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Buffalo Airways

Buffalo Airways
Airline
AirlineBuffalo Airways
IATAJ4
ICAOBFL
CallsignBUFFALO
FoundedMay 13, 1970
Airline hubYellowknife Airport
Secondary hubsHay River Airport
Fleet size49 + 3
Parent companyBuffalo Airways Limited
HeadquartersHay River, Northwest Territories, Canada

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Buffalo Airways is a family-run airline based in Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada established in 1970 by Joe McBryan, also known as "Buffalo Joe". It operates scheduled passenger, scheduled cargo, charter passenger, charter cargo, firefighting and fuel services. Its main base is at Yellowknife Airport (CYZF) with two other bases at Hay River Airport (CYHY) and Red Deer Regional Airport (CYQF). The Red Deer base is the main storage and maintenance facility.

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Buffalo Airways Douglas DC-3 taking off from Yellow Knife for a passenger flight to Hai River. Registration C-GWZS, built in 1942!!!! 65 years old!!!
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Buffalo Airways DC-4 in Stony Rapids Saskatchewan. Aircraft Comes right over our heads at the end of the runway
0.48 min. | 4.95 user rating
ICE PILOTS NWT premieres November 18 at 10 pm ET/PT on History Television. Renegade Arctic airline Buffalo Airways defies the freezing cold and the competition by using resilient WWII-era propeller planes to fly vital fuel, supplies and passengers to remote outposts all over the Canadian North. Rookie pilots with nerves of steel come from across the country to Yellowknife to receive training from the very best and for the chance to earn their wings flying powerful vintage planes originally built for war. From landing essential cargo onto airstrips at mine sites to carving out runways on frozen lakes and rocky tundra, the Ice Pilots do it all, despite frequent blizzards and breakdowns.
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Official opening/ theme song of Ice Pilots NWT, airing on CanWest's History Television. Season One of Ice Pilots NWT repeats on Thursdays and Sundays on Canada's History Television, check local listings for show times. Season One is airing Summer 2010 in the UK on Quest (Thursdays at 9pm) and in Australia/ New Zealand on National Geographic Channel (Sundays at 8:30pm). Watch more videos and learn more about the show and its fleet of aircraft at IcePilots.com Ice Pilots NWT is a 13-episode living history series about the most unorthodox airline in the Canadian North. Arctic airline Buffalo Airways defies the freezing cold and the competition by using resilient WWII-era propeller planes to fly vital fuel, supplies and passengers to remote outposts all over the Canadian North. From landing essential cargo onto airstrips at mine sites to carving out runways on frozen lakes and rocky tundra, the Ice Pilots do it all, despite frequent blizzards and breakdowns.
0.87 min. | 4.92 user rating
Buffalo Airways C-46 Curtiss Commando starts engines
0.90 min. | 4.78 user rating
Ice Pilots NWT is a living history series about the most unorthodox airline in the Canadian North. Starting January 12, Ice Pilots NWT Season Two airs Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT on History Television! Arctic airline Buffalo Airways defies the freezing cold and the competition by using resilient WWII-era propeller planes to fly vital fuel, supplies and passengers to remote outposts all over the Canadian North. From landing essential cargo onto airstrips at mine sites to carving out runways on frozen lakes and rocky tundra, the Ice Pilots do it all, despite frequent blizzards and breakdowns.
2.87 min. | 4.8 user rating
US Airways Express Embraer 175 take-off from Philadelphia Internaional Airport bound for Buffalo.
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www.buffaloairwear.com Airways Reailty TV Show. A short movie clip Showing Buffalo Airways Douglas DC-3's in action. This video features 5 different DC-3's and the song "I Believe I Can Fly"
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www.buffaloairwear.com Airways Douglas DC-3 C-GWIR Air 2 Air footage. Buffalo Airways Douglas DC-3 C-GWIR Air 2 Air footage. The DC-3 was engineered by a team led by chief engineer Arthur E. Raymond, and first flew on 17 December 1935 (the 32nd anniversary of the Wright Brothers flight at Kitty Hawk). The aircraft was the result of a marathon phone call from American Airlines CEO Cyrus Smith to Donald Douglas requesting the design of an improved successor to the DC-2. The amenities of the DC-3 (including sleeping berths on early "DST"—Douglas Sleeper Transport—models and an in-flight kitchen) popularized air travel in the United States. With only three refueling stops, eastbound transcontinental flights across the US taking approximately 15 hours became possible. Westbound trips took 17 hours 30 minutes due to typical prevailing headwinds — still a significant improvement over the competing Boeing 247. Before the arrival of the DC-3, such a trip would entail short hops in slower and shorter range aircraft, during the day, coupled with train travel overnight. A wide variety of engines were fitted to the DC-3 throughout the course of its development. The original civilian aircraft used Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9s, but later aircraft (and the majority of military ships) used the Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp radial which offered better high-altitude and single engine performance. A few Pratt & Whitney R-2000 radials saw use. Some DC-3s were upgraded to use Rolls-Royce Dart <b>...</b>
0.73 min. | 5.0 user rating
www.henrytenby.com At the start of the 21st century, the world's biggest operator of 1950s generation propliner aircraft is none other than Buffalo Airways, based in Yellowknife, in Canada's remote Northwest Territories. Owned by NWT aviation entrepreneur Joe McBryan, Buffalo Airways operates an impressive fleet of cargo DC4s, DC3s, Curtis C46 Commandos, and firefighter PBY Cansos. The Douglas and Curtis propliners earn their keep hauling cargo from Yellowknife to remote communities and mining camps across Canada's Arctic. Over the past three decades, Joe has built up his company from a small, light aircraft operation to one of the largest privately owned aircraft fleets in Canada. This DVD program will allow you to experience the flights of a lifetime! We're serving up a generous sampling of Buffalo Airways' fleet activities on for the most discerning of propliner fans. In this propliner DVD celibration, join airline videographer Henry Tenby aboard Buffalo's DC3 and DC4 aircraft as they earn their keep doing what they know best: hauling cargo in some of the harshest conditions on the planet, under the command of some of the finest pilots to be found anywhere! We also take you along for several air-to-air photo sorties ... but you'll need a seatbelt as this kind of work is not for the faint of heart!
0.58 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Hanging around the hangar has made orange cat a star - Edmonton Journal Tweet this news
Edmonton Journal--Mikey McBryan,general manager of -Buffalo Airways-. From the television show The Ice Pilots NWT On her blog, Animal Attraction, Journal writer Jamie Hall invites readers to share their pet-and animalrelated ... - Date : Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:58:19 GMT+00:00
Aurora ignites icy Arctic sky - Montreal Gazette Tweet this news
Montreal Gazette--His tour includes a stop at the -Buffalo Airways-' hangar, where a TV crew films a mechanic working on a DC3. I've never seen Ice Pilots either. On my fourth, maybe fifth wander outside, I settle into a heated, covered bench pe - Date : Fri, 01 Apr 2011 04:09:39 GMT+00:00
Airfare prices rise - My Fox Boston Tweet this news
My Fox Boston--In the last few days, US -Airways-, Delta, American and Continental raised domestic round trip fares by $10. But airfare tracking websites say several of those same airlines have also cut some ticket prices. United and Continental cut ticke - Date : Mon, 11 Apr 2011 11:03:38 GMT+00:00
Mom relieved after emergency landing - Northern News Services (subscription) Tweet this news
Northern News Services (subscription)--She said her son wasn't traumatized by the experience and enjoyed spending time with the airport's firefighters and pilots at -Buffalo Airways-. "It was an exciting event for him," she sai - Date : Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:32:18 GMT+00:00
Soft spot for furry friends - Edmonton Journal Tweet this news
Edmonton Journal--Ice Pilots NWT's Mikey McBryan will be at the Edmonton Boat and Sportsmen's Show on Saturday and Sunday to sign autographs, as will -Buffalo Airways- pilot Cory Dodd. Edmontonians are among the reality TV ... - Date : Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:26:20 GMT+00:00
No debate about success - Northern News Services (subscription) Tweet this news
Northern News Services (subscription)--Along with learning more about Northern issues, the visiting students participated in cultural activities such as dog sledding, snowshoeing, drumming, Dene games, ice fishing, caribou hair tufting, and flying in -Buf - Date : Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:06:28 GMT+00:00
Pinnacle Airlines CEO to step down - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek--Pinnacle operates shorter regional flights for larger airlines United, Delta and US -Airways-. It is the parent of Colgan -Air-, which operated the January 2009 Continental Connection flight that crashed near -Buffalo-, NY, killing 50 people - Date : Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:37:47 GMT+00:00
Can Airlines Be Too Safe? - Investorplace.com Tweet this news
Investorplace.com--The issue of pilot fatigue moved to the forefront in the aftermath of the February 2009 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 (a code-share flight operated by Colgan -Air-) near -Buffalo-, NY Investigators concluded that pilot fat - Date : Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:36:44 GMT+00:00
New AirTran Airways Sale Saves You More Than Just Daylight - SYS-CON Media (press release) Tweet this news
SYS-CON Media (press release)--Travelers may purchase these sale fares at www.airtran.com, from their local travel agent or via AirTran -Airways-' reservations system at 1-800--AIR--TRAN. For Spanish, call 1-877-581-9842. These special fares are avai - Date : Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:10:07 GMT+00:00
Spring Forward to Savings With AirTran Airways' New Sale Fares - SYS-CON Media (press release) Tweet this news
SYS-CON Media (press release)--Travelers may purchase these sale fares at www.airtran.com, from their local travel agent or via AirTran -Airways-' reservations system at 1-800--AIR--TRAN. For Spanish, call 1-877-581-9842. These special fares are avai - Date : Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:01:46 GMT+00:00

Buffalo Airways Fleet
Aircraft No. of Aircraft Variants Idents Notes
Aeronca Champion 1 7BCM FNPJ Buffalo School of Aviation
Beechcraft Baron 2 95-C55, D55 FULX, GBAU bird dog, used to spot fires and guide waterbombers
Beechcraft Travel Air 3 95, B95 GIWJ, GWCB, GYFM bird dog
Beechcraft King Air 3 65-A90 FCGE, FCGH, FCGI
Canadair CL-215 6 CL215 1A10 FAYN, GBPD, GBYU, GCSX, GDHN, GDKW waterbombers
Consolidated Vultee (Canso) 2 PBY-5A FNJE, FPQM waterbombers
Consolidated Vultee (Convair) 1 240-27 GTFC
Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando 3 C46A-45CU, C46D, C46F FAVO, GTPO, GTXW Cargo
Douglas C-54 Skymaster 14 C54A-DC, C54D-DC, C54E-DC, C54G-DC FBAA, FBAJ, FBAK, FBAM, FBAP, FIQM, GBAJ, GBNV, GBPA, GBSK, GCTF, GPSH, GQIC, GXKN Cargo, waterbombers
Douglas C-47 Skytrain 2 C-47A FCUE, FROD Passenger/cargo/combi. Wheels and wheel skis
Douglas DC-3 9 DC3C, DC3C-S1C3G FDTB, FDTH, FFAY, FFTR, FLFR, GJKM, GPNR, GWIR, GWZS Passenger/cargo/combi. Wheels and wheel skis
Fleet Canuck 1 80 FDQJ Buffalo School of Aviation, aircraft is hanging from ceiling in Yellowknife hangar
Lockheed L-188 Electra 3 188A, 188C FIJX, GLBA, FBAQ Cargo
Noorduyn Norseman 1 MK. V FSAN
Robinson R22 1 R22 Beta FNEO Buffalo School of Aviation, helicopter

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