In air transport, shipping papers are referred to as which term?

• A. Waybill
• B. Bill of lading
• C. Air bill
• D. Cargo manifest

Answer: (C)

In air transport, the document that accompanies a shipment and acts as the contract of carriage is the air waybill, commonly shortened to air bill. This paper serves as the shipping paper for air cargo and includes who’s shipping, who’s receiving, flight details, and a description of the goods, including hazard class and UN number for hazmat shipments. The air waybill is the specific term used in aviation, distinguishing it from other modes of transport. A cargo manifest lists all cargo on the aircraft as a group, not the individual shipping paper for a single shipment. A bill of lading is for ocean shipments, and a more generic term like waybill doesn’t specify the aviation paper. So the appropriate term here is air bill.