{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Master Air Waybill","description":"A Master Air Waybill (MAWB) is the transport document issued by an airline or its authorised agent, establishing the carrier's contractual obligation to transport an entire air cargo consignment. As a non-negotiable instrument, it functions simultaneously as a receipt, a contract of carriage, and the basis for liability claims against the airline. In consolidated freight, a forwarder groups multiple individual shipments under a single MAWB and issues each shipper a separate House Air Waybill (HA","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/master-air-waybill","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-22T13:08:06.174084","citation":"https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/e-freight/awb/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/master-air-waybill","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Master Air Waybill · A Master Air Waybill (MAWB) is the transport document issued by an airline or its authorised agent, establishing the carrier's contractual obligation to transport an entire air cargo consignment. · Quelle: https://www.iata.org/en/programs/cargo/e-freight/awb/"}