Alpine Air Express Initiates Service in Arizona to New Express Carrier Customer.

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PROVO, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 13, 2002

Alpine Air Express, Inc. (OTCBB:ALPE), a leading provider of regional air cargo transport and logistics services, today announced that it is expanding its regional service coverage with the launch of a new air cargo service route in Arizona. Beginning June 10, Alpine commenced providing new regularly scheduled five day air cargo service between Nogales and Phoenix with one round trip flight per day. The new route was initiated as part of a new customer contract to provide air cargo service to a major express carrier and package delivery company. To service the route, Alpine is utilizing its higher capacity Beech 1900C aircraft.

Eugene Mallette, Alpine's chairman and CEO, commented: "We are delighted to begin serving this new customer, extending our regional coverage into Arizona and expanding our base of business. This new route establishes a strategic platform to further leverage our unique efficiencies and capture additional market share in this important high growth market. We continue to aggressively seek opportunities for additional demand-driven routes and new customers based on our competitive advantages of flexibility, reliability and superior customer service. We are confident in our ability to grow our business and are well positioned to capitalize on the increasing demand for air cargo services in the rapidly growing Western U.S. markets."

Founded in 1975, Alpine Air Express operates 24 aircraft to provide competitively priced scheduled air cargo flights throughout the Western United States. The Company has an established client base that includes various contract operations for the United States Postal Service, freight forwarders, and other cargo and logistics firms. Alpine provides superior "on time" performance and reliability, together with the flexibility to adapt quickly to the growing frequency and capacity requirements of its clients.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements concerning Alpine Air Express, Inc., subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance and achievements to differ materially from those described or implied in any forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties discussed in the Company's filings with the SEC, including its most recent Form 10-Q and Form 10K.