Aviation Security and Terrorism: An Analysis of the Potential Threat to Air Cargo Integrators

This article utilises empirical rather than anecdotal evidence to examine, based on the historical record: the nature of the terrorist threat to commercial aviation; the patterns of international terrorist activity within the context of the threat posed to aviation; and, the motives of terrorists who target commercial aviation. Based on the above analysis, it concludes with an assessment of the terrorist threat to air cargo integrators specifically.