Ethan works quietly as an unassuming home renovation contractor after stepping away from military aviation. When his materialistic girlfriend Grace dumps him for an airline captain, fate intervenes in the form of Evelyn, the beleaguered chief executive of Starry Sky Airlines. Facing sabotage from her cheating fiancé and a predatory uncle aiming to steal her company, Evelyn impulsively marries Ethan to retain executive control.
Snobbish rivals continue mocking Ethan as a blue-collar nobody until a high-stakes demonstration flight turns catastrophic. Corrupt executives drug the cockpit crew and hijack the airliner mid-flight, sending hundreds of lives spiraling toward disaster. Drawing upon his classified past as an ace fighter pilot, Ethan overpowers the saboteurs, grips the emergency controls with Evelyn, and exposes the corporate syndicate.
