I appologize if my search function judo skills are lacking, but I haven't stumbled upon a recent discussion on this topic. How would a commute from Germany work? Assuming that FRA can't be used as a gateway. I am looking at a 2.5 hour train ride to CGN for the MEM flight, or 4.5 hours to LEJ for the CVG flight if I could jumpseat on a company flight. I realize that the routes can be changed by the customer and I realize I would lose an extra day off over gateway travel. I read that there is currently no international jumpseating, but does that apply to travel for work? Is there any protection for not showing at base on time if one or two scheduled JS flights cancel? Can a JS be used in combination with gateway from CVG or MEM to get to ANC or LAX/ONT?

Thank you for your consideration and responses.