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APNX News Alpine Air Express Experiences Non-Injury Aircraft Accident
PROVO, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alpine Air Express Inc. (OTCBB:APNX)
announced that its operating subsidiary Alpine Air, a leading provider
of regional air cargo transport and logistics services, experienced a
non-injury aircraft accident near Rapid City, South Dakota airport early
Friday morning in adverse weather conditions. Representatives of the
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) are on the scene along with Alpine Air personnel.
Gene Mallette, CEO of Alpine Air, commented, "We are extremely fortunate
the pilot suffered no apparent injuries. He was taken to the hospital as
a precautionary measure and subsequently released.”
Mallette added, “The cargo is safe and no one
was injured on the ground. Additional information will be provided as
soon as it is available from the NTSB and/or the FAA."
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 with operations in
Montana, Washington, North Dakota, South Dakota and Hawaii. The company
has an established client base that includes various contract
operations, freight forwarders, and other cargo and logistics firms.
Alpine Air 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 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, the successful completion of the
proposed leasing transaction, 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.
