I 2009 redder den erfarne pilot Chelsey 'Sully' Sullenberger 155 menneskeliv, da han nødlander et passagerfly i Hudsonfloden i New Jersey. Efter heltedåden følger imidlertid en undersøgelse af, hvorvidt nødlandingen var berettiget, eller om flyet kunne være nået tilbage til lufthavnen i New York. Medieopmærksomheden og de kritiske røster lægger stort pres på Sully og hans familie: Er han en helt eller ej?
Da Howard Hughes overtog sin afdøde fars firma stod det ikke skrevet i stjernerne at han skulle blive milliardær. Men Hughes demonstrerer et exceptionelt forretningstalent - først som producer i Hollywood og senere som inden for en lang række andre brancher. På trods af op- og nedture bliver Hughes på toppen som en af verdens mest succesrige forretningsmænd.
Charlton Heston er i cockpittet i denne utrolige opfølger til Airport. Han skal med livet som indsats forsøge at redde flyet og dets passagerer efter en kollision med et privatfly. Myrna Loy, Helen Reddy, Linda Blair, Dana Andrews, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Gloria Swanson, Sid Caesar og George Kennedy fra den oprindelige Airport er også ombord i denne højtflyvende thriller.
I 1910 udlover aviskongen Lord Rawnsley 10.000 pund til den, der først kan flyve over den engelske kanal. det får en masse eventyrere, slyngler og mænd af mere eller mindre rette støbning til at kappes om den store præmiesum og så selvfølgelig den ære, der naturligt følger med.
Den tretten år gamle Amy mister sin mor ved en bilulykke. Sammen med sin far flytter hun nu til en gård i Ontario, i Canada, og livet der bliver noget anderledes og vanskeligt.
Den biografiske film Amelia handler om piloten Amelia Earhart, der forsvandt sporløst over Stillehavet i 1937. Hilary Swank har titelrollen som den legendariske pilot, og filmen følger Amelia Earharts vej til berømmelse, hendes ægteskab med George Putnam (Richard Gere) og hendes lidenskabelige affære med Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor), faderen til den berømte forfatter Gore Vidal. Desuden medvirker Virginia Madsen og Christopher Eccleston.
Mike Regan har det hele: en succesfuld virksomhed, en smuk familie og et topmoderne hjem. Da computeren crasher under en stor præsentation, fikser IT-konsulenten Ed problemet. Mike beder ham efterfølgende om IT-hjælp hjemme i boligen - med skæbnesvangre konsekvenser. Da Mike's familie bliver truet på livet, må han sætte sin lid til Henrik, en gammel bekendt.
Baron Manfred von Richthofen er den mest frygtede og hædrede pilot i det tyske luftvåben under Første Verdenskrig. Piloterne ser kampene i luften som en atletisk udfordring i teknisk kunnen og ærværdigt skuespil mere end egentlig krig og tabte menneskeliv. Baronens forelskelse i sygeplejersken Kate åbner dog hans øjne for det faktum, at piloterne udelukkende benyttes til propaganda, og han fanges mellem sin foragt for krigen og sin ansvarsfølelse over for eskadrillen.
Året er 1943, og tyskerne er ved at vinde Anden Verdenskrig, mens amerikanerne lider store tab både på landjorden og i luften. Fire nyrekrutterede piloter nærer et fælles ønske om at tjene deres land i en tid, hvor sorte piloter ikke er velkomne i flyvevåbnet. Efter at have klaret sig igennem den barske træning skal mændene, der har tilnavnet “The Tuskegee Airmen”, ud på deres livs mest risikable mission og bevise over for Amerika, at mod ikke har noget med hudfarve at gøre. Hvis missionen lykkes, vil de vinde respekt, redde liv og medvirke til at vinde en frygtelig krig. Hvis den mislykkes, vil deres – og mange andres – håb og drømme blive knust.
The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron.
It is about young people who dream of taking flight in the blue skies and the tests that they encounter when in comes to friendship, romance and career. Xiao Mo is a talented pilot who experiences a blow to his career when a person dies on his watch because of an accident. The person is the mother of Xia Yu who is the successor of an aviation empire. Even though subsequent investigations cleared Xiao Mo of any fault, he resigns from his job due to guilt and chooses to become a mechanic instead. Two years later, Xiao Mo returns to flying and also encounters Xia Yu who's studying to become a pilot as well. The two men find themselves falling for the same woman. To complicate matters, details from two years ago resurface causing the people to suspect Xiao Mo once agai
Gu Nanting, the vice minister of passenger flight department of Lu Airlines, is a strict and self-disciplined man, who is known as a mean boss and a devil instructor. The female cargo pilot, Cheng Xiao, is brave and unrestrained. She was about to be promoted to captain when she got transferred to the passenger department due to the company's restructuring. Gu Nanting becomes Cheng Xiao's direct supervisor and mentor, and the two are at odds with each other. Gu Nanting, who has always pursued stability and order, is disrupted time and again by Cheng Xiao, who does not follow the usual rules. The two pilots and their mentor, who have always pursued stability and order, are disrupted time and again by the unorthodox Cheng Xiao. How can they deal with this situation?
When the Pillars suddenly appear on Earth, threatening all life, it's only the act of the god Odin that offers humanity salvation. Providing a means of fighting back, he gives Earth the Valkyries, young female pilots with supernatural powers and spirit fighter planes. These skilled troublemakers, all young, risk their lives in a long-running war—but the final battle is fast approaching!
In order to uncover the "end of the sky," as spoken of in ancient mythology, Kal-el Albus is sent to Isla, an island in the sky. There he attends Cadoques High's Aerial Division, where he enjoys a carefree life with his schoolmates. That is...until a surprise attack by the air tribe drags Isla into a bloody war.
Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet is a United Kingdom-produced computer-generated imagery action-adventure TV series which debuted in February 2005 as part of the Ministry of Mayhem on ITV. Created by Gerry Anderson, it is a Hypermarionation reboot of the classic 1967 Supermarionation series, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson.
The story of the people building the AVRO Arrow, an advanced jet fighter-interceptor designed to defend Canada's vast territory during the Cold War. Though the jet was an engineering marvel, cost over-runs, U.S. government pressure from the military industrial complex, and the election of the Progressive Conservative Diefenbaker government, stopped the jet just as it was getting off the ground.
The Aviators is an award-winning weekly documentary-lifestyle-science TV series featuring interesting people, the latest aircraft, current technology and fly-in destinations. The show's site describes subject matter as follows: "We will take you behind the scenes to show you how airline pilots train, how planes are built, and how ATC works. We will profile aviation businesses and showcase aviation products. We will provide safety tips for private and recreational pilots and career tips for professional pilots." The Aviators premiered on the Global Television Network on Saturday, September 4, 2010. It could also be seen on CHEK-TV in Canada and is distributed to all 356 Public Broadcasting Stations in the United States for broadcast in numerous markets starting in September 2010. On September 1, 2010 the producers announced that a deal had been signed with Discovery Channel Asia that saw the series broadcast overseas in the spring of 2011. In the first six months after its premiere, the show aired almost 8,000 times across North America - an average of over 40 times a day. The Aviators launched on Hulu in February 2011 and was viewed over 32,000 times in just two weeks. In March 2011 producers announced some changes for season two including the addition of country music singer George Canyon to the cast as a guest host for the season. The current season's premiere date is September 16, 2013. Production for a fifth season has begun, and is planned to air in North America in September 2014.
As 40 Spitfires and Hurricanes assemble for a unique flypast marking the 75th anniversary of Battle of Britain Day, two special programmes commemorate the heroes Churchill famously called 'The Few'.
From the first men in their flying machines to World War One, from the first Atlantic crossing to the supersonic era, this is the story of the most daredevil challenges the world has ever known, braved by the men and women who wrote the history of human flight.
Inoue Momoko admires her late father, who was a pilot. She begins work as a co-pilot at a low-cost airline. Under Captain Shinkai Kohei’s instructions, who knew her father, Inoue Momoko works hard to become a captain and her boyfriend Umino Daisuke supports her dream too. One day, Inoue Momoko has a problem with a passenger complaining about the limit for carry-on baggage. At that time, Katsuki Tetsuya looks at the situation.
Over Here is a 2-part television miniseries made in 1996 by the BBC chronicling the lives of US Army Air Corps B-17 Flying Fortress bomber crews on a Royal Air Force Spitfire base during World War II. Conflict arose when American soldiers must share their barracks. Samuel West starred as the RAF pilot Archie Bunting. Martin Clunes starred as Group Captain Barker; a man with an inability to say the word "Luftwaffe".
Ride along with the NTSB and its inter-agency partners as they work together towards determining the probable cause of aircraft accidents. These NTSB investigations provide a window into the integral role of air travel in Alaskan life, while raising awareness that might prevent future accidents.
This new series features the fascinating stories of three of the most important commercial aircraft ever to take to the skies.
Examining the construction of the massive jet and the engineering and logistical challenges faced by its builders.
AFP: American Fighter Pilot is a reality series broadcast briefly on CBS in 2002. It followed three Air Force officers as they trained to become pilots of F-15 fighter jets at Tyndall Air Force Base outside of Panama City, Florida. The series included footage of their experiences in the air, as well as interactions with their families and instructors. Directors Tony Scott and Ridley Scott were co-executive producers. Unsuccessful in the ratings, the series was cancelled after two episodes.
EMMY-nominated PBS documentary covering the history of American aviation, from the Wright Brothers to the very frontiers of space.
In 1903, not only did the Wright brothers ’plane soar, but a young man named William Boeing stepped out of the Yale University gates. 13 years later, using wood, canvas and wire, the first "Boeing model", the B&W, was born. Boeing has since grown into a huge company and developed countless models, including the 1957-92 passenger jet, the 707. Later, we learn about the Constellation designed by Lockheed in the early 1940s. The fuselage of the machine evokes the graceful form of a dolphin, no wonder that with its beauty it also won the title of "Queen of Heaven". The C-69 was the first model to cross non-stop America, covering the Los Angeles-Washington DC distance in record time of 7 hours and 3 minutes. Connies were used for both military and civilian purposes until the early 1960s. This and many more stories are recounted here in Great Planes.
The Australian International Airshow, also called the Avalon Airshow, is a large air show held biennially at Avalon Airport, between Melbourne and Geelong in Victoria. The event has a strong focus on military aviation, featuring aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force, United States Navy and the United States Air Force. Representatives from other air arms have also appeared at the airshow on many occasions, including aircraft from the Royal Air Force, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Republic of Singapore Air Force and many others. It has been said by air show organisers to be the largest air show in the southern hemisphere.
Terror of the World: The story of a deadly war that intertwines Germany, Poland, Japan, Italy and Spain, and the remorseless development of weapons and bombers.
