Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On March 2, 2009, Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (the "Company") entered into Amendment No. 1 (the "Amendment") to the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement between the Company and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. ("Smith Barney"), dated November 5, 2008 (the "Term Loan"). The purposes of the Amendment were to: (i) extend the maturity date of the Term Loan to January 31, 2010; (ii) clarify that notice shall be provided by Smith Barney to the Company if there is a decline in the market value of the collateral; (iii) change the definition of "market value;" and (iv) include a default provision related to the Company's major capacity purchase agreements. A copy of the Amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.72 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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

(c) Exhibits: Exhibit Number Description 10.72 Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 2, 2009, to the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement between Pinnacle Airlines Corp. and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., dated as of November 5, 2008