Airline (U.S. TV series)

Airline
Genre Documentary
Narrated by Tim Flavin
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 70
Production
Running time 21 minutes
Production company(s) ITV Studios
Release
Original network A&E
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
720p (HDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original release January 5, 2004 (2004-01-05) – December 19, 2005 (2005-12-19)
Chronology
Related shows Airline
On the Fly

Airline is an American reality television series that showcases the daily happenings of passengers, ground workers and on-board staff members of Southwest Airlines. The series debuted on January 5, 2004 on A&E and ran for three seasons.[1] It was narrated by Tim Flavin.[2]

Premise

The series is focused on the passengers and flights originating out of Southwest Airlines focus cities at Baltimore-Washington International, Chicago Midway, Houston's Hobby Airport and Los Angeles International. The series also follows customers in all types of moods and situations, and also takes a look at employees both on and off the job.

The series is based on a British series of the same name. The British series followed the employees of Britannia Airways in its first season and EasyJet airlines in its second season.[3]

Cast

Baltimore/Washington (BWI)

Chicago-Midway (MDW)

Houston-Hobby (HOU)

Los Angeles (LAX)

Episodes

Season 1 (2004)

No. Title Original air date
1"The Delicate Art of Saying No"January 5, 2004 (2004-01-05)
2"Consider Yourself One of the Family"January 5, 2004 (2004-01-05)
3"Kids ... Who'd Have Them?"January 12, 2004 (2004-01-12)
4"Beyond Their Control"January 12, 2004 (2004-01-12)
5"Times Change"January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)
6"Winners & Losers"January 19, 2004 (2004-01-19)
7"Terminal Beauty"January 26, 2004 (2004-01-26)
8"High Spirits"February 2, 2004 (2004-02-02)
9"Team Effort"February 9, 2004 (2004-02-09)
10"You Must Be Kidding?"February 16, 2004 (2004-02-16)
11"Luv Is in the Air"February 16, 2004 (2004-02-16)
12"Relative Values"February 23, 2004 (2004-02-23)
13"For Better for Worse"March 1, 2004 (2004-03-01)
14"It Ain't Over Til It's Over"March 8, 2004 (2004-03-08)
15"Don't Take No for an Answer"March 15, 2004 (2004-03-15)
16"All Creatures Great & Small"March 22, 2004 (2004-03-22)
17"There's Real Time...Then There's Airline Time"March 29, 2004 (2004-03-29)
18"Oh What a Performance!"April 5, 2004 (2004-04-05)

Season 2 (2004-2005)

No. Title Original air date
1"Judgment Day"July 5, 2004 (2004-07-05)
2"The Big Squeeze"July 5, 2004 (2004-07-05)
3"Family Business"July 12, 2004 (2004-07-12)
4"Unfit for Travel"July 19, 2004 (2004-07-19)
5"That's Entertainment!"July 26, 2004 (2004-07-26)
6"High and Mighty"August 2, 2004 (2004-08-02)
7"Down to the Wire"August 9, 2004 (2004-08-09)
8"Fly Babies"August 16, 2004 (2004-08-16)
9"Expect the Unexpected"August 23, 2004 (2004-08-23)
10"All Shapes and Sizes"August 30, 2004 (2004-08-30)
11"Lost in Translation"September 13, 2004 (2004-09-13)
12"No Laughing Matter"September 20, 2004 (2004-09-20)
13"Emotional Baggage"September 27, 2004 (2004-09-27)
14"The Stress Test"October 4, 2004 (2004-10-04)
15"In Sickness and in Health"October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)
16"Rules Are Rules"October 18, 2004 (2004-10-18)
17"Battle of Wills"November 1, 2004 (2004-11-01)
18"Let There Be Love"November 8, 2004 (2004-11-08)
19"Precious Cargo"November 29, 2004 (2004-11-29)
20"Dazed and Confused"December 6, 2004 (2004-12-06)
21"You Can't Win Them All"December 20, 2004 (2004-12-20)
22"Fun and Games"December 20, 2004 (2004-12-20)
23"Live and Let Fly"January 10, 2005 (2005-01-10)
24"So Near Yet So Far"January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)
25"Shaken & Stirred"January 31, 2005 (2005-01-31)
26"No Going Back"February 14, 2005 (2005-02-14)

Season 3 (2005)

No. Title Original air date
1"Takes Two to Tango"May 2, 2005 (2005-05-02)
2"The Sky's the Limit"May 2, 2005 (2005-05-02)
3"Things That Go Bump at the Airport"May 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)
4"Mardi Gras"May 9, 2005 (2005-05-09)
5"A Hard Day's Flight"May 16, 2005 (2005-05-16)
6"April Fool"May 23, 2005 (2005-05-23)
7"Life Swap"June 6, 2005 (2005-06-06)
8"Risky Business"June 20, 2005 (2005-06-20)
9"Mind Over Matter"June 27, 2005 (2005-06-27)
10"Cabin Fever"July 11, 2005 (2005-07-11)
11"Stormy Weather"July 18, 2005 (2005-07-18)
12"When the Going Gets Tough"July 25, 2005 (2005-07-25)
13"South of the Border"August 8, 2005 (2005-08-08)
14"You Can't Take It With You"August 15, 2005 (2005-08-15)
15"It Takes All Sorts"August 26, 2005 (2005-08-26)
16"Timing Is Everything"August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29)
17"Let's Face the Music and Dance"August 29, 2005 (2005-08-29)
18"Love At First Flight"September 12, 2005 (2005-09-12)
19"Taking Care of Business"September 19, 2005 (2005-09-19)
20"Cruise Control"October 10, 2005 (2005-10-10)
21"Going Places"October 17, 2005 (2005-10-17)
22"Turbulence Everywhere"October 24, 2005 (2005-10-24)
23"Decision Time"November 28, 2005 (2005-11-28)
24"The Waiting Game"December 12, 2005 (2005-12-12)
25"Crying for Help"December 12, 2005 (2005-12-12)
26"Pushing the Limits"December 19, 2005 (2005-12-19)

Off-network syndication

The series aired on weekly from 11AM to 12PM and 5PM to 6PM on the Biography Channel until 2009. The series has also been broadcast globally, including in the United Kingdom on ITV2 and Sky 2, Australia on 7TWO, Sweden on Kanal 5 and Latin American on A&E Mundo. The series began airing in reruns on Lifetime on August 30, 2010 but it was taken off the schedule on November 1, 2010. Lifetime Real Women also broadcasts reruns of Airline.

References

  1. "Development Update: December 15–16". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
  2. Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1 A-E). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-3305-6.
  3. Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.

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