Ready for Takeoff
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60 minutes (Season 2)
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| network = Nine Network
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Ready for Takeoff is an Australian observational and airline television series aired on the Nine Network on 30 October 2015.{{cite web|title=Airdate: Ready for Take-Off|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2015/10/airdate-ready-for-take-off.html|publisher=TV Tonight|accessdate=17 October 2015|date=7 October 2016}} The series was renewed for a second season and premiered on 7 October 2016.{{cite web|title=Returning: Ready for Takeoff|url=http://tvtonight.com.au/2016/09/returning-ready-for-takeoff.html|publisher=TV Tonight|accessdate=21 September 2016|date=7 October 2016}}
The series takes viewers behind the scenes of operations at Australian airline Qantas, who funded the production of the program.{{cite web|url=https://mumbrella.com.au/nine-shifts-qantas-funded-ready-for-takeoff-to-wednesday-and-sees-audience-soar-333737|title=Nine shifts Qantas funded Ready for Takeoff to Wednesday and sees audience soar|first=Miranda|last=Ward|work=Mumbrella|date=3 December 2015|accessdate=7 October 2016}}
Series overview
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Episodes
=Season 1 (2015)=
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=Season 2 (2016)=
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Broadcast
Internationally, the series airs in Ireland on TV3, debuting on 6 July 2016.{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio-web/television-a-story-to-chill-the-soul-and-a-couple-to-warm-the-heart-1.2706882|title=Television: A story to chill the soul and a couple to warm the heart|first=Bernice|last=Harrison|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=1 July 2016|accessdate=7 October 2016}}
See also
- Airways, a similar 2009 series behind the scenes of Tiger Airways Australia.
References
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{{Aviation reality television}}
Category:2010s Australian documentary television series
Category:2015 Australian television series debuts
Category:2016 Australian television series endings
Category:Australian factual television series
Category:Documentary television series about aviation