~~obligations to update ~~these~~any forward-looking statements ~~before its next required filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission~~.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

Exhibits:

Exhibit

Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Monthly Operating Report for the Month Ended December 31, 2012

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.

		PINNACLE AIRLINES CORP.
		(Registrant)

		By: /s/ Brian T. Hunt
		Brian T. Hunt
		Senior Vice President and General Counsel
January 28, 2013

(Registrant)

By: /s/ Brian T. Hunt

Brian T. Hunt

Senior Vice President and General Counsel

January 24, 2013

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