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.
Rod Slater må bekæmpe et forbryderisk syndikat. En gruppe af pengegriske forretningsfolk planlægger at oversvømme en gigantisk guldmine for derved at øge det i forvejen bekostelige minerals værdi på verdensmarkedet. Slater får nys om planerne og indser de katastrofale følger, som operationen vil få, og snart befinder han sig i et kapløb med tiden for at stoppe det kyniske forbrydersyndikat og dets bagmænd.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
In the near future, human inhabitants would have been crowded and congested. It was an urgency to stride out to the universe and find a new home. When everything was under progress in an orderly way, dramatic geological transformations erupted over the courses of decades. Humanity was demolished by this disaster and hardly left anything. Until the nature gradually restored calm, people struggled to their feet from ruins and abysses, stepping again onto this familiar but strange earth. But for us people, dominating everything has been rooted into our blood. Are we still masters of this new world?
Allison and Will set out on a mission to discover the fabled "peace treasure" in a continent wrought with long-standing conflict between two kingdoms. Their belief and aspirations are carried on by their daughter, Lillia, who strives to bring the warring nations together as a united land. This animated show motivates young viewers to dream of a world that is rid of hostility and disputes brought on by differences in nationality or ideology.
The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron.
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!
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?
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.
NASA Apollo astronaut Neil Armstrong adds to his long list of space flight & aviation accomplishments as he takes the controls of a variety of flying machines. Each episode blends historic footage, interviews, and flying. Armstrong takes you on an exhilarating adventure through time.
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.
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'.
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 Boeing Company develops their most technically advanced aircraft: the 777. From corporate conference rooms to factory floors, its extensive testing and first commercial flight, more than 10,000 people were involved in the creation of the new plane, assembled with parts from all over the world.
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 warplane has evolved over nearly a century to become what it is today, in 2004. This series is the story of how, through life-and-death necessity, invention, ingenuity and sheer hard work that warplane technology evolved. The Warplane series is not a history of every military plane but rather a look at the major stepping stones that advanced military aviation.
It follows the story of Pin Xiang, a high school senior with a hidden talent who discovers a passion for soccer and strives to become an amazing soccer player.
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."
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.
Concorde is a two-part documentary telling the story of the supersonic passenger jet.
