Originally Posted by
dojetdriver
Just curious, but how does this work? I was New Zealand last year and a FedEx crew was DH'ing down there as well. I asked what they were doing, they said they were there to pick up some horses and take them to L.A. It was just after boxing day if people are able to correlate.
But anyway, I'm guessing that if they were carrying the horses, they had to carry a trainer/handler as well? If FedEx is not allowed to carry a JS'er international despite CASS, how can they carry a handler that more than likely is not in CASS. Also, what if the handler is not from the U.S.?
Horse handlers accompany the animals, there are not jumpseaters. Lots of documentation goes with these flights. Not sure about a non US citizen, but it is probably ok. They do not ride in the cockpit.