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EXHIBIT 31.1

MERCURY AIR GROUP, INC

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

CERTIFICATION

I, Joseph Czyzyk, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A of Mercury Air
Group, Inc.;

2.     Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
which such statements were made, nor misleading with respect to the period
covered by this quarterly report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this
quarterly report;

4.     The
registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:



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| | a. designed such
disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure
controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being
prepared;
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| | b. evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure
controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the
filing date of this quarterly report (the Evaluation
Date); and                                                                                                                                                                                          
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| | c. presented in
this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date; and                                                                                                                                                                                                            

5.     The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation of internal controls over
financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the
audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing
similar functions):



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| | a. all
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of
internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely
    affect the registrants ability to record, process,
    summarize and report financial data; and
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| | b. any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal
controls over financial reporting.                                                                                                

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|                |  | /s/ JOSEPH CZYZYK                   
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|                |  | Joseph Czyzyk                       
|                |  | Chief Executive Officer and Director
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|January 9, 2004 |  |                                     

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