Threats facing aviation security may not be in the form of terrorist attacks only. Cargo areas are also attractive target and as such they are also vulnerable to attacks. Cargo thefts and Criminal attacks are very common in the Airline industry.

Several cases were reported on the said matter. On April 1994 in Malaysia, at Subang Airport Airbus, gold bars worth about US $300,000.00 were found missing from the flight. On August 1994, 1.8 million RM were stolen from the Subang Airport Strong Room. On 24 Jun 1998, at Lago International Airport, aircraft was robbed before it took off.

Three-quarter of the space occupied in the passenger airline is cargo. If cargo can be taken out, similarly, explosives can be planted in the aircraft using cargo. Therefore, the aviation security must also show serious concern about Cargo areas.