Alpine Air Express Has Been Awarded a Contract to Continue Service in Hawaii

PROVO, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 2005--Alpine Air, a subsidiary of Alpine Air Express Inc. (OTCBB: ALPE), and the third largest U.S. regional cargo airline by volume; and transportation logistics company, with a fleet of 26 airplanes, announces that the company has been awarded two contracts to continue service in the Hawaiian Islands. Alpine Air will be the service provider for two Hawaiian routes between Honolulu and Kamuela, and Honolulu and Lanai - Kalapapa - Molokai. A federal court in Washington, D.C., allowed the two routes to be awarded, where the court further ruled that four additional routes in Hawaii should be placed out for bid as well. The company is excited to participate in the bidding of these additional contracts.

Gene Mallette, Alpine Air's CEO, stated, "We are happy to finally have a portion of the Hawaiian contracts awarded through June 26, 2008. Our team is also excited to participate in the bidding process on additional contracts. We strongly believe that we can be extremely competitive, and we look forward to making new announcements in the near future."

About Alpine Air

Founded in 1975, Alpine Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alpine Air Express Inc., provides competitively priced scheduled air cargo flights throughout the western and southwestern United States. The company has an established client base that includes various contract operations and the U.S. Postal Service. Alpine Air strives hard to provide "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 including the company's beliefs about its business prospects and future results of operations. These statements involve risks and uncertainties. Among the important additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those forward-looking statements are risks associated with the overall economic environment, realization of USPS projected volumes, changes in anticipated earnings of the company and other factors detailed in the company's filings with the SEC. In addition, the factors underlying company forecasts are dynamic and subject to change and therefore those forecasts speak only as of the date they are given. The company does not undertake to update them; however, it may choose from time to time to update them and if it should do so, it will disseminate the updates to the investing public.

CONTACT: Alpine Air Express Inc., Provo Michael Dancy, 801-746-3570 [email protected] KEYWORD: UTAH HAWAIIINDUSTRY KEYWORD: AIRLINES TRANSPORTATION MARKETING AGREEMENTSSOURCE: Alpine Air Express Inc.

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