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Country of origin
  
Canada

Final episode date
  
17 December 2014

Genre
  
Reality television

7.6/10
IMDb

Created by
  
David Gullason

First episode date
  
18 November 2009

Narrated by
  
Michael Daingerfield

Theme songs
  
Fly Away, Airplanes

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Written by
  
Todd SerotiukMark Fuller

Directed by
  
Lionel GoddardBrad QuenvilleJohn Driftmier

Starring
  
Chuck AdamsJeff SchroederSean BarryScott BlueDevan BrooksGord CoolingCorey DoddJynelle GlennDuane HicksJoe McBryanMikey McBryanJustin SimleArnie SchrederKelly JurasevichAJ DecosteJeremy DowAudrey MarchandWilf DarrRay Weber

Opening theme
  
"Fly Away" - Lenny KravitzEuropean Theme = "Airplanes" - David Usher

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Ice Road Truckers, Flying Wild Alaska, Arctic Air, Dangerous Flights, Alaska Wing Men

Profiles

Ice pilots nwt series trailer


Ice Pilots NWT (known in the UK and the US as Ice Pilots) was a reality television series broadcast on History Canada that portrayed Buffalo Airways, an airline based in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. Buffalo mainly flies WWII-era propeller planes year-round in the Canadian North. The show ran from November 18, 2009 to December 17, 2014, comprising 6 seasons.

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History

It premiered on November 18, 2009. The show was renewed for a second season with filming completed on August 2, 2010. The season premiere was aired on History Television January 12, 2011. Season 3 was greenlit on August 18, 2010 and began airing on October 12, 2011. In the UK, series 2 was shown on Quest commencing May 2011. The episodes in season 4 have been shown on the Discovery Channel in the UK. Season 1 of Ice Pilots began airing on the National Geographic Channel in the US on April 22, 2011. Both Season 1 and 2 have aired in Australia on National Geographic Channel and National Geographic Channel HD and currently air on the digital channel 7 Mate.

On February 2, 2012 The Weather Channel announced that it was adding Ice Pilots to its primetime lineup. On March 5, 2012 the show started airing on The Weather Channel, starting with seasons 1 and 2.

The National Geographic Channel no longer airs the show regularly, though it does occasionally broadcast episodes.

Ice Pilots NWT has been recognized with two Gemini Awards in 2011 for Best Original Music for a Lifestyle/Practical Information or Reality Program or Series and Best Photography in an Information Program or Series.

On July 27, 2012, Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of Iron Maiden, flew up from Edmonton to Yellowknife with Buffalo Airways. On July 28, Dickinson, who holds an airline transport pilot's license, flew a Douglas DC3 to Yellowknife and spent a day being filmed as a guest star for a season four episode.

On September 24, 2013, the Ice Pilots NWT Facebook page aired the first season 5 trailer, as well as the season 5 premiere date of October 23, 2013.

On January 15, 2014 the season 6 production was announced. Promos for season six state it will be the final season; it premiered on October 29, 2014. The final episode aired on December 17, 2014. The final episode covered a parachute jump over D-Day remembrance period of June 2014.

Cast

The cast/crew of Ice Pilots consists of the following people:

Episode listing

Seasons 1 through 5 each have 13 episodes. Season 6 only has 8 episodes. It was explained that season 6 has less episodes than other seasons because the filming decision for a season 6 was made later than the others, leading to less footage and materials being available.

Accolades

Ice Pilots NWT won several Leo Awards, Gemini Awards, and was nominated for the Canadian Screen Awards.

References

Ice Pilots NWT Wikipedia


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