Pinnacle Seeks Injunction on DL Termination

Pinnacle is seeking an injunction against the July 31 termination of its 10-year Delta Connection contract. Meanwhile, the Memphis Commercial Appeal said Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., suggested "re-regulation of the airlines" in response to what he termed "distressing news" about Delta’s contract cancellation. Related Story The cancellation is thought to be the opening blow to Memphis which may lose hub status with the Delta/Northwest merger which could also mean the loss of Pinnacle’s Northwest contract.
“Cohen said that if the proposed Delta/Northwest Airlines merger goes forward, it might result in the loss of Pinnacle's Northwest Airlink business and would be ‘devastating to the Memphis economy and possibly cost us thousands of jobs,’” said the newspaper.