An Australian airline is on the brink of collapse, its only
hope, a merger with a French carrier. For Simon, the
embattled Aussie CEO, the deal is survival; for Manon, the
ruthless French delegate, it’s her chance at a takeover. But
when Tom, a secretly suicidal pilot, miraculously crash-
lands a doomed flight, the airline is thrown into chaos.
Was the plane faulty? Was the airline negligent? The
merger hangs in the balance.
Overnight, the press turns Tom into both hero and sex
symbol. Simon and Manon seize the moment, parading
him as the airline’s seductive poster boy, and it works.
Ticket sales soar, and the merger is back on.
Meanwhile, Tom’s wife, Ashley, a flight attendant, strikes a
cold bargain: she will keep quiet about his suicide attempt
and play the loyal spouse during the investigation if he
grants her full custody and a divorce. Tom retaliates by
threatening to expose her silence, binding them in mutual
blackmail. But haunted by the fear that the crash was his
fault, Tom spirals into reckless behaviour that drags the
airline into escalating cover-ups.
Cockpit is a workplace drama with dark comedic
undertones. Ultimately, the series asks: how far will people
and corporations go to preserve the illusion, and what
happens when the truth won’t stay buried?