American based Federation World Airlines has just acquired a Concorde jet| which will make its inaugural commercial flight from Washington D.C. to Paris and then toMoscow as a goodwill gesture prior to the 1980 Olympic Games. Among those on board is Maggie Whelan| a television reporter| who is taking both legs of the trip. Justafter boarding at Dulles International Airport| she receives documents conclusively and unequivocally stating that her boyfriend| Dr. Kevin Harrison| the Chairman ofHarrison Industries| an aerospace contractor| is complicit of illegally selling arms to enemy regimes. Regardless| Maggie loves Kevin| who vows to do the right thingby making a public statement to his illegal activities. Maggie also intends on making an on-air report of the story once she arrives in Moscow. Kevin| however| hasother thoughts. He plans on destroying the documents| the most convenient way being to bring down the Concorde with Maggie aboard| initially having the attack on theplane ...