Love Is in the Air movie storyline. Dana Randall is an ultra-committed pilot for non-profit air service, Fullerton Airways, located in picturesque Far North Queensland. Along with her father Jeff and mechanic BFF Nikki, the small team works together to provide the essential air services the local island communities relies on.
When London based ITCM Financial representative William is sent to Fullerton Airways to review the organization’s financials, Dana welcomes him, aware that they rely heavily on his company’s subsidies. What Dana doesn’t know is that William’s audit is to confirm the business’s financial struggles and to prepare for its closure. As William spends time with Dana and the Island community, his loyalty is torn. He is falling for Dana and the feeling seems mutual… that is, until she accidentally discovers his true purpose.
Love Is in the Air is a 2023 Australian romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Adrian Powers. Starring Delta Goodrem as a seaplane pilot flying in the north Australian tropics who falls in love with the man sent to shut down her business. Netflix made the film available globally for streaming on September 28, 2023. In its first two weeks, the movie has been streamed 20 million times.
About the Story
Dana Randall (Delta Goodrem) is the pilot for the tiny Queensland company which aids people in the remote area, both for the people living there and for visiting tourists. Her dad Jeff chides her for blowing off high-paying visitors to transport a resident’s dog to the vet, as their bills are mounting.
William Mitchell is sent all the way from London by ITCM Financial, his father Duncan’s UK investment firm, to the tropics of Australia to shut down Fullerton Airways. He’d researched companies they have been backing, and pinpoints the small, flailing, family-run seaplane business as ideal for liquidation as it lacks income. He’s given a week to visit the company, go over their financials in person and return to the board meeting to shut them down, proving to his father he’s ready to move up in the company.
Nikki, Fullerton’s airplane mechanic, pushes Dana to find time to date but she insists she’s too busy. The next morning, Jeff warns them a rep from ITCM Financial is coming for an inspection. Dana is asked to pick up Will from the ferry, and initially they have a testy relationship. She is quick to defend their remote air support, although Jeff tries to downplay it.
Dana whizzes Will around to a community off the coast of far-north Queensland to deliver parcels to people in need, which she visits every two weeks as otherwise they’d be totally cut off. Again they convince him to accompany her on her rounds a second day. This time the engine kicks out, but luckily Dana manages to keep her cool and she fixes the problem.
Afterwards, having drinks in Fullerton, Dana’s ex Heath sees her chemistry with Will and both he and Nikki encourage her to pursue him. So, they spend time together while crossing the tarmac, star-gazing and sharing.
A third day of helping Dana, and Will’s father loses patience with him. Will tries to convince Duncan that they were wrong to want to write off the small aeronautical company, but Nikki overhears. Dana is chewing him out over the news when confirmation of an impending cyclone reaches them.
Will helps Dana find an injured Jeff, who’d been trying to help others seek safety against the cyclone. The three-person staff of Fullerton Airways hole up with Will in the hangar’s storage room to wait out the storm. He pledges to fight for their company at his headquarters, as he cares about Dana.
The next morning, after the storm has passed, Will helps Dana deliver emergency supplies to many remote locations. Working hard all day, by nightfall she has made peace with him. However, as they’re closing up the hanger for the night, Jeff announces that ITCM Financial has sent an e-mail, shutting them down immediately.
Love Is in the Air (2023)
Directed by: Adrian Powers
Starring: Delta Goodrem, Joshua Sasse, Roy Billing, Steph Tisdell, Simon Brook McLachlan, Daniela Pizzirani, Mia Grunwald, Hugh Parker, Dante Surace, Richard Wheeler
Screenplay by: Adrian Powers, Caera Bradshaw, Katharine E. McPhee
Production Design by: Brad Diebert, Dylan Schenkeveld
Cinematography by: Tony O’Loughlan
Film Editing by: Ahmad Halimi
Costume Design by: Andrew Cox
Set Decoration by: Stephen Wolf
Art Direction by: Scott Anastasi
Music by: Stephen Wolf
MPAA Rating: None.
Distributed by: Netflix
Release Date: September 28, 2023 (Netflix)
