Cabin crew guides: layover, pay, and roster

Plain-English articles for flight attendants and pilots. Written by crew, for crew.

Pay, 6 min read

How cabin crew calculate per diem

Step-by-step: away-from-base hours, regional rates, taxable splits, and a worked example.

Layover, 7 min read

Best crew hotels in Dubai

DXB layover zones, what crew look for, and how to find colleagues on the ground.

Staff travel, 6 min read

British Airways staff travel tips

ID90 standby, load requests, busy routes, and smarter ways to get BA load intel.

Roster, 7 min read

RosterBuster alternatives

When sync breaks, calendar exports, CSV import, and apps that add pay and FDP.

Pay, 7 min read

How to read an airline payslip

Duty pay, per diem, premiums, deductions, and a 10-minute monthly checklist.

Roster, 8 min read

EASA FDP explained

ORO.FTL.205 limits, report time, sectors, and tracking FDP from your roster.

Staff travel, 6 min read

How airline staff travel works

Standby lists, employee tickets, and why load information is so hard to find.

Staff travel, 5 min read

Understanding ID90 and ZED travel

What the fares mean, how interline agreements work, and what to check before you book.

Staff travel, 5 min read

How to request live loads

When to ask, what to post, and how verified crew share standby intel safely.

Layover, 6 min read

12 cabin crew layover tips (from real crew)

Sleep better, explore smarter, and find out who's on your layover before you land.

Roster, 6 min read

Flight duty period rules explained

What FDP is, how limits are calculated, and how to track your own flight duty period.

Pay ยท Pillar guide, 6 min read

Cabin crew payslip explained

Duty pay, per diem, overnight allowances, and how to spot payslip errors before they cost you.

Pay, 6 min read

Cabin crew pay calculator: how it works

Companion to the payslip guide: duty pay, per diem, and overnight allowance from your roster, before payday.

Roster, 5 min read

How to import your cabin crew roster

RosterBuster paste, CSV upload, or iCal feed, getting your duty pattern into Layvr without retyping flights.

App, 6 min read

Cabin crew app: what to actually look for

Roster import, FDP tracking, pay verification, and verified crew, what a cabin crew app needs to get right.

App, 6 min read

Flight attendant app: roster, pay and layover, covered

A flight duty period tracker, a real pay calculator, and a crew layover meetup app, in one place.

Layover, 6 min read

Crew layover guide: finding other crew nearby

How to find verified crew on layover, join a city chat, and plan a meetup without sharing your location publicly.

Layover, 5 min read

Airline crew community: why verification is the point

Why an airline crew community only works behind crew ID and airline email checks.

Pay, 7 min read

Flight attendant pay explained

Base salary, duty pay, per diem, overnight allowance, and premiums, and how they combine.

Layover, 7 min read

Best layovers for cabin crew

The cities crew consistently rate highest, and what actually makes a layover worth it.

Pay, 6 min read

Crew per diem guide: how it's calculated

Hourly accrual, taxable splits, and how per diem differs from overnight allowance.

Roster, 6 min read

Crew roster apps compared

Airline portals, calendar exports, RosterBuster, and Layvr, what each one actually does.

Put the guides to work in the app

Import your roster, track your FDP, check your pay, and see who's on your layover, free for cabin crew and pilots.