Set up in a few minutes.

Crew steps

1. Pick your airline

   Choose the airline you fly for.

2. Connect your schedule

   We never ask for your airline login.

   CrewParent Live only reads your schedule — from Apple Calendar, a calendar file you upload, or trips you enter yourself. We never ask for, see, or store your airline username, password, or crew-portal access.

   Ways to load your trips. Pick one:

   Apple Calendar sync (recommended) — turn on calendar sync in your airline’s crew app, then let CrewParent Live read that calendar on your iPhone. It picks up changes such as reassignments and trip trades each time you open the app. When someone follows you, the app also tries to check your calendar in the background a few times a day, but iOS decides when that runs, so open the app after a change to share it.

   Upload a calendar file (.ics) — export your schedule from your crew app and choose the file in CrewParent Live. Upload a new file when your schedule changes.

   Enter your trip manually — a quick fallback: copy the whole pairing from your crew app and paste it in, or type one leg.

   Example leg: Pairing D1234 · Flight 1234 · DEN → ORD · departs 0800, arrives 1030 (local times, 24-hour clock).

   What your airline offers, step by step: Sync your airline’s calendar →

3. Pick the calendar with your schedule

   If you chose Apple Calendar: allow Full Access to your calendar, then choose the calendar that holds your schedule. iOS gives apps access to all calendars at once. CrewParent Live only looks at the calendar(s) you choose, checks them on your phone for flights, and sends only the trip details you decide to share. Events that aren’t trips never leave your phone.

4. Choose the trip to share

   Pick the trip your family should follow. Usually that’s your current or next trip.

5. Add your contact details

   Enter your phone number for family contact. Add your home airport: your base if you live in base, or the airport you commute from most often if you commute. Add your home address so the app can estimate the drive home.

6. Invite your family

   Send a text with your invite code, which also prompts them to download the app, or copy the code or the invite message and send it yourself. Each follower needs their own invite code. To invite someone later, go to Settings → Crews → Share With Family and tap Generate New Invite Code for each new person.

7. Go Live!

   Your family can now see your trip, your availability, and when you’re heading home.

Family and friends steps

1. Answer “Do you have a sync code?”

   Following needs a Crew Household plan on your phone, unless someone in your Apple Family Sharing group has the Family plan. You may be asked to choose a plan here.

2. Say who you’re following

   Pick the label that fits, like Dad or Mom (choose Other to type a first name). Then add the crew member’s name, or skip it.

3. Enter the invite code

   Type the code your crew member sent, or tap their invite link to fill it in. No code yet? Ask them to send one from Settings → Crews → Share With Family. Each code works for one person and lasts 72 hours.

4. Wait for approval

   Your crew member approves you in Settings → Crews → Followers. Until then, the app shows “Waiting for approval.”

5. Allow notifications

   When asked, allow notifications for takeoff, landing and schedule changes. You can change them later in Settings → Notifications & Availability.

6. See their trip

   Once you’re approved, Overview, Live and Family show their trip, when it’s a good time to call, and when they’re heading home.