{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Indirect Air Carrier (IAC)","description":"A freight forwarder issues its own House Air Waybill (HAWB), assumes full liability for the shipment, and hands it over to an airline for the actual flight – that is the core function of an Indirect Air Carrier (IAC). The IAC sells air cargo services under its own name and remains the shipper's contractual counterpart for acceptance, handling, and delivery, while the physical transport is performed by a direct air carrier. In practice, most international freight forwarders and consolidators oper","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/indirect-air-carrier-iac","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-24T07:41:16.949951","citation":"https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/indirect-air-carrier-management-system","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/indirect-air-carrier-iac","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Indirect Air Carrier (IAC) · A freight forwarder issues its own House Air Waybill (HAWB), assumes full liability for the shipment, and hands it over to an airline for the actual flight – that is the core function of an Indirect Air Carrier (IAC). · Quelle: https://www.tsa.gov/for-industry/indirect-air-carrier-management-system"}