Airplane Repo

Airplane Repo is an American documentary-style fiction show following repossession agents hired by financial institutions to recover aircraft and occasionally other high-value assets from owners who have fallen behind on their payments.[1]

Airplane Repo
GenreReality television
Narrated by
  • Austin Keyes - Pilot Episodes 1-3 and Season 1
  • Mike Rowe - Seasons 2 and 3
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes31
Production
Executive producers
  • Matt Renner
  • Dan Ilani
  • Ethan Prochnik
  • Joseph Boyle
Running time40-45 minutes
Production companyUndertow Films
Release
Original networkDiscovery Channel
Original releaseDecember 12, 2010 (2010-12-12) –
September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)

History

The Discovery Channel show first premiered on December 12, 2010 with a three episode pilot season. A two-year production hiatus elapsed before a full series premiered on July 11, 2013. Agents Nick Popovich (first three episodes),[2] Ken Cage, Mike Kennedy, Kevin Lacey[3] and Danny Thompson (from season one)[4] appear in the show, along with Heather Sterzick, a former military air traffic controller (from season 2).[5] Popovich claimed that later episodes are unrealistic.[6] Beginning with Season 3, the episode intro states that events have been recaptured and some details have been changed. This is to help clarify and explain the use of fixed-security cameras, used in the repo events, in an attempt to duplicate or produce found footage style cinematography.[7]

Season 2 premiered on August 22, 2014.[8] Season 3 premiered on July 15, 2015.[9]

Episodes

Series overview
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
0 3 December 12, 2010 (2010-12-12) June 9, 2011 (2011-06-09)
1 10 July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11) September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26)
2 8 August 22, 2014 (2014-08-22) October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10)
3 10 July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15) September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)

Season 0 (2010–11)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
11"Best in the Business"December 12, 2010 (2010-12-12)
22"Not Ready to Fly"April 21, 2011 (2011-04-21)
33"International Situation"June 9, 2011 (2011-06-09)

Season 1 (2013)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air date
41"We've Got an Emergency Situation"July 11, 2013 (2013-07-11)
52"Spies in the Night"July 17, 2013 (2013-07-17)
63"Armed and Airborne"July 25, 2013 (2013-07-25)
74"Narrow Escape"August 1, 2013 (2013-08-01)
85"Alone in Alaska"August 15, 2013 (2013-08-15)
96"Undercover and Out of Time"August 22, 2013 (2013-08-22)
107"Mid-Air Collision"August 29, 2013 (2013-08-29)
118"No Rescue Repo"September 5, 2013 (2013-09-05)
129"Flying Blind"September 19, 2013 (2013-09-19)
1310"Repo Roulette"September 26, 2013 (2013-09-26)

Season 2 (2014)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
141"Armed on Arrival"August 22, 2014 (2014-08-22)0.905[10]
152"Repo Rat Race"August 29, 2014 (2014-08-29)1.097[11]
163"The Blonde Bomber"September 5, 2014 (2014-09-05)1.285[12]
174"Panic at 10,000"September 12, 2014 (2014-09-12)1.017[13]
185"Blood and Mud"September 19, 2014 (2014-09-19)1.155[14]
196"Wounded Warbird"September 30, 2014 (2014-09-30)0.889
207"Flying Blind"October 3, 2014 (2014-10-03)0.947[15]
218"Get Rich or Die Flyin'"October 10, 2014 (2014-10-10)1.049[16]

Season 3 (2015)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
221"Ken Gets Played"[17]July 15, 2015 (2015-07-15)0.950[18]
232"South of the Border"[17]July 22, 2015 (2015-07-22)1.079[19]
243"Two If By Air, One If By Sea"[17]July 29, 2015 (2015-07-29)0.954[20]
254"Mid-air Repo"[17]August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05)1.072[21]
265"Saint Croix Swipe"[17]August 12, 2015 (2015-08-12)1.236[22]
276"No Safe Harbor"[17]August 19, 2015 (2015-08-19)1.129[23]
287"Hired Guns"[17]August 26, 2015 (2015-08-26)1.124[24]
298"Diving for Repos"[17]September 2, 2015 (2015-09-02)1.119[25]
309"Guns, Girls & Gambles"[17]September 9, 2015 (2015-09-09)1.244[26]
3110"Repo 911"September 16, 2015 (2015-09-16)0.861[27]

Broadcast

In Australia, the first season premiered on the Discovery Channel on December 10, 2013.[28] Season 2 premiered from October 7, 2014[29] and the third season premiered from August 11, 2015.[30]

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