Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. Releases April Performance Data
Pinnacle reports its total Passengers, Revenue Passenger Miles (RPMs), and Load Factor each month, even though fluctuations do not affect revenues received under capacity purchase agreements with Delta Air Lines, its mainline partner.
Pinnacle Airlines Corp. (NASDAQ: PNCL) released capacity and operational results for its Pinnacle Airlines, Inc. subsidiary for April 2010.
| April Performance | ||||||
| 2010 | 2009 | Change | ||||
| Passengers | 904,397 | 870,586 | 3.9 % | |||
| Available Seat Miles (000) | 510,659 | 509,914 | 0.1 % | |||
| Revenue Passenger Miles (000) | 391,408 | 380,279 | 2.9 % | |||
| Load Factor | 76.6% | 74.6% | 2.0 pts. | |||
| Block Hours | 35,091 | 35,270 | (0.5)% | |||
| Departures | 23,143 | 22,739 | 1.8 % | |||
| Fleet | ||||||
| CRJ-200 | 126 | 124 | 1.6 % | |||
| CRJ-900 | 16 | 17 | (5.9)% | |||
| Year-To-Date Performance | |||||
| 2010 | 2009 | Change | |||
| Passengers | 3,359,099 | 3,255,682 | 3.2 % | ||
| Available Seat Miles (000) | 1,970,833 | 2,090,426 | (5.7)% | ||
| Revenue Passenger Miles (000) | 1,451,762 | 1,470,634 | (1.3)% | ||
| Load Factor | 73.7% | 70.4% | 3.3 pts. | ||
| Block Hours | 139,858 | 144,510 | (3.2)% | ||
| Departures | 89,718 | 89,369 | 0.4 % | ||
The average length of a Pinnacle flight was 421 statute miles compared to 426 statute miles in April 2009.
