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Introduction to Master Air Waybill The Master Air Waybill (MAWB) is always used in airfreight as it is the receipt and evidence of contract with the airline. Airfreight is usually selected as transport mode when lead time is of essence or when the value of the cargo is high. In a typical airfreight scenario, 3 parties will be involved at origin; the shipper (and/or a freight forwarder working on his behalf), an airfreight agent and an airline. You may wonder why the licensed agent consolidates the goods onto just one Master Air Waybill (MAWB) instead of creating one per customer. The reasons are: The more cargo, the better rates. Airfreight rates are usually quoted on a “sliding scale” - e.g. USD 5 per kg for consignments (one MAWB) of less than 500 KGS, but USD 2 per kg for consignments of a total of more than 500 KGS. Mixing voluminous but light cargo with heavy cargo can improve the total rate due to the special freight calculation within airfreight. As mentione