{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Air Waybill","description":"Unlike a bill of lading in sea freight, the Air Waybill (AWB) is a non-negotiable transport document: it conveys no title to the goods and cannot be endorsed or transferred as a security. It is issued either by the operating airline as a Master AWB (MAWB) or by an air freight forwarder as a House AWB (HAWB). The AWB serves three simultaneous functions: it evidences the contract of carriage, acknowledges the carrier's receipt of the consignment, and provides the basis for freight invoicing. The d","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/air-waybill-2","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T08:15:22.573603","citation":"https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/e/awb/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/air-waybill-2","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Air Waybill · Unlike a bill of lading in sea freight, the Air Waybill (AWB) is a non-negotiable transport document: it conveys no title to the goods and cannot be endorsed or transferred as a security. · Quelle: https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/e/awb/"}