[4] Airborne's introduction, before sporting a voice-over by Mark Hamill, refers in writing to a so-called Firelight Protocol.

The hijackers intend to steal and sell both the plane and an ancient vase being transported on board which, according to legend, acts as a prison for a death god.

The airliner passes into South American airspace, causing the fighter jets to give up pursuit; then the air controllers watch in horror as the plane begins to descend, its trajectory sending it into the ocean.

[5] In front of the very plane actor Simon Phillips ("How to Stop Being a Loser") gave an interview during the film's shooting.

[7] On 10 February it was published that Chelsea Films (a division of Curzon Artificial Eye) purchased the United Kingdom rights for a release in 2012.