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Triumph in the Skies (2003)
Triumph in the Skies is about the daily lives of the staff, working under Solar Airways (a fictional airline based on Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific). It has been compared to the now-cancelled NBC series LAX. It sparked an interest in aviation when first aired amongst Hong Kong viewers, as well as an interest in a small doll named "Triangel" featured early on in the series.
Writing:
- Tommy Leung Ga-Shu
Release Date:
Mon, Oct 27, 2003
Country: HK
Language: Cn
Runtime:
Country: HK
Language: Cn
Runtime:
Season 2:
KO CHI-WANG, ROY, now a First Officer, has joined Skylette Airlines and is partnering his bosom buddy TONG YIK-FUNG, ISSAC for a long-haul flight to London. ROY runs into his one-time colleague CHING YAT-TUNG,TONY in his new company, who then introduces him to MATTHEW, another captain serving at Skylette. While chit-chatting with his workmates, ROY learns that it is Captain KOO HA-YEUNG, JAYDEN, more commonly known as COOL MORT, whom he will be working along with on the forthcoming flight. ROY tries to phone JAYDEN who fails to arrive for duty on time, which offends the captain and subsequently causes himself much trouble at work. Before the aircraft takes off, Flight Purser LING CHEUK-CHI, COCO discovers the fashion model KATE and the business tycoon LI in the business-class cabin. Having peeked at the note that JAYDEN left for KATE earlier, COCO comes to realize that KATE has become JAYDEN’s newest target……
After ZOE’s birthday party, SAM and ISSAC go to have a pint at a pub, during which they share about how they are getting on in recent years. Having heard what SAM says about his life in London, ISSAC hints that it is time for him to come back. SAM returns home and goes through the old photos of himself as a pilot. While thinking of his wife ZOE in her dying days, he hears somebody sneaking around the house all of a sudden. Quickly he runs out to have a look, and is shocked to see HOLIDAY who has nipped back home to get her stuff. HOLIDAY is so broke that she has to sell her ex-boyfriend’s leather jacket in exchange for money. Coincidentally, the leather jacket is bought by JAYDEN who has only just arrived in Paris. In the middle of the flight, COCO reveals to JAYDEN that KATE is flying on the same plane with them. KATE asks to have a word with JAYDEN, but is rejected……
JAYDEN catches Editor PANSY taking surreptitious photos of him, and the girl wishes him good luck in his forthcoming aerobatic performance with Airbus A330 over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor. The event is of great concern to KING KA-CHUN,ADRIAN, General Manager of Skylette Airlines, as he is trying to establish JAYDEN as the star pilot of the corporation. CHUN reveals to TUNG that he is also planning on inviting SAM, the first Chinese captain in history, to join Skylette. ISSAC would like to take part in JAYDEN’s aerobatic performance as his assistant, so JAYDEN decides to let him have a simulated test. COCO asks PUI and ROY why they have to compete with ISSAC. ROY, on the other hand, is also clueless why COCO is so eager to stand up for ISSAC while showing no regard at all for PUI’s feelings. ISSAC is in a bad mood and decides to give SAM a call to share his thoughts……
JAYDEN catches Editor PANSY taking surreptitious photos of him, and the girl wishes him good luck in his forthcoming aerobatic performance with Airbus A330 over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor. The event is of great concern to KING KA-CHUN,ADRIAN, General Manager of Skylette Airlines, as he is trying to establish JAYDEN as the star pilot of the corporation. CHUN reveals to TUNG that he is also planning on inviting SAM, the first Chinese captain in history, to join Skylette. ISSAC would like to take part in JAYDEN’s aerobatic performance as his assistant, so JAYDEN decides to let him have a simulated test. COCO asks PUI and ROY why they have to compete with ISSAC. ROY, on the other hand, is also clueless why COCO is so eager to stand up for ISSAC while showing no regard at all for PUI’s feelings. ISSAC is in a bad mood and decides to give SAM a call to share his thoughts……
Aircraft Maintenance Technician KOO HA-SUN, SUMMER, who bears an uncanny resemblance to SAM’s late wife ZOE, is well respected and trusted by her colleagues. JAYDEN learns from his colleagues that SUMMER is already back to Skylette, so he goes to the maintenance hangar and waits for her return. SUMMER, however, remains incredibly indifferent to JADYEN all through their conversation. ISSAC comes to realize that SUMMER and ZOE are two different people, and that there must be a close bond between SUMMER and JAYDEN. Later he reveals to SAM how he met SUMMER and how he mistook her for ZOE. On SAM’s first day of service with Skylette, JAYDEN means to adjust his work schedule so that he can take the same flight as SAM. JAYDEN expresses doubts about SAM and his decisions throughout the flight. Hoping to see SUMMER more often, JAYDEN seeks to move into her residence by making use of his relations with the various flight attendants……
JAYDEN gets tricked and is subsequently arrested by the police. SUMMER goes to the police station to bail him out, but they have a terrible quarrel shortly afterwards. Getting so depressed about his relationship with SUMMER, JADYEN goes for a walk at the pier, where he runs into PANSY and soon starts flirting with her. ISSAC tries every possible means to prevent SAM from meeting SUMMER. SAM would like to recruit some new blood with a passion for aviation and train them to become pilots. His idea is well supported by TONY, ADRIAN and the chief executive of a sponsoring company Mr HEUNG. SAM decides to name the recruitment scheme “Pre-Pilot Project”, abbreviated as “PPP”. Due to some misunderstanding, Mr HEUNG decides to withdraw his sponsorship for PPP……
After moving in with SAM, HOLIDAY seeks every possible chance to sneak into his room and steal his aviation-related books. JAYDEN needs ISSAC to take on duties of a captain on his behalf and communicate with SUMMER. Through this experience, ISSAC comes to discover how smart and independent SUMMER is in her professional capacity. ISSAC speaks highly of SUMMER in front of JAYDEN, which gives JAYDEN a great thrill. JADYEN gives ISSAC some advice, so that he can get better prepared for the upcoming assessment test. ROY flies to Taiwan again, where he runs into TONY and HEATHER. HEATHER happens to discover that ROY has been going out with two girls at a time. HOLIDAY finds SAM’s wedding photo in his bedroom. It is not until then that she comes to realize that ZOE was actually SAM’s late wife. HOLIDAY remembers how she met ZOE two years ago and how she was helped by ZOE……
ISSAC and COCO believe that HOLIDAY is in love with SAM but HOLIDAY makes it very clear that she will arrange for SAM to attend matchmaking events. Maintenance Technician TEDDY, nicknamed B, is a bit of a smart alec and has injured himself while trying to help his teammate. Desperate to settle the medical bills for her teammate, SUMMER asks to have dinner with Mentor CHIU. CHIU, however, is so jealous of SUMMER that he has turned her down at once. Luckily ISSAC is willing to come forward and tries to intercede for her with CHIU. HOLIDAY has arranged a blind date for SAM and is going to keep him company all through the date, but…. SAM is shocked to see HOLIDAY’s application in the PPP meeting, and asks her for an explanation later when he gets back home. HOLIDAY goes to attend the PPP recruitment interview while JIM, who is looking forward to a change of scene, is also on the shortlist……
Upon entering the meeting room, JAYDEN sees SAM and TONY arguing about which applicant is qualified for the last place. As a core member of PPP, JAYDEN decides to give an opinion on the matter. HOLIDAY and HERO are required to attend a group interview, and they both understand that only one of them will be selected at the end of the day. Knowing that she has failed the interview, HOLIDAY returns home alone. SAM comes back home and passes HOLIDAY an airline ticket to London. Surprisingly, HOLIDAY is also selected as one of the PPP trainees. In addition to HOLIDAY, other successful applicants include HERO, PETER, BILLIE and JIM. On the plane, SAM keeps asking the trainees common questions about airplanes. HOLIDAY is unable to answer any of the questions, for which she feels so ashamed of herself……
Mentor CHIU keeps picking on SUMMER, and needs her to do a lot of clerical work, at which she is not very strong. As a result, she is left to work overnight in the office. ISSAC tries to encourage the exhausted SUMMER with a little trick. ROY catches HEATHER embracing a man on the beach, and is quick to conclude that she is cheating on TONY. ROY forces HEATHER to keep his secret by threatening to reveal her affair with the unknown man. The Captain Promotion Exam has entered its final stage, but the plane to be used for the examination is in need of extensive repair. Mentor CHIU asks SUMMER to come back to assist with the repair, and SUMMER, although physically unwell, manages to finish her work in the nick of time. SUMMER notices an oil leak from the engine, so she suggests to ISSAC that they should call for a flight delay. Due to the seriousness of the incident, ADRIAN asks to have a word with ISSAC, SUMMER and Mentor CHIU……
JIM and HOLIDAY have failed the test, and HERO is kind enough to offer them some private tutoring sessions. HOLIDAY gets so bored during her revision, and persuades JIM and HERO to sneak into the hanger with her for a look. Unfortunately the three of them are all caught on the spot. Now that they have seriously violated the rules, SAM and JAYDEN need all the PPP trainees to decide whether or not they can stay. ISSAC and TEDDY go to see Mentor CHIU, from whom they finally manage to find out the reason behind. TEDDY gets back to SUMMER’s residence, and is shocked to see his parents waiting up for him. TEDDY’s parents are not happy with his present occupation as an aircraft maintenance technician, and would much rather see him become a qualified pilot. COCO finds an ill passenger on the plane, whom she later identifies as COLBY’s ex-boyfriend CHI-WAI……
What SAM has said to HOLIDAY has rubbed salt in her wound. HOLIDAY does not return to the cadet school but heads straight back home to see MANNA. The following day, SAM learns about HOLIDAY’s miserable past from his friend, who is a bookshop owner in England. JAYDEN and JIM go out for a walk together, during which JIM asks JAYDEN about his performance and reveals why he is so keen to join PPP. To help HOLIDAY catch up with the rest of the class, SAM offers to give her supplementary lectures and training sessions, through which their relationship seems to have improved a lot. Flight Attendant TRACY is COCO’s colleague and good friend. TRACY’s foster mother is on the same plane as her. She is all too exhausted looking after her foster mother during the flight. Also on the plane is the A-list actress KONG MEI, who is later caught taking surreptitious shots of TRACY with a tablet……
ROY runs into HEATHER, and is able to tell at once that she is in a bad mood. He encourages HEATHER to confide in him, and they have since become real good friends to each other. ISSAC has not only invited SUMMER to give a lecture to the PPP trainees, but also arranged for her to meet SAM in person. Although well aware that SUMMER and ZOE are two different individuals, SAM is still a little nervous. HOLIDAY tries to dig up more about the past of SAM and ZOE after the lecture. SUMMER gets to spend time alone with SAM. Realizing that SAM is desperate for a heart-to-heart talk with ZOE, SUMMER tries to pretend to be his late wife so that he can pour out his feelings once and for all. ROY’s Taiwanese girlfriend has come to Hong Kong and is planning to work for Skylette as a flight attendant, which has surprised him no end. SAM divides the PPP trainees into two groups and gives them an assignment……
With the useful tips from JAYDEN, and following discussion with JIM and WIN, HOLIDAY and others finally come up with a better idea as to how to finish the assignment. JAYDEN has arranged for SUMMER a site visit to an aircraft museum. ISSAC offers to keep SUMMER company during her wait for JAYDEN. Out of the blue, JAYDEN does not show up even after the museum is closed. HOLIDAY hears some noise coming from the hangar as she passes by. Having realized how perplexed JAYDEN is, HOLIDAY offers to help with the recording when he makes his vow. Before ISSAC gets on board, café waitress JOSE has prepared him a special cup of coffee, in which a message has been ingeniously incorporated. But due to some mishap, the coffee does not reach ISSAC. AMANDA who is standing nearby is thoughtful enough to give JOSE a few words of encouragement……
As arranged by TONY and SAM, the PPP trainees are allowed to enjoy an aerobatic flight on their last day of training. Due to the thunderstorm warning, the aerobatic session will have to be cut short, and HOLIDAY who is the last in the queue is unable to get on the plane. The following day, SAM goes to see HOLIDAY hoping to offer her an aerobatic ride. SAM cannot find HOLIDAY who has just left her room, but is shocked to discover Triangel on her desk. HOLIDAY runs into JAYDEN, who later offers to go on a flight with her. HOLIDAY is surprised to learn that JAYDEN has been keeping the key which can unlock her bracket. Realizing that there is a special bond between JAYDEN and herself, HOLIDAY has suddenly developed a crush on him and begins kissing him passionately……
As decided by ADRIAN, Skylette is holding a charity cycling event, which SUMMER and her teammates have also joined. SUMMER runs into ISSAC during her practice with her teammates. Knowing that someone from SUMMER’s team has withdrawn from the competition, ISSAC offers to substitute for the leaving member. On his return home, ROY is surprised to see TONY holding a young girl in his arms. He goes to question TONY, and is shocked to learn that the girl, who is named WU PING, also fondly referred to as PINK PINK, is actually the adopted daughter of TONY and HEATEHR. SUMMER gets sexually harassed by the Caucasian pilot, BASS. She tries to stand up for herself but has thus offended BASS and gets a malicious complaint from him in the end. Having learnt about the incident from ROY, ISSAC goes to see SUMMER at her place, in a bid to convince her to testify against BASS……
Mentor CHIU advises that SUMMER should aim at becoming an aircraft engineer. Surprisingly, SUMMER does not ask for anything for herself, but instead suggests Mentor CHIU promote TEDDY to a more senior position. COCO and NICK’s wedding is approaching. COCO is planning a double wedding with COLBY, so she goes to visit VICTOR in the hospital with NICK, during which she hopes she can discuss the arrangements with COLBY in greater detail. COCO and NICK take VICTOR outside for a walk, during which they are shocked to hear that COLBY who is desperate to conceive before VICTOR’s death has just been found physically unfit for pregnancy. COCO offers to lend an ear to COLBY. COCO asks NICK out for dinner, during which COLBY suddenly appears. COLBY reveals to NICK that she is planning on arranging a surrogate pregnancy with COCO as the surrogate mother. NICK is a very conservative type and finds the idea totally unacceptable……
Skylette’s charity cycling competition is approaching, so SUMMER and her team have all been training hard for it. ISSAC has neglected the importance of teamwork during their practice, which has largely affected the performance of the team as a whole. ADRIAN asks to see SAM, and reveals his intention to appoint SAM as the Chief Director of the Cadet Program. SAM is more than happy to accept this new mission. ADRIAN would like to promote SAM to the position of Training Captain, whose responsibility is to oversee the training of all the First Officers at Skylette. The cycling competition kicks off, but ISSAC makes a mistake during the process and causes the whole team to drop behind. TEDDY’s father comes along all of a sudden with a duly completed application form for Skylette’s Cadet Program. He is so desperate to get TEDDY to join the Program that he has even filled out the application form for his son……
Knowing that TEDDY has applied for the Cadet Program, his colleagues in the Maintenance Department have all felt betrayed and start grumbling about him. TEDDY goes to see SUMMER trying to explain his reason for applying for the Program. He emphasizes that he is only looking for an opportunity to prove his ability, but SUMMER needs him to take the whole thing seriously and do his very best all through the selection and training process. HOLIDAY, who has been putting up at JADYEN’s place since her return to Hong Kong, is busy preparing for the Cadet Program selection. Driven by her dignity, HOLIDAY goes to see SAM at his residence. Having realized what she has come for, SAM passes her his long-kept aviation notes, along with his own collection of cake recipes. He needs her to make a cake while answering a list of aviation-related questions. ROY is almost exhausted juggling his two girlfriends……
FERGUS is to handle a passenger’s request and turns to APPLE for help. Later when they go out for a walk together, APPLE shares with FERGUS what she has imagined about her life with her long-lost family. FERGUS has been so concerned about APPLE’s well-being that everybody begins to wonder if he is trying to woo the girl. JOSE who receives an eviction notice from the landlord is allowed to put up at SUMMER’s place. Knowing that ISSAC is accompanying ROY to London for a short trip, JOSE is keen to join the guys but gets stopped by APPLE. JAYDEN reveals to SUMMER that he received a letter from a mysterious girl claiming to be his half sister six months ago. He would like SUMMER to help sort out what is going on. Knowing that ISSAC and ROY are flying to London for a vacation, SUMMER means to take the same flight with them. By the time SUMMER has arrived at Notre-Dame de Paris, her sister is gone and has left her a note……
ISSAC receives a call from ROY saying that all his identity and travel documents have been stolen by a pickpocket. ISSAC goes to the police station to help ROY, and suggests meeting up with SUMMER later on at a coffee shop. SUMMER has waited in the coffee shop for half a day, but ISSAC does not show up as planned. Later SUMMER is shocked to find that her cellphone has been stolen too. After bustling around the city for a whole day, ISSAC and SUMMER finally get reunited, and come to realize their love for each other. COCO comes back to Hong Kong after getting pregnant through artificial insemination overseas. To ensure a safe and more stable work environmen all through her pregnancy, COCO reveals to SAM her plan to transfer to the ground crew to assist in the training of new flight attendants. ISSAC reveals how he and SUMMER have encountered a street artist in France after SAM has discovered a portrait inside his bedroom……
HOLIDAY calls SAM up to offer him an official apology, during which the taxi she takes is suddenly involved in a road traffic accident. SAM is so worried about HOLIDAY that he hurries to the hospital in Kenting to see her. Realizing that this is where ZOE passed away, SAM is overwhelmed with grief and breaks down in tears. Having noticed how devastated SAM has suddenly become, HOLIDAY is so worried about him and keeps following him around to make sure he is all right. Having learnt about the truth, HOLIDAY finally reveals to SAM how she met ZOE a few years ago. SAM’s experience has reminded HOLIDAY of her painful separation from DANIEL, which later causes her to decide to break up with JAYDEN after her return to Hong Kong. The Cadet Program has officially started, and the PPP members are all looking forward to becoming Skylette’s new pilots……
ISSAC, SUMMER and the rest of the cycling team have started their vacation in Sanya. TEDDY’s Maintenance colleagues concur that the lad should look for as many opportunities as he can in this trip to exhibit his power and impress SUMMER. The flight attendants putting up at SUMMER’s place have altered their duty roster so that they can fly to Sanyi together and enjoy a relaxing holiday with their Skylette colleagues. ISSAC has been trying to express his love for SUMMER, but every attempt turns out futile. SUMMER urges ISSAC to delete her photo, claiming that it is not her but ZOE whom he has captured on film. TEDDY challenges ISSAC to a swimming race but ends up getting drowned in the pool. TEDDY is left in a coma. SUMMER goes to see TEDDY, and begins to share her thoughts and feelings during her visit……
JAYDEN sees cumulonimbus clouds midway through the flight, but he ignores Second Officer ALEX’s advice and tries to sort out the problem himself. Despite the successful landing, SAM gives JAYDEN a failing grade later in the assessment. TONY reveals to SAM during their chit-chat that he is leaving Skylette soon to join the Civil Aviation Department. He hopes his departure will cause HEATHER less stress and embarrassment while at work. TONY and SAM run into RACHEL. To help SAM recover from the pain of losing ZOE, TONY tries to match him up with RACHEL by arranging a dinner date for them. TONY himself does not join the dinner, through which he hopes SAM can spend more time alone with RACHEL. The training program for the new flight attendants has officially started. Recalling that HEATHER was involved in her entanglement with ROY and PHILIS, JOANNE means to create trouble for HEATHER during the training sessions……
ISSAC and COCO hold a party at home to celebrate SAM’s recent promotion to the post of Training Captain. ROY who joins the party has come along with COCO’s ex-boyfriend NICK. Before progressing to the simulated flight training, SAM needs all the trainee pilots to have some simulated take-off and landing practice with bicycles, through which he hopes the youngsters will have a better picture of the tricky areas concerned. Realizing that ISSAC has developed some affection for SUMMER, SAM asks the girl out for a date. SAM is busy baking a cake for his date with SUMMER, and the whole scene is witnessed by HOLIDAY. HOLIDAY pesters SAM to teach her cake-making skills, and is keen to find out for whom the cake is being made. SAM introduces SUMMER to ZOE’s ex-colleagues, while SUMMER has also invited SAM home for a nice chat. The pair have since developed a better understanding of each other……
ADRIAN would like JIM and PINK to fly to Sanya and film a commercial for a client of Skylette. JIM has got HERO to keep him company while PINK is also setting off with HEATHER. Believing that JIM has revealed her pregnancy to HERO, COCO flies into a rage and gives JIM a terrible telling-off right away. PINK is so inattentive all through the filming in Sanya, and remains extremely sarcastic towards ADRAIN during their conversation. ADRIAN tells HEATHER about his divorce, following which he returns to the hotel and is surprised to receive a card and a flower basket from his daughter. The trainee pilots begin to have their simulated flight training while the flight attendants-to-be are given a detailed demonstration of the in-flight services. Knowing that his English is not up to standard, JIM works twice harder to improve his proficiency, for which he has won SAM’s recognition. COCO comes to realize that she has misunderstood JIM……
ISSAC gets to know that SAM has been assigned as the assessor of the forthcoming Captain Promotion Exam. SAM asks SUMMER out again, and he means to let ISSAC find out about their date. Having realized SAM’s real intention, ISSAC goes to see SUMMER at the airport apron and passes her his handmade friendship bracelet. Knowing that ISSAC is so anxious about the Captain Promotion Exam, JAYDEN takes him out for a ride, during which he gives the lad a few words of consolation and encouragement. ISSAC takes JAYDEN’s advice and stops forcing himself to revise for the exam, but SAM considers that he is becoming a little too laid-back. ISSAC accompanies COCO to the hospital for a pre-natal check-up, which causes him to find out that JOSE is suffering from a fatal disease. ISSAC has reached the final stage of the Captain Promotion Exam, and SAM is left to assess his performance all through the flight……
ISSAC gets to know that SAM has been assigned as the assessor of the forthcoming Captain Promotion Exam. SAM asks SUMMER out again, and he means to let ISSAC find out about their date. Having realized SAM’s real intention, ISSAC goes to see SUMMER at the airport apron and passes her his handmade friendship bracelet. Knowing that ISSAC is so anxious about the Captain Promotion Exam, JAYDEN takes him out for a ride, during which he gives the lad a few words of consolation and encouragement. ISSAC takes JAYDEN’s advice and stops forcing himself to revise for the exam, but SAM considers that he is becoming a little too laid-back. ISSAC accompanies COCO to the hospital for a pre-natal check-up, which causes him to find out that JOSE is suffering from a fatal disease. ISSAC has reached the final stage of the Captain Promotion Exam, and SAM is left to assess his performance all through the flight……
TONY, ADRIAN and SAM run into RACHEL at the pub. Immediately SAM takes the chance and reveals to TONY that RACHEL has been a secret admirer of him for a long time. The newly hired flight attendants are going to start their practicum on real flights. As a token of support for PINK, ADRIAN shows up in the cabin and sings her the birthday song. ADRIAN reveals to everyone around that PINK is his biological daughter. ADRIAN asks HEATHER out for a date in Taiwan, but HEATHER is so eager to avoid him that she has sneaked out of the hotel with ROY. HEATHER and ROY have had sex later on. SAM has a terrible quarrel with HOLIDAY, after which he goes to see SIU YEE and asks if he should start wooing HOLIDAY. SAM asks SUMMER and ISSAC to go off work with him, through which he hopes he can help patch up the relationship between the pair. Unfortunately all his effort is of no avail……
The trainee pilots will have to stay in London for half a year for the second stage of training. ROY carries on a sexual relationship with HEATHER but HEATHER is well aware that they cannot go on like this. Before HERO leaves for England for another phase of training, PINK tries to ask him out with a well-conceived excuse. JIM and COCO have also pledged to update each other with their daily photos. HEATHER who is in the restroom happens to discover TONY and RACHEL flirting with each other. HOLIDAY has started her flight practice, during which SAM means to test her emergency handling skills. SUMMER goes to France to look for JAYDEN who has gone on leave for almost six months. To give his blessing to SUMMER and ISSAC, JAYDEN buys a padlock of love for the pair and locks it on Pont des Arts, where he is surprised to see HOLIDAY’s bracelet……
The news that JAYDEN has gone missing during a flight overseas worries SAM and HOLIDAY no end. Knowing that SUMMER is so depressed about JAYDEN’s disappearance, ISSAC offers to keep her company. JIM has to juggle swimming and pilot training, and is totally exhausted by such a hectic life. He falls sick but still takes the exam as planned. ROY has reached the final stage of the Captain Promotion Exam, but becomes so nervous after knowing that it is Captain WANG, his former partner in Taiwan, who is to judge his performance. JIM is summoned to see SAM, during which SAM reveals that he is the only one in the class who has failed the test. SAM lets JIM retake the test, but the date scheduled is very close to that of the swimming competition. SAM goes on a date with HOLIDAY to celebrate her success in the written test. JAYDEN, who has returned from overseas, appears all of a sudden asking HOLIDAY to get back with him.
COCO arrives at the hotel where VICTOR and COLBY have been staying, but is shocked to hear that the pair have already checked out. COCO is left so frustrated after reading COLBY’s text message. Worried about her emotional state, JIM offers to accompany her back to her room for a rest. Being all on her own, COCO finally breaks down crying. JIM is on his way to the training camp, but he gets so worried about COCO that he decides to return and stay with her. ADRIAN has become a fervent admirer of HEATHER despite her secret relationship with ROY. To give HEATHER a big surprise on her birthday, ADRIAN has spent quite some time and effort on the celebration arrangements. ADRIAN is getting more and more proactive in chasing HEATHER, making ROY incredibly jealous and bitter. SAM and HOLIDAY decide to fly to Kaohsiung, Taiwan for a short trip, and their conversation is overheard by JAYDEN……
JAYDEN manages to send SAM away with a good excuse, following which he asks HOLDIAY out for a chat along the seaside in Kaohsiung. JAYDEN points out to HOLIDAY that SAM is a rigid type and sounds way too serious for her. JIM cannot concentrate at all at the beginning of the test, but COCO’s appearance and cheering have quickly put his mind at ease. While chit-chatting in SUMMER’s place, FERGUS learns that APPLE’s favorite band is holding a concert in Hong Kong. FERGUS manages to get APPLE tickets but APPLE gives the tickets away to JOSE shortly afterwards. JOSIE realizes that ISSAC has lost his friendship bracelet, but she is surprised to find it later on inside SUMMER’s bedroom. She is getting so confused about what is happening. All the trainee pilots have successfully completed the Cadet Program, and are now officially allowed to work in civil aircrafts……
COCO experiences labor pains while having lunch with JIM, and JIM offers to stay with her all the way to the delivery room. HOLIDAY needs SAM to show his support by taking the same flight with her on the day of her line check. HOLIDAY and JIM are to be assessed by the legendary Captain BJ in their respective line checks. JIM has not only passed the assessment but also won high praise from BJ. HOLIDAY, on the other hand, is so complacent that she ends up getting questioned by BJ repeatedly all through the assessment. HOLIDAY finally manages to pass the line check, following which BJ announces his retirement by making clear that this is going to be his last flight as a Captain. MANNA comes along shortly afterwards. Actually MANNA and BJ are dear old friends who have pledged to meet each other every year……
Before setting off with BJ, MANNA reveals that she has found out about the relationship between HOLIDAY and SAM since long ago. Before his departure, BJ hands over his title as the Authorized Examiner of CAD to SAM. SAM admits to MANNA and BJ that he has been going out with HOLIDAY, and their conversation is all overheard by the colleagues hiding behind them. APPLE invites her colleagues to enjoy a talent show at a pub, but it turns out that only TUCKER and herself have come and stayed. Also present is FERGUS, who has stayed all for APPLE’s sake. JOSE becomes so depressed after receiving the medical report from the doctor, following which she asks ISSAC to take a batch of wedding photos with her. ISSAC goes to see SUMMER, during which he blames her for giving away Triangel and thus her love and future to JOSE……
TEDDY tries to take part in the aircraft maintenance works with various excuses, but is rejected and rebuked by SUMMER. TEDDY goes to see his father who is still recuperating from surgery, during which he reveals his intention to resign from the post of Pilot and move back to the Maintenance Department. During the celebration party for SAM, ROY questions HEATHER about her relationship with ADRIAN, but the scene is witnessed by ADRIAN coincidentally. Having mistaken ROY for a fervent admirer of PINK, ADRIAN believes that the lad is only trying to please HEATHER. ADRIAN keeps asking PINK about her relationship with ROY, leaving HERO no choice but to reveal his relationship with PINK eventually. TUCKER starts dating APPLE, although he has noticed that FERGUS has been exceptionally caring towards her. FERGUS would like to take APPLE to Sanya to settle a very important matter……
SAM and HOLIDAY take the same flight together, but HOLIDAY is so inattentive and careless that she has made a big mistake. SAM and HOLIDAY go to have lunch after the landing, but the couple end up being embroiled in a bitter quarrel. HOLIDAY runs into JAYDEN, and the pair decide to have a drink and chat. During their heart-to-heart talk, JAYDEN realizes that SAM has been so demanding towards HOLIDAY, which has caused her tremendous stress. On his return to Hong Kong, JAYDEN gets a call from PANSY asking him out for a date. Following their reunion, JADYEN suddenly proposes to PANSY. SUMMER is looking to go out with ISSAC, but ISSAC is still angry with her. To make it up to ISSAC, SUMMER is willing to do anything for him. Having realized what APPLE has experienced in Sanya, SAM asks her, TUCKER and FERGUS out for a meal. ISSAC has failed the Captain Promotion Exam for the second time, and is only left with one last chance……
JAYDEN carries out a simulated flight test but is thought by SAM to be too keen to show off his techniques all through the process. Later they go to a pub for a break, during which SAM has ordered tea while JAYDEN has ordered beer. SAM reminds JAYDEN that consumption of alcoholic beverages by pilots is prohibited within 12 hours prior to the flight as stipulated by the Civil Aviation Department. JAYDEN runs into his ex-girlfriend MICHELLE at the pub, following which the pair decide to go somewhere else for a chat. When walking out of the pub, SAM spots JADYEN still holding a beer bottle during the prohibition period. Skylette receives a clip of JAYDEN drinking beer from an anonymous sender. JAYDEN denies the allegation, but SAM, as an AE, decides to launch an internal inquiry and orders JAYDEN to suspend his duties until further notice……
To foil ADRIAN’s marriage proposal, ROY tries to make HEATHER stay with different excuses, eventually making ADRIAN realize that HEATHER may be going out with another man. TONY has come to inspect Skylette on behalf of the Civil Aviation Department. HOLIDAY has made a serious mistake during the inspection, for which she gets rebuked and will have to go through a performance reassessment to evaluate her qualifications. She will be dismissed from Skylette if she fails the reassessment test. The second round of disciplinary hearing has started, and JAYDEN is so impatient with the endless media enquiries that he has almost manhandled the journalists. Luckily SAM is there to stop him and give him a few words of consolation. Knowing that HOLIDAY is going to be reassessed for her commercial pilot license, JAYDEN invites her to a trip overseas……
JAYDEN is going to attend the last hearing session, but is summoned to ADRIAN’s office all of a sudden. Much to the surprise of JAYDEN, MICHELLE has withdrawn her allegation against him. SUMMER has reached the final stage of her Aircraft Engineer License Exam. As a token of encouragement, ISSAC has shown his support for SUMMER in a rather implicit way. HOLIDAY partners JAYDEN in her reassessment test. She has finally managed to pass the test and comes to realize how she loves her job as a qualified pilot. SAM is so perplexed by his relationship with HOLIDAY and decides to dig up more information from ISSAC. ISSAC has reached the final stage of his Captain Promotion Exam, where he is to be assessed by SAM, a substitute examiner for MATTHEW who is on sick leave. The destination country is being hit by a typhoon, and ISSAC is forced to abort his first landing attempt……
JIM and COCO finally decide to disclose their relationship to JIM’s brother. ROY cannot go further in his relationship with HEATHER, with which he is so frustrated. ROY is summoned to see ADRIAN all of a sudden. ADRIAN infers from a phone conversation that HEATHER may have got another boyfriend, leaving him to wonder if it is possible to probe for more information from ROY who is living in the same building as HEATHER. ROY finally plucks up the courage to reveal the truth to ADRIAN, who turns out to be immensely enraged by the news. SAM is to assess JAYDEN and HOLIDAY as the Authorized Examiner of CAD. The three of them remain incredibly silent all through the flight, making the atmosphere a little tense. The aircraft shakes violently all of a sudden. COCO looks through the window and is shocked to see that the engine has caught fire. Immediately she goes to inform JAYDEN…
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