I'm Nicholas. I've been an airline pilot for years. I live between airports, long-haul flights, and cities that change every week.

For years I was the one arriving wrecked. Stiff neck, no sleep, bag clutched in my lap because I couldn't trust it out of sight.

I tried everything on the market — cheap pillows, ugly tactical bags, masks that left marks, earplugs that never stayed in. Brands selling a promise that fell apart on the second flight.