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

     I, Eugene Mallette, Chief Executive Officer of Alpine Air Express, Inc.
(the "Registrant"), certify that:

     1.   I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-KSB of the Registrant;

     2.   Based on my knowledge, this Annual 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, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this Annual Report;

     3.   Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other
financial information included in this Annual 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
Annual 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-14 and 15d-14) for the Registrant and we
have:

     a)   designed such disclosure controls and procedures 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
          Annual Report is being prepared;

     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 Annual Report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

     c)   presented in this Annual Report our conclusions about the
          effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on
          our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;

     5.   The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the Registrant's auditors and the
audit committee of Registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent function);

     a)   all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of
          internal controls which could adversely affect the Registrant's
          ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data
          and have identified for the Registrant's auditors any material
          weaknesses in internal controls; and

     b)   any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
          other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's
          internal controls; and

     6.     The Registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in
this Annual Report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.

Dated: 2-13-04                       Signature: /s/ Eugene Mallette
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                                                Eugene Mallette
                                                Chief Executive Officer