Live Animal Transport - National Airlines

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Who We serve

The passengers that can’t speak up for themselves

An animal can’t tell you it’s frightened, overheated, or hurt. It relies entirely on the people moving it to notice and to act. Reading what the animal can’t say, and getting ahead of it, is a responsibility National takes as its own.

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Equine and bloodstock transport

A racehorse is an athlete, and it travels like one. The wrong flight can cost a season, or an animal worth more than the aircraft. National flies bloodstock and competition horses on dedicated charter, with the climate steady, the ride smooth, and experienced groomers in the cabin from loading to arrival.

Zoos, aquariums, and conservation programs

You relocated animals for breeding, conservation, and stay, often species that have never flown and can’t be stressed into illness. National plans these movements around the animal, from the crate to the cabin temperature, with keepers and vets traveling alongside.

Livestock and breeding stock exporters

You export breeding stock and genetics where the value is in the animal arriving healthy. National flies livestock in numbers, holding ventilation, temperature, and footing steady across the whole route so the herd lands in pristine condition.

Specialist live-animal agents and relocators

You arrange animal moves for owners, breeders, and institutions who trust you to get it right. National flies the animal under your booking, handles the welfare and the paperwork, and keeps your name as the one your client relies on.

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The national difference

The animal comes first, at every stage

From the crate to the cabin to the touchdown, every decision is made for the animal’s safety and comfort. A living thing can’t be rushed, rattled, or left waiting. Under National, it never is.

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A champion of animal welfare

Moving animals by air is governed by rules written to protect them. National flies to the IATA Live Animals Regulations and holds CEIV Live Animals accreditation, the certification built specifically for the welfare of animals in transit. Carte and enclosure standards, handling, and documentation are all held to that mark from acceptance to arrival.

The cabin is set for the species on board

A macaw, a foal, and a breeding bull each need a different flight. National holds temperature pressure, ventilation, and lighting to what the animal requires and manages feeding, hydration, and rest across the route, keeping a long journey from wearing the animal down.

Their handlers fly with them

An animal reads a stranger and a strange place as danger. National carries groomers, keepers, and vets in the cabin beside the cargo they care for, with familiar hands overseeing the loading, the flight, and the unloading at the other end.

The fastest, gentlest way there

Time in transit is stress an animal doesn’t need. National flies direct on the shortest sensible routing and lands at airports equipped to receive live animals, from veterinary inspection and quarantine to the quiet, careful handling a living arrival requires.

OUR GLOBAL NETWORK

Equipped at both ends for a living arrival

Animals move between farms, zoos, and reserves that rarely sit near a major hub. National operates across the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, working through ground teams and airports equipped for live-animal handling, quarantine, and veterinary clearance at both ends of the journey.

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Our Cargo Fleet

A hold for the animal, a seat for its keeper

Main-deck freights with climate, pressure, and ventilation held steady for live cargo, and cabin seats for groomers, keepers, and vets who fly with them. From a single horse to a full herd, or a whole collection.

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