By the year 2005, passenger incidents are predicted to increase as passenger traffic doubles. The goal of this academy is to create a team concept for all those involved which results in better security for the flight crew, passengers, and all those working to provide a safe environment. This background set the stage for ensuing discussions related to hijackings, bombings, hostage situations, deportees and prisoner transport, employee-related theft, sabotage, and smuggling. Since 1931 there have been sporadic hijackings and hostage situations. Despite the modernization of the aviation industry and technological advances, the single largest terrorist threat to the industry continues to rise from the Middle East in the form of hijackings and hostage situations.
Terrorism can result from the conflict between tribes, religious groups, and political entities.
Usually the elements needed for continuous terror are any sort of conflict, a group willing to pursue the conflict, and a means of sustenance. The major factor in terrorism is political in nature. While the basic design of an IED is unlimited, four basic components, including a power supply, switch, detonator, and main charge, are required. The challenge comes in recognizing the various items which can be used to construct the device. Weapons of mass destruction include nuclear, chemical, biological, and explosive threats.