Buffalo Airways

Buffalo Airways

Buffalo Airways has been operating in Northern Canada since 1970. Quite large for a privately owned airline and definitely not your typical outfit, Buffalo is a mishmash of antiquated aircraft of all types operating a scheduled passenger service, charter and contract flights for passengers and cargo, as well as a freight division with uses a combination of trucking/air freight to move goods to remote locations all over the north. Buffalo also fulfills firefighting contracts using the Canadair CL-215 and can perform aerial application requirements with its Douglas DC-4.

Also integral to the company is its large Transport Canada certified AMO (Air Maintenance Organization) division required to service the company's aging aircraft. The AMO is a large part of the "Buffalo School of Aviation" which offers an aircraft maintenance engineer course as well as other programs including flight attendant training. The main storage and maintenance facility is located at the Red Deer (Alberta) Regional Airport (CYQF). Buffalo's main base is at Yellowknife Airport (CYZF) with a secondary base at Hay River/Merlyn Carter Airport (CYHY) in northern Alberta.

Buffalo Airways is most famous for the reality TV documentary series on History Television that follows the day-to-day workings of the airline. Premiering on 18 November 2009, "Ice Pilots" is now in fourth season and proving to be a lucrative addition to the business. The company sells products including t-shirts, hoodies, and hats from its new website called BufffaloAirWear.com.

Buffalo Airways website: http://buffaloairways.com/

Richards, Harley (2010, June) Airport Gets Shot of Reality. Red Deer Advocate. Retrieved from http://www.reddeeradvocate.com/s?action=login&f=y&mpStartDate=12-06-2010&period=W

Prophead Productions Limited, 2012. History Television TV Series Website. Retrieved from http://www.icepilots.com/show.php

Canadian Civil Aircraft Register search, using "Buffalo Airways" as the search parameter under "Owner Name". Search conducted 2012-01-13

Aircraft currently in Buffalo's fleet include:

Aeronca Champion 1

Lockheed L-188 Electra 4

Douglas DC-4 13

Douglas DC-3 10

Douglas C-47 Skytrain 2

Curtiss-Wright C-46 Commando 3

Canadair CL-215 8

Consolidated Vultee (Canso) 1

Consolidated Vultee (Convair) 1

Beechcraft