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Four-disc set includes Airport (1970)Taut adaptation of Arthur Hailey's novel about a snowbound Chicago airport that must prepare for the arrival of a Boeing 707 passenger plane that's been damaged by a suicide bomber. Burt Lancaster stars as the airport manager who leads a desperate scramble to clear the runway in time for the emergency landing, and Dean Martin is the veteran pilot who has his hands full in the air. Jean Seberg, Jacqueline Bisset, George Kennedy, Helen Hayes co-star. 137 min. C/Rtg G Airport 1975 (1974)A mid-air collision between a 747 and a small private plane leaves the members of the jumbo jet's flight crew either dead or incapacitated, forcing stewardess Nancy Pryor (Karen Black) to seek help from flight instructor-and on-again/off-again lover-Alan Murdock (Charlton Heston). Can Murdock's crazy plan to get himself aboard the plane so he can land it safely possibly succeed? George Kennedy, Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., Susan Clark, Linda Blair also star in this white-knuckle sequel. 107 min. C/Rtg PG Airport '77 (1977)The people who were invited onboard a swanky private jetliner get more than they bargained for when the plane crashes in the Bermuda Triangle after being hijacked by thieves out to steal the wealthy owner's valuable art collection. Now, it's a race against time to find the downed aircraft and rescue the passengers before they wind up in a watery grave. Exciting third trip to the "Airport" stars Jack Lemmon, James Stewart, Lee Grant, Christopher Lee, and George Kennedy. 114 min. C/Rtg PG The Concorde-Airport '79 (1979)The "Airport" series comes to it's (hopefully not) explosive conclusion in the thrilling fourth entry. Ruthless businessman Kevin Harrison (Robert Wagner) tries to blow up the U.S.-Paris-Moscow Concorde flight his TV reporter girlfriend Maggie Whelan (Susan Blakely) is on in order to prevent her from revealing that he previo