Ford Maverick has to be stuffed inside a Boeing 737 because the yearly boat to customer living in remote Canada village is too late

Getting a new car like a Ford Maverick delivered to your doorstep is usually pretty straightforward, but that is not the case for people living in some of Canada’s most remote communities, and so a Boeing 737 was required.

The brand-new Maverick needed an unusual delivery method after the annual ship carrying vehicles to the Arctic was missed.

With no easy road route available, an airline decided to see if it could squeeze the pickup into a Boeing 737-200.

And, as it turns out, the unusual plan actually worked.

This Ford Maverick needed an unusual delivery method

For most car buyers, getting a new vehicle home involves a dealership and a driving license, but reaching remote communities in Canada’s Arctic requires a little more creativity – and a Boeing 737-200 airplane.

The Ford Maverick was being prepared for delivery from Aurora Ford in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, to Cambridge Bay, a community in Nunavut.

The problem is that some Arctic communities rely on a ship that brings in vehicles just once a year.

Miss that window, and customers have to find another way to get their new wheels home.

Buffalo Airways decided to see if one of its Boeing 737-200 aircraft could do the job.

Explaining the unusual mission, Mikey McBryan, the General Manager of Buffalo Airways said: “It’s because only once a year do Arctic communities get a ship that can bring in vehicles. So if you miss the ship, you’ve got to fly.”

The airline had already been transporting Ford Bronco Sports, but the Maverick was a new challenge.

Squeezing a pickup truck into a Boeing 737

Getting a pickup truck inside a Boeing 737-200 is not exactly an everyday task, and the team needed to establish whether the Maverick would fit.

The airline operates flights to Cambridge Bay twice a week, but its potential delivery network stretches much further across northern Canada.

As Mikey explained: “Anywhere you can land the 737-200, which is most of the Continent region, up the Mackenzie Valley, other parts of Nunavut, we can get it there for you.”

The team set about checking whether the compact pickup could fit inside the aircraft, with the vehicle’s dimensions presenting a practical challenge.

Fortunately, the experiment was a success.

“Does it fit? Yeah, it fits,” the representative confirmed, before adding: “I think everybody in the North needs a Maverick.”

With the truck successfully loaded, Buffalo Airways could potentially offer the service to more customers who would otherwise have to wait for the next annual ship.

A new way to deliver vehicles to remote communities

The successful test could open up another option for people who need a new vehicle in Canada’s most isolated locations.

Rather than waiting months for another boat, customers could arrange for their pickup to be flown into a community with a suitable runway.

The airline also invited interested buyers to get in touch with Aurora Ford to arrange a delivery.

For drivers in remote northern communities, that could make getting a new vehicle a whole lot easier.

While most people would never imagine seeing a Ford Maverick being loaded into a Boeing 737, the unusual pairing shows just how far companies will go to have happy customers.