Who We Are: Crewtra – Flight Crew Travel Management for Aviation Companies

At crewtra, we are a team of aviation professionals with deep, hands-on experience across the entire industry — including scheduled airlines, ACMI operators, business aviation, and cargo. Our background in crew planning, crewing, and crew travel management gives us unique insight into the challenges aviation companies face when moving crew across the globe.

We created crewtra with a clear mission: to optimize crew travel processes and support operators with smarter and more cost efficient solutions.

Why We Created crewtra – Solving Crew Travel Challenges in Aviation

During our years working in airline operations, we repeatedly encountered inefficiencies in how flight crew travel was handled. These issues caused increased costs, operational delays, and unnecessary pressure on already stretched operations teams.

crewtra was built to solve these problems and become the go-to travel management partner for aviation companies.

Here are some of the most common crew travel problems we’ve seen:

1. Use of Non-B2B Booking Tools

Many crew travel departments rely on consumer booking platforms, which are not optimized for aviation. This leads to:

• Higher travel costs

• Limited cancellation flexibility

• No access to negotiated fares or volume discounts

2. Lack of Financial Oversight and Reporting

Without proper travel reporting tools, airlines often lack:

• Visibility into travel expenses

• Data to analyze booking patterns

• Control over budgeting and approvals

3. Understaffed Crew Travel Teams

Crew travel is often managed by too few people — especially during peak seasons. However, the unpredictable nature of aviation makes it difficult to justify hiring more staff.

4. Overstaffing During Low Demand

Conversely, some companies employ dedicated full-time staff for crew travel, even when booking volumes are low — resulting in inefficient resource allocation.

5. No Automation Between Booking Systems and Crew Management Software

Manual data entry between booking platforms and crew scheduling systems:

• Increases human error

• Slows down operations

• Creates unnecessary admin workload

6. Lack of Industry Knowledge from Corporate Travel Providers

If crew travel management is outsourced, traditional corporate travel agencies that serve airlines often face the following challenges:

• Lack understanding of aviation operations

• Are unaware of FTL regulations, crew duty patterns, and base rotation logistics

• Provide unrealistic or inefficient travel options for crew

What Makes crewtra Different?

We combine airline experience, modern tools, and a deep understanding of crew operations to provide:

• Flexible travel management solutions

• Support for both high- and low-volume booking needs

• Seamless integration with crew planning workflows

• A partner that truly understands aviation

Who We Serve

crewtra is built for:

• ACMI and charter operators

• Scheduled airlines

• Business aviation companies

• Cargo airlines

• Other aviation businesses

Ready to Improve Your Crew Travel?

Get in touch at info@crewtra.com to see how we can support your flight operations. Whether you need full travel management extra capacity during peak seasons or separate ticket bookings, crewtra is your aviation-specific partner in crew travel.