De documentaire volgt de actie op de twee grootste internationale luchthavens van Johannesburg, evenals stedelijke helikopterbemanningen die levensreddende medische evacuatiemissies uitvoeren en luchtvaartteams in Botswana en Madagaskar die mensen en dieren beschermen en bijstaan.

Season 1

S01E011 Rhino Run A rookie pilot transports passengers for the first time, a heavy load flies over Johannesburg, South Africa, and low-flying helicopter pilots try to ward off rhino poachers. S01E022 Racing The Sun Scientists fly into the bush to track a deadly disease, a snake hunt across the airport ends in a face-off with a spitting cobra, and an emergency crew rushes to clear a major runway. S01E033 Sky Cat A baboon invasion on a runway threatens to cut off a remote safari lodge, engine faults wreck airline flight schedules, a wild cheetah gets a first taste of flying, and a rare first civilian Blackhawk helicopter takes on a firefighting mission. S01E044 Tight Turnaround A wildlife invasion on the runways delays a flight into the wilderness, a massive four-engine airliner attempts a night landing at a bush airport in a power outage, cargo handlers rush to deliver half a ton of fresh flowers in time for Mother's Day, and a patrol plane discovers fires raging through Kruger National Park. S01E055 Fire Season An airliner dodges thunderstorms flying to a cyclone-damaged island; aerial firefighters cross the country to battle infernos; daredevil chainsaw operators hang underneath helicopters. S01E066 After the Storm A K9 anti-poaching squad flies into action, a heavy-lift helicopter flies emergency supply missions across a storm-ravaged island and an airliner races to reach its destination before a power outage plunges the airport into dark. S01E077 Lions Above & Below An engine fault threatens to ground an airliner, scientists and pilots team up to protect cattle from lion attack, damaged runway lights plunge a busy airport into darkness, and South Africa's top aerial display team wows crowds. S01E088 Point of No Return A medical helicopter flies over rush hour traffic to collect a patient, the search is on for a lost elephant, engineers race to fix a chopper, and airline pilots fly to one of the world's most dangerous runways.

Season 2

S02E011 Flying Lions Two lions take to the air on a journey to a new home. A rookie flight attendant puts his training into action. Mechanics fix desert damage to get their planes back into the Namibian sky, and aerial firefighters face an inferno to save a village. S02E022 Flying Grandmas A P51 Mustang takes a combat veteran back in time. A bush aviator flies a mission to save rhinos from extinction. Mechanics race to fit new engines on an air ambulance heading into a warzone, and a pilot takes control of a jet for the first time. S02E033 Flight for Life Helicopter medics race to save a life. The wildlife of the Kruger National Park puts an airfield under siege. A farm deploys helicopters to save a blueberry crop, and a young pilot attempts a tricky night landing in Namibia's aviation 'black hole'. S02E044 Flight of the Pangolin A bush airport fights fire with fire. Flying Namibian cowboys race against the heat to save antelope from drought. A father and son duo of mechanics tackle a test that could make or break their careers, and an endangered Pangolin learns to fly. S02E055 Penguin Airlift An SOS from an island of penguins sends a helicopter team on an emergency mission. A young pilot attempts a record-breaking flight. Aircraft maintenance teams tackle a dangerous fluid leak, and vets in Zambia stop a war between humans and elephants.