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Triumph in the Skies (2003)

Triumph in the Skies poster
Original title
衝上雲霄
Genre
drama
Country
Hong Kong
Length
2 seasons, 83 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The show follows the personal and professional lives of pilots and crew at a Hong Kong airline. It focuses on their relationships, ambitions, and the day-to-day challenges of working in aviation.

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What happens

Triumph in the Skies is a Hong Kong drama television series that premiered on TVB in 2003, starring Francis Ng, Flora Chan, Joe Ma and Myolie Wu. The drama tells the lives of pilots working for the fictional Solar Airways based on Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific. It has been cited as one of TVB's best serial dramas at the time, and there were plans for a sequel to be filmed in 2006. However, it was delayed due to negotiations with an airline to provide support. In May 2011, TVB announced that a sequel was in development, with filming beginning in the early months of 2012. The sequel, titled Triumph in the Skies II, aired on TVB Jade on 15 July 2013. Triumph in the Skies 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. Location filming included Japan, Italy, and Australia, with sequence shots at Parafield Airport in Adelaide being memorable for their in-depth depiction of flight training. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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