Criminal Acts against Civil Aviation: 1989

Abstract

The Federal Aviation Administration's Office of Civil Aviation Security maintains records of aircraft hijackings, bombing attacks, and other significant criminal acts against civil aviation worldwide. These records include actual and attempted hijackings: explosions aboard aircraft, at airports, and at airline offices; and other selected criminal acts against civil aviation. These offenses represent serious threats to the safety of civil aviation and, in those incidents involving U.S. air carriers or facilities outside the United States, are often intended as symbolic attacks against the United States. This edition summarizes events which occurred during 1989 and places the events in perspective within a 5-year period.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA228883

Entities

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Hijacking
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Civil Aviation
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Criminals
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Devices
  • Explosives
  • General Aviation Aircraft
  • New York
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States
  • Ussr

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Criminal Law
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.