Left Behind authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins along with their families were given an advanced screening of a rough cut of the movie on January 31, 2014. Afterwards, LaHaye was quoted as saying, "It is the best movie I have ever seen on the rapture." Jenkins was quoted, "I believe it does justice to the novel and will renew interest in the entire series."
Lea Thompson here plays Irene Steele, mother of character Chloe Steele played by Cassi Thomson. On ABC Family's Switched at Birth the two instead played mother-in-law and daughter-in-law Kathryn Kennish and Nikki Papagus.
When Captain Steele is approaching the mid air collision, the plane issues a TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System) Alert. The captain then tries to contact the other pilot. In real life the TCAS already tells both pilots what action to take such as dive or climb. Due to the very high closing speeds of approaching aircraft, there is no time to contact the other aircraft. It's akin to calling a car ahead of you on the highway to avoid a collision. If he obeyed the TCAS, he would not have collided with the other plane.
When Chloe and Buck are sitting down and talking in the airport, a young female extra peeks around the pillar probably waiting for her cue to cross. She then steps back out of frame. In the next shot, she's finally crossing.