By crew, for crew
Your roster, mapped before you fly it.
VÉLA is a body-clock planning app for long-haul cabin crew. It turns your roster into a personalised body-clock plan, showing what your body clock will be doing — duty by duty, timezone by timezone — with sleep, light, caffeine and meal timing for every trip. Built by crew, because someone had to.
Get Early AccessVÉLA is currently in early access — join now to be first when it’s ready.
VÉLA at a glance
- —A body-clock planning app for long-haul cabin crew, built by cabin crew
- —Add each duty with just the date and flight number; works with any airline that uses public flight numbers
- —Follows your body clock across your whole roster, including days off, not just one trip
- —Plans sleep, light, caffeine and meal timing for every duty and layover
- —Built on the Three Process Model of alertness, with adjustment rates from CDC jet lag guidance
- —Gives estimates, not measurements; not a medical device
- —Independent of any airline
- —On iPhone and Android, currently in early access
Your job breaks your body’s clock
The galley at 3am. The jumpseat during taxi. The layover that should have been a city but was just blackout curtains and room service. You know the feeling. What’s been missing is something that tells you what to do about it — before you’re already in it.
VÉLA reads your roster and shows you what your body clock will be doing, duty by duty. Not after the fact. Before you even pack your bag.
Your body clock has a logic. VÉLA speaks it.
Every time you feel wrecked after a short trip, or strangely fine after a long one — that’s your circadian rhythm doing something specific and predictable.
It’s not random. It’s not just “jet lag.” And it’s not something you have to keep figuring out alone. VÉLA combines your actual roster with published circadian science — and translates it into something you can actually use. No jargon. No guesswork. Just your body clock, made readable.
Know what’s coming. Know what to do.
Most crew go into every trip reacting. VÉLA puts you a step ahead. Upload your roster and VÉLA gives you a clear picture of what your body clock will need — and when. Simple, specific, and built around your actual schedule. Not generic advice. Yours.
Sleep Timing
Your estimated best sleep window before Day 3 duty is 22:00–06:00. Planning around it can help you feel more rested for the jumpseat.
Light Exposure
Tomorrow at 07:00, get outside. Ten minutes of morning light after that overnight sector will start pulling your body clock back where it belongs.
Recovery Priority
You just landed. Your body is asking for one thing right now — and it isn’t the hotel gym. Sleep first. Everything else can wait 12 hours.
Built by crew.
This is where VÉLA came from. Not a strategy session. A crew member who got tired of asking the same questions as everyone else — and getting nothing back.
“Early in my flying career, I was struggling to adjust to the job. Not the service. Not the passengers. The schedule. What it was doing to my body, my sleep, my life outside the aircraft.
I remember thinking — why has no one built something for this? Why does no one have our backs?
So I decided to build it myself. Using what I was living, and what crew around me were telling me. VÉLA exists because that question had no answer.
But I can only see so far from where I’m standing. Now I need you too.”
— A crew member who got tired of being tired
VÉLA started with my own struggle — and it’s kept growing because of yours too. That hasn’t changed. It’s still how VÉLA gets built.
Take the 3-minute survey → (completely anonymous)
Your roster. Your body clock. Finally, both in one place.
Stop reacting. Start preparing. Use your layovers. Show up for your life outside the aircraft.
Get Early AccessVÉLA is currently in early access — join now to be first when it’s ready.
Questions crew ask
What is VÉLA?
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VÉLA is a body-clock planning app for long-haul cabin crew. It turns your roster into a personalised body-clock plan, showing what your body clock will be doing on every duty, layover and day off, with sleep, light, caffeine and meal timing for every trip.
Who is VÉLA for?
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Long-haul cabin crew whose rosters cross time zones, with early reports, night sectors and back-to-back trips. It’s built around how crew actually work, not around a single holiday flight.
How is VÉLA different from a jet lag app?
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Jet lag apps plan one trip and assume you recover afterwards. Crew rarely do: the next trip starts before your body clock has caught up. VÉLA follows your body clock across your whole roster, including days off, so each plan starts from where your body actually is.
How does VÉLA get my roster?
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You add each duty by entering the date and flight number. VÉLA looks up the departure and arrival times and airports automatically, so there’s no need to upload your full roster.
Does it work with my airline?
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Yes, if your airline uses public flight numbers. VÉLA works with any airline’s flights, so it isn’t limited to one carrier.
Is VÉLA based on science?
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Yes. VÉLA is built on the Three Process Model of alertness from sleep science, with body-clock adjustment rates from CDC jet lag guidance, and shaped by what crew told us about their own experience. Read how VÉLA works.
Is VÉLA medical advice?
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No. VÉLA gives personal planning insights based on your roster. It isn’t medical advice and doesn’t replace your airline’s fatigue-management requirements.
Can my airline see my data?
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No. VÉLA is independent and not affiliated with any airline. You only enter dates and flight numbers, and your data stays private to your account.
Why is flying east harder than flying west?
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Your body clock naturally runs slightly longer than 24 hours, so it finds it easier to stay up later (flying west) than to go to sleep earlier (flying east). Eastbound trips ask your body to shift in the direction it resists most.
How much does VÉLA cost?
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VÉLA Core is $19.99 a month or $179.99 a year. Founding Crew members get the annual plan for $99.99 a year, locked in for as long as they stay subscribed. All plans include a 14-day free trial.
When can I get VÉLA?
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VÉLA is in early access now. Join the list to be first in when it opens to everyone.