Delta extends Pinnacle's contract=0AAtlanta Business Chronicle=0APinnacle A= irlines Corp. will continue to operate nine aircraft for Delta Air Lines In= c. through September 2008, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange fili= ng Friday. =0AIn the filing, Pinnacle stated that following Delta's June 10= notice announcing its intent to terminate the Delta Connection Agreement b= etween the two airlines on July 31, the two parties have agreed to "discuss= the situation in an effort to resolve it amicably." =0ALast month, Atlanta= -based Delta (NYSE: DAL) claimed Pinnacle did not meet minimum arrival-time= performance requirements for a period since flights began late last year. = Pinnacle president and CEO Phil Trenary then called Delta's move "wrongful,= " and said Pinnacle will "pursue appropriate remedies." =0ADelta recently p= arted ways with regional carrier ExpressJet and said it would terminate its= regional partnership with Mesa Air Group. =0ABased in Memphis, Pinnacle (N= ASDAQ: PNCL) is an airline holding company and is the parent company of Pin= nacle Airlines Inc. and Colgan Air Inc.=0A=0A=0AAll contents of this site = =A9 American City Business Journals Inc. All rights reserved. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you wish to unsubscribe from the AIRLINE List, please send an E-mail to: "listserv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx". Within the body of the text, only write the following:"SIGNOFF AIRLINE".