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衝上雲霄
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.
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……
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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……
