Buffalo Airways Cargo Barges Ahead

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Vol. 23 No. 40		Wednesday October 2, 2024

Buffalo Airways Cargo Barges Ahead

     What do you do when the water is low and barge shipments are curtailed?
     Many folks that live in the northwestern area of Canada, way up where smallest native settlements are cut off from any other way to get supplies for many months of the year, can discover that resourceful Buffalo Airways now operates its B737 freighter into the region, that currently is in a logistics pinch.
     Buffalo, to the rescue, is offering the supplyline an option for year-round shipments, big and small.
     This summer, as example, Buffalo Airways launched a "Sahtu Air Barge" to keep the northern supply lines open.
     The Sahtu Region is an administrative area in Canada's Northwest Territories made up of the communities of Colville Lake, Deline, Fort Good Hope, Norman Wells & Tulita.
     The communities in the Sahtu usually can rely on barge shipments to bring cargo and fuel during the summer months, but low water levels on the Mackenzie River have had ongoing negative impact on barge traffic.
     Utilizing a full and well-maintained fleet of DC3s C46s and Lockheed 188s (Electra) to carry freight, the “Ice Pilots” of The Weather Channel TV fame answer the call.
     One of Buffalo’s C46s by the way was once operated by mighty Lufthansa Cargo.
     But it is not only nostalgia and heft at work here, it is also heart.
     These airplanes and their crews and the McBryan Family that guides their missions have both lengthened and broadened the fleet with an all-cargo B737F.
     As everyone in this game knows, and most understand, filling up the beast is the all-cargo burden, and the-around-the-clock objective of sales and marketing.
     And in that department Buffalo actually has someone who is both clever and always caring with an unfailing sense of place and customer service, named Mikey McBryan.
     “While our Air Barge program understandably cannot solve all the challenges shippers are faced with, Buffalo is dedicated to provide the most cost-effective alternative to barge freight, for those that can't wait until this winter’s ice trucker road season to move their cargo," Mikey Mc Bryan said.
     “Buffalo Airways continues offering 60 cents per pound for general cargo with a minimum shipment of 2,000 pounds from Yellowknife to Norman Wells.
     “From Norman Wells to Deline and Tulita, the rate is 50 cents a pound and 75 cents a pound for flights from Norman Wells to Colville Lake and Fort Good Hope.
     “Buffalo Airways B737F freighter from Yellowknife to Norman Wells,” Mikey noted, “delivers a solid capacity of 21 tons a flight per flight.
     “Call us, we are here to help,” Mikey smiled.
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