UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended January 31, 2011

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PERSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ____________ to____________

Commission File No. 000-27011

ALPINE AIR EXPRESS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	33-0619518
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)

1177 Alpine Air Way

Provo, Utah 84601

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(801) 373-1508

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year,

if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.

Large accelerated filer ___

Accelerated filer ___

Non-accelerated filer ___

Smaller reporting company _X__

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes [ ] No [X]

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY

PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS

Not applicable.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. Yes No.

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: March 14, 2011 - 34,475,857 shares of common stock.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

The condensed consolidated financial statements of Alpine Air Express, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiary Alpine Aviation, Inc., a Utah corporation, as required to be filed with this 10-Q Quarterly Report were prepared by management, and commence on the following page, together with related notes. In the opinion of management, the financial statements present fairly the consolidated financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of Alpine Air for the periods presented.

ALPINE AIR EXPRESS, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

January 31, 2011

ALPINE AIR EXPRESS, INC.

INDEX TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONTENTS


	PAGE
Consolidated Balance Sheets at January 31, 2011 (Unaudited) and October 31, 2010 (Audited)	5

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three Months ended January 31, 2011 and 2010	6

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended January 31, 2011 and 2010	7-8

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	9-12

ALPINE AIR EXPRESS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


		January 31, 2011		October 31, 2010
		(Unaudited)		(Audited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,076,510	$	1,129,890
Trade accounts receivable, net		1,940,216		1,601,287
Inventories		2,457,358		1,899,293
Prepaid expenses		409,596		423,001
Deposits		38,575		38,575
Cash value life insurance		85,572		85,572
Income taxes receivable		0		16,100
Deferred tax asset, current		144,000		138,000
Total current assets		6,151,827		5,331,718
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET		21,792,837		22,125,782
RESTRICTED CASH		0		206,433
OTHER ASSETS, NET		105,340		119,491
Total assets	$	28,050,004	$	27,783,424

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Trade accounts payable	$	582,695	$	506,673
Income taxes payable		50,000		0
Accrued liabilities		974,358		1,143,751
Dividends payable		39,526		41,212
Deferred revenue		290,797		98,457
Current portion of long-term debt		1,274,000		1,286,000
Total current liabilities		3,211,376		3,076,093

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITY		2,255,000		1,947,000
LONG-TERM DEBT, net of current portion		6,979,891		7,283,335
Total liabilities		12,446,267		12,306,428

PREFERRED STOCK		7,101,120	[1]	7,465,280	[2]

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock		35,989	[3]	36,130	[4]
Additional paid-in capital		2,434,836		2,446,080
Retained earnings		6,031,792		5,535,239
Treasury stock		0	[5]	(5,733)	[6]
Total stockholders’ equity		8,502,617		8,011,716
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	28,050,004	$	27,783,424

[1] $0.001 par value, $9.104 stated value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 780,000 shares issued and outstanding.

[2] $0.001 par value, $9.104 stated value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 820,000 shares issued and outstanding.

[3] $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 35,988,821 shares issued and outstanding.

[4] $0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 36,130,141 shares issued and outstanding.

[5] Less treasury stock, 0 shares at cost.

[6] Less treasury stock, 70,660 shares at cost.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements

ALPINE AIR EXPRESS, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME


		Nov. 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011			Nov. 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010

OPERATING REVENUE:
Operations	$	5,475,047	$	5,063,407
Public services		6,527		6,919
Total operating revenues		5,481,574		5,070,326
Direct costs - Operations		3,864,109		3,612,411
Direct costs - Public services		47,509		40,814
Total direct costs		3,911,618		3,653,225
Gross profit		1,569,956		1,417,101
OPERATING EXPENSES:
General and administrative		448,446		441,709
Total operating expenses		448,446		441,709
Operating income		1,121,510		975,392
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest income		3,910		3,811
Interest expense		(140,153)		(202,745)
Loss on disposal of assets		0		(958)
Total other income (expense)		(136,243)		(199,892)
INCOME BEFORE TAXES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDEND		985,267		775,500
Current income tax expense		67,000		0
Deferred income tax expense		302,000		289,000
NET INCOME		616,267		486,500
Preferred stock dividend declared		(119,714)		(122,308)
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$	496,553	$	364,192

NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
Basic	$	0.01	$	0.01
Diluted	$	0.00	$	0.00

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

ALPINE AIR EXPRESS, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS


		Nov. 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011		Nov. 1, 2009 to January 31, 2010

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	616,267	$	486,500
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss on disposal of assets		0		958
Deferred tax expense		302,000		289,000
Depreciation and amortization		919,248		853,399
Stock based compensation		0		12,992
Provision for losses on accounts receivable		27,224		28,110
Provision for inventory obsolescence		3,000		2,505
(Increase) decrease in trade accounts receivable		(366,153)		(77,326)
(Increase) decrease in other assets		7,500		7,500
(Increase) decrease in inventories		(561,065)		(287,011)
(Increase) decrease in income taxes receivable		16,100		324
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses		85,528		1,237
(Increase) decrease in deposits		0		50,462
Increase (decrease) in trade accounts payable		76,022		(12,344)
Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities		(169,393)		(133,238)
Increase (decrease) in deferred revenue		192,340		(117,019)
Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable		50,000		0
Net cash provided by operating activities		1,198,618		1,106,049

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment		(579,652)		(1,762,712)
Net cash used in investing activities		(579,652)		(1,762,712)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payment on long-term debt		(387,567)		(1,244,921)
Payment on dividends payable		(121,400)		(325,712)
Payment for redemption of preferred stock		(364,160)		0
Proceeds from long-term debt		0		1,854,243
Change in line of credit		0		(472,854)
Common stock purchased and retired		(5,652)		0
Net cash used in financing activities		(878,779)		(189,244)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents		(259,813)		(845,907)

BEGINNING CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		1,336,323		1,192,936

ENDING CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	$	1,076,510	$	347,029

SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest		140,153		202,745
Income taxes		0		0

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

ALPINE AIR EXPRESS, INC.

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

For the three months ended January 31, 2011, the Company:

Applied prepaid expenses to notes payable of $32,283.

Increased prepaid expenses by $104,406 through the issuance of debt.

Retired 70,660 shares of treasury stock valued at $5,733.

For the three months ended January 31, 2010, the Company:

Capitalized debt issuance costs of $44,278.

Refinanced $1,204,803 of long-term debt.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

ALPINE AIR EXPRESS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Condensed Financial Statements – The accompanying financial statements have been prepared by the Company without audit. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows at January 31, 2011 and 2010 and for the periods then ended have been made.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s October 31, 2010 audited financial statements. The results of operations for the periods ended January 31, 2011 and 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

Recently Enacted Accounting Standards – The Company’s management has evaluated the recently issued accounting pronouncements through the filing date of these financial statements and has determined that the application of these pronouncements will have no material impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

NOTE 2 - TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

Trade accounts receivable consist of the following:


	January 31, 2011			October 31, 2010

Trade accounts receivable Employee advances	$	2,000,700 316	$		1,634,205 658
Less allowance for doubtful accounts		(60,800)			(33,576)
	$	1,940,216	$		1,601,287

NOTE 3 - PREPAID EXPENSES

Prepaid expenses consist of the following:


	January 31, 2011			October 31, 2010

Prepaid expenses and credits	$	95,572	$		110,493
Prepaid other taxes Prepaid insurance Prepaid training		44,231 263,824 5,969			37,197 271,797 3,514
	$	409,596	$		423,001

NOTE 4 - INVENTORIES

Inventories consist of the following:


	January 31, 2011			October 31, 2010

Aircraft parts	$	2,155,230	$		1,660,923
Work in process Fuel		282,173 39,564			229,235 25,744
Allowance for obsolescence		(19,609)			(16,609)
	$	2,457,358	$		1,899,293

ALPINE AIR EXPRESS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 5 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

^{Property and equipment consists of the following:}


	^{Estimated life in years}	^{January 31,} ²⁰¹¹			^{October 31,} ²⁰¹⁰
^{Building and improvements}	^{10 - 40}	^$	^1,369,559	^$	^1,369,559
^Aircraft	¹⁵		^20,617,438		^20,318,537
^Engines	^{7 - 10}		^13,278,864		^13,017,789
^Equipment	^{3 - 10}		^297,458		^295,758
^{Furniture and fixtures}	^{3 - 10}		^338,204		^338,204
^Vehicles	^{5 - 7}		^127,648		^126,913
			^36,029,171		^35,466,760
^{Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization}			^(14,236,334)		^(13,340,978)
		^$	^21,792,837	^$	^22,125,782

NOTE 6 – LINE OF CREDIT

The Company has a $1,000,000 line of credit with a lending institution to help manage cash flow and day to day operations. The line of credit has a variable interest rate, currently 6.5% and matures on February 23, 2011. The interest is payable each month on any outstanding balance. As of January 31, 2011 the outstanding balance was $0. The line of credit is secured by two aircraft, Reg #N194GA and N955AA. Subsequent to January 31, 2011 this line of credit matured and the Company did not renew the line of credit.

The Company also has a $100,000 line of credit with the same lending institution to help manage cash flow and day to day operations. The line of credit has a variable interest rate, currently 6.5% and matures on August 25, 2016. The interest is payable each month on any outstanding balance. As of January 31, 2011 the outstanding balance was $0. The line of credit is secured by two aircraft, Reg #N194GA and N955AA. Subsequent to January 31, 2011 this line of credit was cancelled by the Company.

NOTE 7 – LONG TERM DEBT

Long term debt consists of the following:


	January 31, 2011	October 31, 2010

Note payable issued on August 19, 2009 for $2,524,200 due August 19, 2012.Current interest rate of 6.5%. Secured by four aircraft Reg #N154GA, N99GH, N326CA, and N239AL and personally guaranteed by an officer/shareholder.	1,999,726	2,097,256


Note payable issued on January 7, 2010 for $2,700,000 due January 7, 2016. Interest rate of 7.147%. Secured by four aircraft Reg #N172GA, N125BA, N219VP, and N198GA.		2,538,597		2,576,151

Unsecured note payable issued on May 4, 2010 for $400,775 due February 1, 2011. Interest rate of 7.78%. Note payable issued on June 11, 2010 for $3,087,407 due June 11, 2015. Interest rate of 5.865%. Secured by four aircraft, Reg #N114AX, N127BA, N24BH, and N950AA.		- 2,873,674		136,190 2,964,757

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ALPINE AIR EXPRESS, INC. NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Unsecured note payable issued on December 16, 2010 for $104,406 due August 1, 2011. Interest rate of 7.98%.		104,406		-
Capital Lease Obligations		737,488		794,981
		8,253,891		8,569,335
Less current portion		(1,274,000)		(1,286,000)
Long-term portion	$	6,979,891	$	7,283,335

NOTE 8 – PREFERRED STOCK

The Company is authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of Series A $.001 par value preferred stock. The preferred

stock provides for monthly dividends at an annual rate of 6.5%. As of January 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010 there were 780,000 and 820,000 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding. This preferred stock is convertible at any time by the holder until December 1, 2011 based on the current market price of the Company’s stock. The Company can redeem the preferred stock any time and the Holder can call for redemption of the preferred stock any time after December 1, 2011 at a liquidation value of $9.104 per share.

During the period ending January 31, 2011, the Company redeemed 40,000 shares of the preferred stock at its stated value of $9.104 per share for a total of $364,160.

NOTE 9 - INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

The following data show the amounts used in computing net income per common share, for the three months ended January 31:


		2011		2010
Net income available to common shareholders	$	496,553	$	364,192

Weighted average number of common shares used in basic EPS		36,060,249		36,271,461

Dilutive effect of preferred stock		85,213,440		60,203,871

Dilutive effect of stock options		-		-

Weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common stock used in diluted EPS		121,273,689		96,475,332

NOTE 10 – CONCENTRATIONS

U.S. Postal Service Contracts - The Company receives the majority of its revenues from contracts with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). For the three months ended January 31, 2011 and 2010, the revenues from contracts with the USPS represented 63% and 69% of total revenues, respectively. At January 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010, accounts receivable from the USPS totaled $1,073,183 and $966,855, or 54% and 60%, respectively. The contracts currently in effect for USPS routes will expire in September 2015 for mainland US operations. The loss of contracts with this customer would have a material negative effect on the operations of the Company.

ALPINE AIR EXPRESS, INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE 11 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company operates its aircraft under a certificate which allows it to accumulate time between overhauls (TBO) in excess of manufacturer's recommendations. The Company regularly inspects its engines. A majority of the engines used by the Company have accumulated TBO in excess of manufacturer's recommendations.

Two allegations and one proposed penalty have been put forth by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and are currently being reviewed by the Company. Management has assessed the probability and has estimated and accrued a reasonable amount to cover any penalties the Company may incur. None of these assertions have resulted in any enforcement action against the Company, nor does the Company expect any actions as a result of the allegations.

NOTE 12 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

During January 2011 a company that leases an aircraft from Alpine Air returned a Beechcraft 1900D aircraft back to Alpine Air and chose not to renew its lease. Alpine Air has leased this aircraft and a second Beechcraft 1900D to another lessee commencing March 2011.

On February 23, 2011 a line of credit with a lending institution for $1,000,000 matured and the Company chose not to renew the line of credit. In addition, the Company also cancelled a $100,000 line of credit with the same institution. These lines of credit were secured by two aircraft, Reg #N194GA and N955AA and the lender is releasing liens on both aircraft.

On February 24, 2011 the Company entered into an agreement with a shareholder to repurchase 1,512,964 shares of Common Stock for $150,000.

In February 2011 the Company signed an agreement to lease a Beechcraft 99 aircraft to a third party and the lease begins April 1, 2011 for a term of 24 months.

On March 1, 2011 the Company Board of Directors approved a one-time redemption of 20,000 shares of Series A 6.5% Preferred Stock of Alpine Air held by Mallette Holdings, LLLP to be redeemed at its stated value of $9.104 per share.

On March 7, 2011 a financial institution agreed to loan an additional $500,000 to the Company on an existing loan dated January 7, 2010. The terms and collateral remain the same as the existing loan.

Alpine Air Express has evaluated subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued, and concluded there were no other events or transactions during this period that required recognition or disclosure in its financial statements.

Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

General.

Alpine Aviation Inc. operates two business divisions. The operations division provides air cargo transportation services in the United States in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota (63% of revenue). In addition to air cargo transportation, the Company flies charters for other cargo carriers (25% of revenue), and leases passenger aircraft to other air carriers (12% of revenue). The public division segment provides maintenance service on aircraft owned and operated by third parties (less than 1% of revenue), and operates a First Officer training program (less than 1% of revenue).

During the three months ended January 31, 2011, cargo volumes were slightly lower (1%) when compared to the same period last year. The Company carried 2,058 tons of cargo this quarter in 2011 compared to 2,086 tons in the same quarter in 2010.

In 2009 the Company was successful in its attempts to renew the Montana/South Dakota/North Dakota contract

with the US Postal Service. The contract began in 2009 and runs for six years through 2015. In the future, if the Company were unable to renew this contract, it would have a significant impact on earnings and revenues. However, management has had substantial success in renewing contracts with the USPS over the past 20 years. The Company is also under contract with a major US cargo carrier until 2013.

The current US Postal Service contract includes a per pound rate increase over previous contracts. The Company continues to experience moderate rising costs. Fuel, insurance, aircraft maintenance, and repairs place a demand on the Company’s cash resources, however, management has been exceptionally proactive in containing and reducing operating costs in order to better maximize the use of cash resources.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

January 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010.

Historical Source of Cash and Capital Expenditures:

The Company has a working capital position on January 31, 2011 of $2,990,451, as compared to working capital on October 31, 2010, of $2,255,625. The increase in working capital has been the direct result of an $820,109 increase in current assets coupled with an increase of $85,283 in current liabilities. The Company presently has no material off-balance sheet financing arrangements.

Total assets increased to $28,050,004 on January 31, 2011 from $27,783,424 on October 31, 2010. Total liabilities increased to $12,446,267 from $12,306,428 during the same period. Stockholders' equity has also increased a total of $490,901, from $8,011,716 to 8,502,617 for October 31, 2010 and January 31, 2011, respectively.

For the three months ended January 31, 2011 the Company had a net profit from operations before income taxes and preferred stock dividends of $985,267. This is an increase of $209,767 from the previous year’s net income of $775,500. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ending January 31, 2011 was $919,248 for an increase of $65,849 over last year.

During the three months ended January 31, 2011, the Company’s tax net operating loss carryforward decreased by $1,012,000. There was an increase in the deferred tax accounts of $302,000.

Investing activities for the three months ended January 31, 2011, consisted of the purchases of property and equipment of $579,652.

For the three months ended January 31, 2010, net cash used in financing activities was $878,779. The subsequent use of these funds was the retiring of $387,567 of long-term debt, the payment of preferred stock dividends of $121,400, the redemption of $5,652 of Common Stock of the Company, and the redemption of $364,160 of Preferred Stock of the Company.

For the three months ended January 31, 2011 and January 31, 2010, net decreases in cash and cash equivalents were $259,813 and $845,907, and ending cash and cash equivalents were $1,076,510 and $347,029, respectively.

Cash Requirements:

The following table summarizes the Company’s contractual obligations as of January 31, 2011:


		Total		One Year		2-5 Years		After 5 Years

Long-term debt principal	$	7,516,403	$	1,032,978	$	6,483,425	$	-
Capital leases principal		737,488		241,670		495,818		-
Interest payments		1,545,269		513,813		1,031,456		-
Operating leases		306,395		33,211		68,687		204,497
Dividend payment of preferred shares		2,269,400		461,573		1,807,827		-
Total	$	12,374,955	$	2,283,245	$	9,887,213	$	204,497

Future Capital Expenditures:

The Company, as of January 31, 2011, had no open commitments to purchase additional aircraft.

Results of Operations.

Three months ended January 31, 2011 and 2010.

Operating Revenue

During the three months ended January 31, 2011 total operating revenues were $5,481,574, representing an 8% increase over 2010 revenues for the same period of $5,070,326. The following tables summarize Alpine Air’s operating revenue and associated percentage-of-change for the periods indicated.


		Three months ended January 31, 2011		Three months ended January 31, 2010	2011 over 2010 Change
Operating Revenue:
Operations
Mail revenue	$	3,428,176	$	3,499,395	(2)%
Contract cargo revenue and ad-hoc charters		1,388,942		1,222,505	14%
Aircraft leasing		657,929		341,507	93%
Total operations		5,475,047		5,063,407	8%
Public services
First officer		3,689		4,133	(11)%
Maintenance		2,838		2,786	2%
Total public services		6,527		6,919	(6)%
Total operating revenue	$	5,481,574	$	5,070,326	8%


	Three months ended January 31, 2011	Three months ended January 31, 2010	2011 over 2010 Change
Operating Revenue:
Operations
Mail revenue	63%	69%	(6)%
Contract cargo revenue and ad-hoc charters	25%	24%	1%
Aircraft leasing	12%	7%	5%
Total operations	100%	100%	-
Public services
First officer	<1%	<1%	-
Maintenance	<1%	<1%	-
Total public services	<1%	<1%	-
Total operating revenue	100%	100%	-

Direct Costs

Total direct costs increased to $3,911,618 from $3,653,225 for the three months ending January 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. This increase is mainly due to an increase of $181,221 in fuel expense. This increase was due to an increase in overall fuel prices and additional charter flights flown during December 2011. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended January 31, 2011 increased to $919,248 from $853,399 during the same period in 2010. This increase was due to an increase in engine times for aircraft leases to third parties and depreciation on major engine and airframe component overhauls capitalized in 2010 and 2011. The following table summarizes the Company’s direct costs and the associated percentages-of-change for the periods indicated.


		Three months ended January 31, 2011		Three months ended January 31, 2010	2011 over 2010 Change
Direct Costs:
Operations
Depreciation and amortization	$	919,248	$	853,399	8%
Other direct costs		2,944,861		2,759,012	7%
Total operations		3,864,109		3,612,411	7%
Public services
Total public services		47,509		40,814	16%
Total direct costs	$	3,911,618	$	3,653,225	7%

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses increased to $448,446 from $441,709 for the three months ended January 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. This small increase was due mainly to an increase in labor and wages expense. The following table summarizes Alpine Air’s operating expenses and the associated percentages-of-change for the periods indicated.


		Three months ended January 31, 2011		Three months ended January 31, 2010	2011 over 2010 Change
Operating Expenses:
General and administrative	$	448,446	$	441,709	2%
Total operating expenses		448,446		441,709	2%

Interest Income

Interest income for the three months ended January 31, 2011 increased to $3,910 from the amount at January 31, 2010 of $3,811. This increase in interest income is due to an increase of cash in interest bearing accounts.

Interest Expense

Total interest expense for the three months ended January 31, 2011 and 2010 was $140,153 and $202,745, respectively. This decrease in interest expense is due to a refinance of a capital lease to a note payable with more favorable terms.

Gain on Disposal of Assets

Gain on disposal of assets for the three months ended January 31, 2011 increased to $0 from $(958) as of January 31, 2010. This increase is due to no sales or dispositions of assets occurring during the current quarter versus a small loss on asset sales for the same quarter last year.

Income Tax Expense

The provision for income tax expense for the three months ended January 31, 2011 and 2010 was $369,000 and $289,000, respectively. The small increase in income taxes as a percentage of income before taxes of 37.5% in 2011 and 37.3% in 2010 was due to state income taxes.

Net Income

For the three months ended January 31, 2011 and 2010, income before preferred dividends was $616,267 and $486,500, or $0.01 per share and $0.01 per share, respectively. For the same periods net income available to shareholders was $496,553 and $364,192, or $0.01 per share and $0.01 per share, respectively. The difference for both years presented is approximately $119,714 and $122,308, respectively ($0.00 and $0.00 per share, respectively), which is related to dividends declared on preferred stock.

Off-balance sheet arrangements

We have no off balance sheet arrangements during the quarter ended January 31, 2011.

Forward Looking Statements.

Statements made in this Form 10-Q which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements with respect to the goals, plan objectives, intentions, expectations, financial condition, results of operations, future performance and business of the Company, including, without limitation, (i) our ability to retain existing commercial relationships and to obtain additional profitable sources of revenue, and (ii) statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words "may", "would", "could", "should", "expects", "projects", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "plans", "intends", "targets" or similar expressions.

Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties, and important factors (many of which are beyond the Company's control) that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, including the following, in addition to those contained in the Company's reports on file with the SEC: general economic or industry conditions, nationally and/or in the communities in which the Company conducts business, legislation or regulatory requirements, the economic condition of the U.S. Postal Service, changes in the air cargo, charter and leasing industries, demand for air cargo, charter and leasing services, competition, changes in the quality or composition of the Company's services, our ability to develop profitable new sources of revenue, changes in accounting principals, policies or guidelines, financial or political instability, acts of war or terrorism, other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technical factors affecting the Company's operations, services and prices.

Accordingly, results actually achieved may differ materially from expected results in these statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims, any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of such statements.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

Item 4T Controls and Procedures.

Management’s report on disclosure controls and procedures.

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our CEO and Principal Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our CEO and Principal Financial Officer concluded that information required to be disclosed is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified periods and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our CEO and Principal Financial Officer, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure of material information required to be included in our periodic Securities and Exchange Commission reports. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and our CEO and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to a reasonable assurance level of achieving such objectives. However, it should be noted that the design of any system of controls is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how remote. In addition, we reviewed our internal controls over financial reporting, and there have been no changes in our internal controls or in other factors in the last fiscal quarter that has materially affected our internal controls over financial reporting.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

We had no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended January 31, 2011.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Not applicable.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

During the quarter ended January 31, 2011, we did not issue any unregistered securities.

Use of Proceeds of Registered Securities

We had no proceeds from the sale of registered securities during the quarter ended January 31, 2011.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Us and Affiliated Purchasers

SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES


Period	(a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased	(b) Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit)	(c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	(d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that may yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
Month #1 November 1, 2010 through November 30, 2010	None	None	None	None
Month #2 December 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010	None	None	None	None
Month #3 January 1, 2011 through January 31, 2011	70,660 shares of Alpine Air Express, Inc. from General Manager, Bill Distefano	$.08 per share, $5,652 total purchase value	None	None
Total	70,660	$.08	None	None

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None; not applicable.

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved).

Item 5. Other Information.

(a)

None; not applicable.

(b)

During the quarterly period ended January 31, 2011, there were no changes in the procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to the Company’s Board of Directors.

Item 6. Exhibits

(a) Exhibits and index of exhibits.

31.1 302 Certification of Eugene R. Mallette

31.2 302 Certification of Rick C. Wood

32 906 Certification

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

ALPINE AIR EXPRESS, INC.


Date:	03/15/11	By:	/s/Eugene R. Mallette
			Eugene R. Mallette
			Chief Executive Officer and Director

Date:	03/15/11	By:	/s/Rick C. Wood
			Rick C. Wood
			Principal Financial Officer

Date:	03/15/11	By:	/s/Max A. Hansen
			Max A. Hansen
			Secretary/Treasurer and Director

Date:	03/15/11	By:	/s/Joseph O. Etchart
			Joseph O. Etchart
			Chairman

Date:	03/15/11	By:	/s/Ronald L. Pattison
			Ronald L. Pattison
			Director

ALPINE AIR EXPRESS INC/DE 10-Q