
Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. After losing his pilot's license, Billy Covington is recruited, and ends up in the middle of a bunch of lunatic pilots, gun-running by his friend Gene Ryack, and opium smuggling by his own superiors.

Gene Ryack

Billy Covington

Corinne Landreaux

Major Donald Lemond

Rob Diehl

Senator Davenport

Jack Neely

Pirelli

O.V.

Saunders

General Lu Soong

Babo

Nino
Gene's Daughter
Gene's Son

Gene's Brother-in-law

Truck Driver

Recruiter

General Lee (uncredited)

May Ling

Nightclub Singer
Novel
Producer
Editor

Director
Editor

Screenplay
Production Design
Screenplay

Executive Producer
Line Producer

Original Music Composer

Director of Photography

Casting

Executive Producer

Producer

Casting

Stunts
Sound Mixer
Art Direction
Assistant Art Director
Assistant Sound Editor
First Assistant Director
Co-Producer
Assistant Art Director
Music Supervisor
Costume Design
Unit Production Manager

Stunt Coordinator
Art Direction
Video Assist Operator
Steadicam Operator
Post Production Coordinator
ADR Editor
Armorer
Supervising Sound Editor
Assistant Sound Editor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Music Supervisor
Co-Producer
Camera Operator
Script Supervisor
Boom Operator
Foley Supervisor
Camera Operator
Supervising ADR Editor
ADR Editor
Set Decoration
Associate Editor
Foley Artist
Assistant Sound Editor
Supervising Music Editor

Gaffer
Production Accountant
Negative Cutter
Second Assistant Director
Special Effects Supervisor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
First Assistant Editor

Makeup Supervisor
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Hair Supervisor
Best Boy Electric
Unit Publicist
Color Timer
Dolby Consultant

Foley Artist
Production Coordinator

Key Makeup Artist
Hairstylist
Assistant Costume Designer
Still Photographer
Stunts

Stunts

Stunts

Stunts

Stunts

Stunts

Aerial Camera
Clapper Loader
Stunts

Second Assistant Director