It is actually reasonably common, several of the gulf carriers allow this.
Falcons
We accept the carriage of falcons in the main aircraft cabin provided that all the necessary documents have been obtained. We also accept falcons as checked baggage.
http://www.etihad.com/en-us/before-y...baggage-guide/
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Originally Posted by
Wozza2404
Falcon was perfectly well behaved. The chap put a little hood on it and it sat on the back of his seat and didn't move for the whole flight (was just a 1hr intra-GCC hopper).
That'd be quite interesting to see, although the first thing that has come to mind is the risk of it pooping in my mezze if I was sitting behind.