Pinnacle Airlines' potential bankruptcy weighs on Minnesota employees

Pinnacle Airlines Corp., which flew about 4 million passengers in and out of the Twin Cities last year, is flying dangerously close to a landing in bankruptcy court. If the Chapter 11 filing occurs, it will trigger bad memories and financial insecurity for Minnesota-based Pinnacle employees who were working for Mesaba Airlines in 2005. That's because it would be their second trip through bankruptcy. The Eagan-based Mesaba, which operated regional flights for Northwest Airlines, entered U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Minneapolis in October 2005 on the heels of Northwest's bankruptcy. Read More