{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Air Freight Consolidation","description":"Air freight consolidation lets shippers with small consignments achieve lower per-kilogram rates by grouping multiple shipments from different senders into a single unit load device (ULD) bound for the same destination airport. A consolidator – typically a freight forwarder – acts as the sole shipper vis-à-vis the airline, holding the Master Airway Bill (MAWB) and issuing individual House Airway Bills (HAWBs) to each underlying customer. Unit costs fall because aircraft capacity is used more eff","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/air-freight-consolidation","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-16T02:20:26.401671","citation":"https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/air-freight-consolidation","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Air Freight Consolidation · Air freight consolidation lets shippers with small consignments achieve lower per-kilogram rates by grouping multiple shipments from different senders into a single unit load device (ULD) bound for the same destination airport. · Quelle: https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/"}