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Rookie waterbomber pilot Scott gets his first taste of action when Buffalo responds to an emergency callout to fight fires in Alberta. Mikey and Rod think they hit the jackpot when they buy a million dollar firefighting plane on eBay at a bargain price. Joe marks his 50 years of flying by returning to the place he grew up in his historic Norseman. And Arnie shows up in Yellowknife to cheer on daughter Caitlin in a cancer fundraiser.

Mechanic Jimmy is sent to a northern mining camp to create an ice landing strip on a remote lake where AJ will have to land a DC-3 and the much bigger C-46. New co-pilot Tyler faces the ultimate test - flying the sked with Joe. And Mikey turns the Buffalo hangar into a playhouse for his niece's first birthday.

Duane's choice to leave the Electra crew unsupervised, threatens the completion of a major contract, and could cost him his job. Young DC-3 co-pilot Graeme's chance to move up to a bigger plane is ruined when he falls out of favor with Joe.

Trying to make his mark at Buffalo, Duane lands two more Electra contracts. But his over-ambitions result in a clash with the crew and with Joe, and a race against the clock to meet a deadline. Rookie DC-3 co-pilot Tyler discovers that landing the big plane takes practice.

Tension rises when Joe discovers Gord has accepted a job with a rival airline after completing expensive training on one of the Buffalo planes. Larry, a rookie rampie, makes a near fatal error while training on the C-46. A desperate search is launched for elusive C-46 parts.

Young pilots AJ and Andrew get the opportunity of a lifetime to fly the magnificent DC-3 specially equipped with skis to land on frozen strips. Meanwhile, tension mounts as Buffalo's contract for the Mackenzie Valley food mail service is up for renewal, and Rod balances tricky personnel issues with preparing for the birth of his first child.

Crusty mechanic Chuck leads the scramble to ready the Electra for a disaster relief mission in Haiti, but fate's curveball sends them to the High Arctic instead. As Buffalo's current crop of rampies struggles to get ahead, former flight attendant Audrey returns to shake up the roster.

A vital ferry link is down, so Buffalo mounts an all-out campaign to airlift 100,000lbs of essential goods across the Mackenzie River. As Devan and Scott shuttle goods nonstop, things really pile up for Jynelle in cargo. Meanwhile, Justin helps an RCMP corporal move to a new community, and expectant parents Rod and Sasha McBryan get the first glimpse of their baby via 3D ultrasound.

Mikey heads to Venezuela in search of a rare CL-215 waterbomber. Cargo Manager Kelly's stress levels skyrocket when she returns from her Mexican vacation in even worse health than when she left. And new pilots Andrew and Graeme must fly with irascible Buffalo boss Joe McBryan.

The curse of -40 hits Buffalo pilots Devan and Scott on a food mail flight up the Mackenzie Valley when a mysterious rise in oil pressure threatens to destroy one of the C-46's engines. Rookie pilots Andrew and Graeme face the test they've been working toward for years - getting "checked out" as DC-3 co-pilots. And when Jynelle gets pulled back into running Buffalo's cargo operations during her school exams, it's a recipe for a meltdown.

When a deadly fire destroys a northern outpost a week before Christmas, Buffalo sacrifices everything to come to the rescue. Cargo Manager Kelly receives a shocking diagnosis that renews her fight to quit smoking. And new father AJ balances a captain's life with new responsibilities.

As Joe fights a Transport Canada claim against the airline, star pilot Justin must ship an 8,000lb generator to a remote town. But a controversial decision results in the DC-4 becoming stranded and frozen solid on a High Arctic airstrip.