Prime mover · jet freight

Boeing 737-300SF

C-FBAE brings jet freight capacity to the fleet — the newest chapter in a fleet that spans nine decades of aviation.

Ask About This Aircraft

The 737-300SF is the largest aircraft in the cargo operation — a converted freighter that extends Buffalo’s reach and lift beyond what the piston fleet can carry, while the DC-3s and C-46s keep doing what they do best on the short strips.

Since 2025 it flies alongside a second jet — gravel-kitted 737-200 freighter C-GTVO, the black-tailed machine.

The main-deck door swallows outsize freight the North actually orders — including brand-new vehicles straight from Ford and GM, flown to communities no road reaches.

Registry

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Specifications

RoleJet freighter — the prime mover
Type737-300SF (converted freighter)
Max payloadUp to 42,900 lbs
Main-deck cargo door141.5 × 86.5 in
Pallet positions8 full + 1 part
Max take-off weight139,500 lbs

On the ramp and in the air

In Pictures

  • C-FBAE loading under the northern lights at Yellowknife, main deck cargo door open
  • Both 737s tail to tail on the winter ramp at sunset, with a DC-3 and an Electra alongside
  • C-FBAE taxiing at Edmonton on its first Buffalo test flight, September 2023
  • Forklift unloading C-FBAE through the main deck cargo door on a snowy northern ramp
  • C-FBAE seen through the Yellowknife hangar doors, a Fireboss tail beyond
  • C-FBAE parked at Jönköping, Sweden, with a four-ship fighter formation overhead