Air America
TV ShowEnded

Air America

5.6 / 10
1998
1 season
26 episodes
Drama

Air America is an American action/adventure television series starring Lorenzo Lamas, and premiering on October 4, 1998. The series is not based on the 1990 film Air America.

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  • Betrayal

    1.Betrayal

    03-10-199860m

    Former war hero and diplomat Frank Arnett is working for the organization OSI (Organization for Strategical Intervention), which battles drug trafficing in Central- and South Ameri...

  • Ep 2

    2.Safe Passage

    10-10-199860m

    Jenner is hospitalized with a mysterious virus infection and is growingly suspicious towards Stanley. Meanwhile, Rio is back in Buenaventura and gets aquainted with Allison Stratto...

  • Ep 3

    3.Old Gold

    23-01-199960m

    Somewhere in Costa Perdida, an old gold treasure is buried. At least that is what Vietnam vet Al Craven - an old war buddy of Rio's father Frank - claims. Rio is suspicious towards...

  • Ep 4

    4.Fever

    05-12-199860m

    Costa Perdida is struck by a virus epidemic. The government is doing nothing to stop the disease. On the contrary, they are doing all they can to cover up the epidemic. The only on...

  • Ep 5

    5.The Witness

    16-01-199960m

    In a park, a teenager named Henry witnesses a diplomat being assassinated. This puts Henry's own life in jeopardy: the government is dead-set on avoiding a political crisis and wan...

  • Ep 6

    6.The Cure

    07-11-199860m

    Beautiful scientist Dr. Katrina Young is assigned by a pharmasuitical company to search for healing plants in the primeval forrest. But Katrina can even chalk down her initial resu...

  • Ep 7

    7.Till Death

    28-11-199860m

    Annie is on the run from her ex-husband Rick, a violent, alcoholic marine. She seeks protection from Rio, and the two start an affair. But with dramatic consequences.

  • Ep 8

    8.Crosshairs

    17-10-199860m

    Lucie Ortega, a beautiful nightclub singer at the Club Saludos, contacts Rio for help. She needs to leave Buenaventura immediately to be with her sick mother in the Andes but canno...

  • Ep 9

    9.The Hit

    14-11-199860m

    Rio and Wiley are ordered by Furman to protect the life of Ramon Estrada, a filthy gangster in Buenaventura, who has made enemies in the mob. Furman wants to protect him because Es...

  • Ep 10

    10.Blown Away

    01-05-199960m

    Renowned and ambitious reporter Molly Murphy hires Rio to fly her to Concho so she can interview the famous land owner Emilio Correno. What looks like a purely routine flight, quic...

  • Ep 11

    11.American Gulag

    22-05-199960m

    An old man - allegedly a Dutchman - arrives in Buenaventura. In reality, though, he is the Russian Nicolai Vyshenko, a former politician under Stalin and a notorious killer. Recent...

  • Ep 12

    12.Red Sub

    15-05-199960m

    Rio and Wiley are alarmed when Russian arms-dealer Victor shows up in Buenaventura to meet with a drug boss. Their concerns are certainly justified: a Russian naval base report one...

  • Ep 13

    13.Seller's Market

    31-10-199860m

    When a satellite accidentally crashes into the jungle, Jenner asks Rio to accompany the recovery team on their retrieval mission. One of the expedition members is Dr. Marie Deschau...

  • Ep 14

    14.Lost City

    03-10-199860m

    For several hundred years there's been a near mythical story in Buenaventura - about a large treasure of gold that can be found in the so-called ""lost city"". Eva Bergeron, a beau...

  • Ep 15

    15.The Rescue

    27-03-199960m

    A woman hires Rio and Wiley to rescue her daughter Carmen, who has been kidnapped by her father, a Buenaventuran drug kingpin.

  • Ep 16

    16.Hostage Situation

    10-10-199860m

    Shortly before the local election is to take place in Buenaventura is to take place, the political situation is tense. The governement - led by the brutal General Carlato - despers...

  • Ep 17

    17.Abduction

    24-10-199860m

    Multi-millionaire William Dayton (a friend of Alison's father) arrives in Buenaventura to discuss taking over Rio's route. Rio, however, is more concerned about why local villagers...

  • Ep 18

    18.The Miracle

    27-03-199960m

    The beautiful Elisa McCarran convinces Rio to help search for her missing husband. Elisa's doctor husband was on a rescue mission when his plane went down, and he has now officiall...

  • Ep 19

    19.Rebound

    07-11-199860m

    The American Ambassador in Buenaventura is blackmailed by corrupt industrial Mark McCormick. McCormick demands that his son, Peter, be given this political post. Peter himself, how...

  • Ep 20

    20.Heartbreak Hotel

    08-05-199960m

    After many years absence, physician Marco Ramos returns to Costa Perdida to care for his heart-sick mother. However, Marco's brother Reynaldo cannot forgive Marco for having abando...

  • Ep 21

    21.Engraved Danger

    06-02-199960m

    A left-wing extremist group rob a money transport and get away with printing plates for $100 bills. Rio and Wiley are ordered to seek out the robbers in their hiding place in the j...

  • Ep 22

    22.Fear of Flying

    30-01-199960m

    Wiley suddenly faces a problem he has never encountered before: the experienced pilot is suddenly afraid of flying! A puzzled Rio brings Wiley to see Dr. Veronica Brady, a sexy psy...

  • Ep 23

    23.Catch-23

    13-02-199960m

    Otani, a corrupt member of the OSI, sends out a group of soldiers to track down and kill Rio's father Frank, who is hiding in the jungle. Rio manages to locate his father before th...

  • Ep 24

    24.High Noon in Costa Perdida

    21-11-199860m

    Fantini, the world champion in 'Ultimate Fighting' shows up in Buenaventura wanting to buy the whole island to turn it into a holiday paradise. He uses brutal violence to reach his...

  • Ep 25

    25.The Court Martial of Rio Arnett

    27-02-199960m

    Rio is court-marshaled; suspected of having traded stolen arms with the enemy. The testimony of OSI director Willard Jenner could save Rio from the death sentence but Jenner is now...

  • Ep 26

    26.Eye of the Storm

    20-02-199960m

    An enormous hurricane threatens Costa Perdida. Rio and Wiley bring the villagers to safety, while they themselves take cover in a safe building. Suddenly, Rio's arch enemy, ex-OSI...

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