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Private Aviation · Global Operational Platform

The Platform That
Controls the Outcome.

EDAERO connects operators with pilots, cabin crew, and engineers in real time — with Secure Mission™ payment protection, compliance support, and urgent mission support worldwide.

Urgent
Mission Support
9
Core Services
Global
Operator Network
FAA · EASA · GCAA Documentation Support Secure Payment Protection AOG Ready Urgent Mission Support
Aircraft on ground? EDAERO is built to start sourcing right away — 24 hours a day, worldwide.
AOG line open · Request crew now →
Your path

What brings you to EDAERO?

Choose your role to see what EDAERO offers you and where to go next. No registration needed.

How It Works

One system.
End-to-end control.

Every layer of your mission — from crew sourcing to payment release — managed inside one platform. Fewer calls. Fewer gaps. Less exposure.

01
Submit Request
Operator submits crew request — aircraft type, hours required, location, dates. No email. No phone calls.
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02
Real-Time Matching
Engine matches on aircraft type, recency, availability, location, and reliability data. Ranked results in the platform.
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03
Secure Booking
Funds secured through EDAERO's Secure Mission™ payment flow before the mission. Released according to the applicable mission terms after execution.
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04
Mission Executed
Operational support coordinated throughout — permits, handling, catering, compliance.
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The EDAERO Ecosystem

One network.
Every side of the mission.

Operators, professionals, owners and specialist partners — connected through one platform. Select a circle to explore.

EDAEROOne platform for every side of the missionAircraft OperatorsSource reviewed pilots, cabin crew and engineers for every mission.PilotsReviewed profiles, real mission offers, secured payment.Cabin CrewVIP cabin missions matched to your aircraft experience.Aviation RecruitersOne reviewed network instead of contact lists and group chats.Aviation Service ProvidersSpecialist partners — charter, legal, aviation services — around the mission.Aircraft OwnersCabin setup, catering and trip support coordinated around the aircraft.
The EDAERO Operating System

Ten capabilities.
One system that controls the outcome.

Every service below exists because a gap in that area costs real money in real operations. EDAERO is built to close every one, together, on every mission.

01
Crew Sourcing
Matched by type,
recency, and fit.

Every hour spent sourcing crew manually is an hour your operation is exposed. Phone calls, WhatsApp chains, personal favors — that is not a system, it is a liability. EDAERO replaces the process with real-time, on-demand crew matching against a global network of document-reviewed aviation professionals.

  • Real-time matching by aircraft type, hours on type, recency, and location
  • Document review completed before a profile appears in matching results
  • Reliability and performance data builds on every crew profile over time
  • Written booking confirmation issued directly through the platform
When your aircraft is ready, your crew should be too →
02
AOG & Urgent Response
Built to move fast
when it matters.

An aircraft on the ground is not a problem — it is a financial event. Every minute waiting for a callback is money burning. EDAERO's urgent-response workflow is built to accept AOG requests the moment they're submitted, with the operations team beginning to search the network during active coverage hours — coordinated by real people, not scripted bots.

  • Urgent requests can be submitted through the platform at any time
  • Human mission support and sourcing during extended operating hours
  • Access to a global network of aircraft-type-experienced professionals
  • Mission coordination from first request to wheels up
When every minute has a price, you need a system built for urgency →
03
Secure Mission™ Payments
Secured before departure.
Released after execution.

Unprotected payments are a silent risk most operators accept — until they don't. EDAERO's Secure Mission™ payment structure is designed to reduce financial exposure on both sides of every mission.

  • Funds secured through Secure Mission™ until mission execution is confirmed
  • Structured dispute-resolution process built into the platform
  • Financial audit trail maintained for missions on the platform
  • Crew payments released through Secure Mission™ on completion, per mission terms
Payment protection built in before the crew boards →
04
Trip Support
Every permit.
Every slot. Handled.

One missing permit grounds the flight. One delayed slot disrupts the entire itinerary. EDAERO coordinates the dependencies in the operational chain, so fewer of them become your problem.

  • Overflight and landing permit coordination across the jurisdictions your mission requires
  • Ground handling coordination at international airports
  • Crew accommodation, transportation, and layover logistics — end to end
  • Single point of contact for your entire trip logistics chain
The flight is only as smooth as the operation behind it →
05
Catering Coordination
From menu design
to delivery aboard.

In private aviation, a catering failure is not a minor inconvenience — it is a direct reflection on the operator. EDAERO coordinates the catering chain to reduce the risk of late, incorrect, or below-standard delivery.

  • Custom menu design with passenger preferences and dietary profiling
  • Coordination with certified aviation caterers in key global locations
  • Pre-flight delivery verification — confirmed before the crew boards
  • Consistent quality standards applied across departure locations
Excellence in the cabin begins hours before boarding →
06
Compliance Support
FAA. EASA. GCAA.
Documentation, every mission.

Remove compliance and the operation doesn't slow down — it stops. EDAERO builds compliance and documentation support into every booking — helping operators identify gaps early, across jurisdictions.

  • Crew document review — licenses, medicals, type ratings, recency
  • Pre-mission compliance assessment and operational readiness review
  • FAA, EASA, and GCAA regulatory awareness built into EDAERO's document review process
  • Documentation trail maintained for missions on the platform
Compliance is not optional. EDAERO helps keep it visible →
07
Crew Operational Protection
Not legal theory.
Real-world experience
when it matters.

Grounded in law enforcement experience, legal education, and IATA legal fundamentals, EDAERO adds a layer of risk awareness and operational understanding to complex aviation environments — supporting prevention and coordination, not legal representation.

  • Active support during incidents, investigations, and formal disputes
  • Coordination with legal professionals in relevant jurisdictions worldwide
  • Guidance for crew in high-risk or politically complex environments
  • Assistance in detainment, license challenges, or operator disputes
Legal partner: César V. Polanco Reynoso, LexTech →Real-world experience when it matters →
08
EDAERO Academy
From individual excellence.
To operational consistency.

Exceptional service should not depend on who happens to be flying. EDAERO Academy builds professional capability and stronger cabin operations through training, operational systems, audits and performance improvement.

  • Operator Solutions — cabin operations audits, gap analysis, manuals, SOPs and operational redesign
  • Customized operator training focused on consistency, performance, cost control and operational discipline
  • Professional Education — cabin excellence, passenger psychology, mission readiness, cultural intelligence and leadership
  • Practical assessment, performance monitoring and continuous improvement
Explore EDAERO Academy →
09
Urgent Ops Support
Built to be there
when it matters.

Disruptions don't happen at 9am on a Tuesday. They happen at 2am, in a different timezone, with a passenger on board and no one picking up the phone. EDAERO's platform accepts urgent requests at any time, with the operations team — not an automated ticket queue — responding during extended daily coverage hours.

  • Urgent requests can be submitted through the platform at any time
  • Mission status visible throughout via Mission Control
  • Direct escalation management for disruptions and last-minute changes
  • Integrated with dispute resolution and Secure Mission™ payment release
Built to be there when you need us →
10
Full Aircraft Cabin Setup
From empty cabin
to operational readiness.

A newly delivered, refurbished, or reconfigured aircraft is not mission-ready just because it left the completion center. EDAERO coordinates the physical cabin and galley setup — assessment, sourcing, provisioning, and inventory — so the aircraft is genuinely ready to fly, not just structurally complete.

  • Cabin and galley setup planned against owner and operator requirements
  • Sourcing and procurement of cabin equipment, galley items, and service inventory
  • Physical setup, par-level stocking, and a final cabin readiness check before handover
  • Operational provisioning only — not interior design and not aircraft maintenance
Explore Aircraft Setup →

"EDAERO is the invisible force behind every flight — bringing control, speed, and protection to a system that has operated without it for too long."

From request to close-out

Five things EDAERO
does for every mission.

Find Crew

Define the mission — aircraft type, dates, location — and see reviewed, available pilots, cabin crew and engineers ranked by fit.

Source crew →

Manage Missions

Mission Control keeps status, assignment, documentation, briefing, execution and payment status in one operational view.

See Mission Control →

Coordinate Operations

Trip support, catering coordination and compliance support are coordinated alongside the crew — not in a separate chain of emails.

Explore trip support →

Discover Opportunities

Professionals receive mission offers that fit their profile, review the requirements and accept or decline. Nothing is assigned without their confirmation.

How it works for professionals →

Connect Globally

Missions run across regions and time zones. Regional crew pages and live hub times keep the whole operation on one clock.

Explore locations →
Discover the EDAERO platform

Explore what EDAERO
actually does.

Select a capability to see how it works and where to learn more.

Platform feature · EDAERO Crews

Real-time crew matching

Pilots, cabin crew and engineers matched to the mission and ranked inside the platform.

  • Matched on aircraft type, hours on type, recency, availability and location
  • Ranked results instead of a contact list
  • Private Crew Cloud surfaces your preferred professionals first
How matching works →
Platform feature · EDAERO Crews

Mission Control

One operational view of every mission — from request to close-out.

  • Mission status for every active and past mission
  • Assignment and the documentation behind it
  • Briefing, execution and payment status side by side
Explore Mission Control →
Service · coordinated by EDAERO

Trip support, catering & compliance

The operational layer around the crew, coordinated with the mission rather than in parallel.

  • Trip support coordination — permits, handling, logistics
  • Catering coordination
  • Compliance support and urgent operations support
Explore trip support →
Platform feature · EDAERO Crews

Reviewed profiles & MissionReady

Licences, medicals, type ratings and recency are reviewed before a profile appears in matching results.

  • Document review before visibility
  • MissionReady readiness indicators
  • Performance history that builds mission after mission
MissionReady status →
Service · coordinated by EDAERO

Specialist services

Support for the moments that cannot wait and the aircraft behind the mission.

  • Emergency crew replacement
  • AOG engineer support
  • Full aircraft cabin setup
Emergency crew replacement →
Platform feature · EDAERO Crews

Secure Mission™

Funds are secured before the mission and released according to the mission terms after execution.

  • Funds secured before departure
  • Release after execution, per the mission terms
  • A structured dispute-resolution process
Explore Secure Mission™ →

“Platform feature” = part of the EDAERO Crews platform as described on this website. “Service” = coordinated by the EDAERO team.

Elena A. Dragomir — Founder & CEO, EDAERO
Founder & CEO · EDAERO

The person
behind
EDAERO.

Private Aviation Operations · Cabin Excellence · Crew Systems
"I didn't build EDAERO because I saw a market opportunity. I built it because I lived the gaps — and I knew exactly what it cost when there was no system to fill them."
Elena A. Dragomir
CEO & Founder — EDAERO
15+
Years Aviation
7+
Law Enforcement
3x
Regulatory Environments
Zero
Tolerance for gaps
Operational Experience — FAA Part 91 & Part 135, EASA & GCAA Environments
Law Enforcement · Bachelor of Law
Private & Commercial Aviation Operations
IATA Law Fundamentals · Human Rights Training — Completed
Meet the Founder
The Origin

EDAERO wasn't built
from an idea.
It was built from a problem.

With a background that bridges law enforcement, legal studies, and aviation operations — the patterns were impossible to ignore. The same vulnerabilities kept appearing across every environment: situations escalating because no one had the right information at the right moment. Crew unprotected. Operators exposed. Payments at risk.

With operational experience across FAA Part 91 and Part 135 environments, as well as EASA- and GCAA-regulated operations, one truth became undeniable: private aviation is an industry built on trust, yet operating without the infrastructure trust requires.

The sourcing is manual. The payments are unprotected. The crew have no platform standing behind them. And when something goes wrong at 2am in a foreign country — there is no system. There is only whoever picks up the phone.

EDAERO was created to change that. Not as a product. As a standard the industry was missing.

"
EDAERO was created to bring control, clarity, and real-time coordination into a space where the industry's best people were operating without the system they deserved.
Founder & CEO · EDAERO · Private Aviation Operations
Unique Foundation
  • Operational Experience, Not Theory
    Every feature was built from real situations — not from a product roadmap designed in a boardroom.
  • Legal & Enforcement Foundation
    7 years in law enforcement and a law degree mean EDAERO's protection layer is built on real-world risk management — not assumptions.
  • Multi-Jurisdiction Expertise
    Operational experience across FAA, EASA, and GCAA-regulated environments means EDAERO speaks the language of multiple major international aviation regulatory environments.
  • Crew First Philosophy
    Having operated as crew, EDAERO was built with the understanding that the platform must work equally hard for both sides of every transaction.
Book cover: Psihologia Excelenței — The Psychology of Excellence, by Elena A. Dragomir
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The Psychology
of Excellence.

The Emotional Intelligence Behind Excellence — Elena A. Dragomir

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The Team

The people
behind the platform.

Ovidiu Dumitru, Chief Technology Officer of EDAERO

Ovidiu Dumitru

Chief Technology Officer

Twenty years in software engineering, enterprise architecture and AI systems. Leads the EDAERO platform and its infrastructure.

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Lucian Conon, Ground & Flight Operations at EDAERO

Lucian Conon

Ground & Flight Operations

In aviation operations since 2006 — ground handling, flight dispatch and VIP passenger services.

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Who We Serve

Built for every
aviation professional.

For Operators

Find reviewed crew exactly when you need it.

Access pilots, cabin crew, and engineers globally with availability visibility, document review, and a secure booking flow.

  • Crew availability dashboard
  • Secure Mission™ payment protection
  • AOG emergency response
  • Compliance documentation included
  • Trip support coordination
Source Crew Now →
For Crew

Get access to real missions, not just listings.

Join a global network, complete profile review, accept real assignments, and get paid through a structured and secure flow.

  • Reviewed profile with performance history
  • Flexible availability management
  • Secure payment via Secure Mission™
  • Legal protection layer
  • EDAERO Academy training & professional development
Join as Crew →
For Partners

Structured collaboration for the whole ecosystem.

Join the EDAERO partner network — suppliers, handling agents, catering providers, legal professionals, and strategic collaborators.

  • Integration into global operator network
  • Structured referral system
  • Co-branding & visibility
  • Revenue sharing model
  • White-label opportunities
Become a Partner →
Partners

Trusted partners.
Worldwide reach.

Who We Are

Not a staffing agency.
A controlled system.

EDAERO was built from real-world experience in high-pressure aviation environments. The combination of law enforcement discipline, legal training, and frontline aviation experience created something rare: a platform that understands both the operational reality and the risk exposure behind every mission.

EDAERO doesn't just connect people. It controls the environment they operate in.

  • Missions matched in real timeNo calls needed — crew matched and confirmed directly through the platform.
  • Payments secured through Secure Mission™Funds secured before departure. Released after execution, per mission terms.
  • Urgent mission supportTrip support, compliance, and mission coordination requests accepted at any time — the team responds as quickly as possible.
  • Crew document-reviewed, with performance dataProfiles reviewed before listing. Mission data builds a growing reliability picture.
1h
Delay on the ground
Real operational costs — crew fees, slot rebooking, client impact.
1✕
Wrong crew choice
Client dissatisfaction that takes months to rebuild. In private aviation, reputation is everything.
1gap
Communication failure
Operational chaos. Missed briefings. A flight that should have been seamless — wasn't.
The industry reality
Despite operating at the highest level of aviation, most private operators still coordinate through personal WhatsApp groups, phone chains, and informal networks. No shared verification. No payment protection. No structured support.

EDAERO was built specifically for this gap.

"The question in private aviation is no longer which platform to use.
It is — can you afford to operate without EDAERO?"

EDAERO — The Platform That Controls the Outcome

Ready to control
the outcome?

Whether you're an operator, crew member, or strategic partner — EDAERO is built for you.

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