The film follows Gabriel Angel (Rakie Ayola), a young Caribbean aviator who falls in love with the forger Duncan Stewart (Jonathan Pryce) on her journey to England. Stewart is pursued by his nemesis Rex Goodyear (John Hurt), and the group are supported by Dr Angela Bead (Vanessa Redgrave) and Miss Gwendolyn Quim (Dorothy Tutin), retired missionaries who become lovers during the voyage.
Unfortunately the movie Great Moments in Aviation is not yet available on HBO Max.
| Directing | Beeban Kidron | Director |
| Writing | Jeanette Winterson | Writer |
| Production | Phillippa Giles | Producer |
| Production | Matthew Hamilton | Associate Producer |
| Production | Mark Shivas | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Rachel Portman | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Remi Adefarasin | Director of Photography |
| Editing | John Stothart | Editor |
| Production | Leo Davis | Casting |
| Art | Tony Burrough | Production Design |
| Art | John Hill | Art Direction |
| Art | Mark Kebby | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Les Lansdown | Costume Design |
| Sound | Jack Stew | Foley Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean Speak | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Simon Finney | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Simon Finney | Second Assistant Camera |
