"The question was asked to me: 'If we lift the suspension today, what will the operation look like tomorrow?'" he said. (Handout/The Canadian Press)Buffalo presented a set of corrective actions, including a third-party "gatekeeper" who would oversee the company's flight operations, that Taboada believed would address the issues that led to Buffalo's suspension. Joe is not part of Buffalo's management team, but a consultant said that Transport Canada has indicated that Joe's willingness to circumvent rules to help Northern communities is an issue.
11 meeting with Transport Canada.īuffalo Airways general manager Mikey McBryan (right), and his dad (Buffalo) Joe McBryan, who is the president and captain, are shown in a handout photo. "One of the problems Buffalo Airways has is when a Northern community calls with an emergency and needs an extra piece of something on a plane for whatever reason, Joe never says no," he said. "They load it on, and so they'd be overweight.Īccording to Taboada, pressure for McBryan to step down were both subtle and not-so-subtle. McBryan is also well-known as a man who gets things done, a reputation that Taboada said may be hurting him. Even though he's technically not one of the executives in the company, if he walks through a hangar and tells somebody 'I think you should do this,' they're pretty much going to do it." "You have a man who owns the company, a man with a powerful personality," Tabaoda said. McBryan is not part of Buffalo's management team, but is heavily involved in day-to-day operations with the airline. McBryan's letter was included in Buffalo's most recent submission to Transport Canada, but Taboada said the company received word Wednesday that it's still not satisfied. Sol Taboada, the firm's owner, told CBC that having McBryan, known fondly across the North as "Buffalo Joe," step away was "an extreme step" in response to pressure from Transport Canada. To review and revamp its safety standards, the company hired DTI Training, a consulting firm that has worked with NASA and helped write Transport Canada's quality control procedures over a decade ago. Some supportive, some relieved at Buffalo Airways shutdown.Buffalo Airways, of TV's Ice Pilots NWT, has licence suspended.On November 30, Transport Canada grounded the operations of the popular northern airline, citing a "poor safety record." The airline had continued to use charters to serve clients, but announced Thursday it's postponing passenger flights on its principal passenger route, between Yellowknife and Hay River, N.W.T. Joe McBryan, owner and president of Buffalo Airways and star of Ice Pilots NWT, has signed a letter agreeing to step away from the day-to-day operations of the airline, according to a consultant working to help the beleaguered company have its suspended air operator certificate reinstated.
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