Dean pilots the Clipper Majestic's first New York to London flight; Maggie picks up a flight when the scheduled stewardess doesn't show; Kate takes a U.S. intelligence assignment.

On a trip to Paris, Kate and Laura have a surprise passenger -- their mum -- who has come to settle some unfinished business with Laura; meanwhile, Maggie faces the unwanted attentions of an aggressive passenger.

A flight ferrying journalists to Berlin to cover an important speech by John F Kennedy provides Maggie a chance to meet the US President.

A last-minute change ends up sending the crew to Rangoon; Maggie shows Laura the wilder side of the city; Ted reflects on his past after hearing news of a space mission.

Kate discovers the man she and Maggie have been competing for is involved in her next mission; Dean puts his career at risk when an attractive passenger tempts him.

Despite being close to losing her job, Maggie manages to make it onto a flight to Rio de Janeiro; Kate is unsure of herself after getting a difficult mission involving a Yugoslav diplomat; Ginny's games don't sit well with Dean.