By crew, for crew

Shaped with former crew, survey and feedback, and the latest circadian and sleep science — the same field of research that underpins high-performance space and military sleep and alertness work.

Plan rest and readiness around your roster

Véla helps you see how sleep timing and time zones may affect your readiness — using transparent, schedule-based estimates. Built for cabin crew, with science you can understand.

Important

Véla is a personal lifestyle planning tool. It is not a medical device and does not provide medical, health, or safety advice. Readiness scores are estimates for personal planning only—not for safety-critical or fitness-for-duty decisions. Véla is not part of any airline Fatigue Risk Management System (FRMS) and does not replace your operator’s fitness-for-duty requirements or professional medical advice.

Your job breaks your body’s clock

Crossing time zones, working at night, sleeping at odd hours—long-haul flying disrupts everything your body expects. You might feel exhausted after a short trip, alert after a long one. You don’t know if it’s jet lag, accumulated sleep debt, or the roster itself. This unpredictability means you’re always guessing how ready you really are.

Day 1–2: Departure & Adaptation

Overnight duty + time zone shift. Sleep debt builds. Your body clock is disrupted.

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Day 3–4: Peak Fatigue Window

Sleep window doesn’t align with your circadian rhythm. This is when readiness dips most.

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Day 5+: Recovery Begins

Sleep timing starts to align. Readiness recovers if you prioritize rest. Understanding helps you act.

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Understand why you feel the way you do

Knowledge is power. When you understand the mechanism—not just the symptom—you can make better choices for yourself.

Véla doesn’t tell you what to do. It shows you why you feel the way you do. By combining your actual roster with published circadian and sleep science — the same research tradition used in demanding operational settings, from space-crew scheduling to military fatigue management — Véla reveals how sleep timing, time zones, and duty patterns affect your readiness. Transparency you can trust.

Your Readiness Forecast

A 7-day outlook shows how sleep timing and time zones affect your readiness score.

Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5

Sleep Timing Suggestions

Get specific, schedule-based recommendations for sleep windows and light exposure.

Optimal Sleep: 22:00–06:00

Aligns with your rhythm on Day 3

Light Exposure: 08:00

Reset circadian rhythm

Recovery Priority: Sleep first

Fatigue debt highest first 12 hours

Your Personal Insights

Over time, Véla learns your patterns and helps you understand what works for you.

Pattern: You recover fastest with 8+ hours of sleep

Observation: Light exposure before 09:00 helps reset rhythm

Tip: Post-flight rest > activity during first 24 hours

Get practical guidance tailored to your roster

Based on your schedule, Véla suggests optimal sleep timing, light exposure windows, and meal timing to help you manage fatigue. These aren’t medical directives—they’re starting points you can test and refine. Over time, you’ll learn what works for you.

Sleep Timing

Sleep window 22:00–06:00 will boost your readiness for Day 3 duty. Plan light exposure after waking.

Light Exposure

Seek light at 07:00 tomorrow to reset your circadian rhythm after the overnight flight.

Recovery Priority

Post-flight: prioritize sleep over activity. Your fatigue debt is highest in the first 12 hours.

Former crew, feedback, and science

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“Véla is being shaped with former crew and the cabin community — survey by survey. It’s transparent, science-backed, and built for us, not the airline.”

Cabin crew perspective
Long-haul international

Help shape Véla

Tell us about your fatigue

About 3 minutes. Anonymous. We combine your answers with input from former crew and published circadian science (the same field used in space and military alertness work) to decide what to build. No spam.

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Your personal readiness companion

Download Véla. Enter your roster. See your readiness forecast and sleep timing suggestions. No medical jargon. No airline bureaucracy. Just clear, understandable insights you can act on.

App store links

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