Aspiring young pilots come to Buffalo Airways for a coveted chance to fly an extraordinary fleet of vintage aircraft from another era. These DC-3s, DC-4s and C-46s are the same planes that once flew the Berlin Airlift and ferried wartime supplies over the Himalayas—big old piston-pounders rugged enough for punishing conditions in the unforgiving Canadian North. They face challenges here unlike any on Earth: bone-chilling temperatures in fierce weather, tricky landings on unlighted airstrips and equally daunting—the never-ending battle to keep on the good side of cranky owner “Buffalo Joe” McBryan. As the threat of a modern world encroaches on the unorthodox airline, Buffalo faces its biggest challenges yet. New planes, new management, new obstacles. As sweeping changes storm the hangar, some favorite faces will abandon ship, and a batch of eager newcomers struggle to fit in and stay the course.