Major airliner cabin sabotages since 1980
Date Operator Type No killed Cause Phase W/O
12 Dec 1981 Aeronica Boeing 727 0 Bomb Ground N
11 Aug 1982 Pan Am Boeing 747 1 Bomb Cruise N
2 Apr 1986 TWA Boeing 727 4 Bomb Descent N
3 May 1986 Air Lanka Lockheed L-1011 14 Bomb Ground Y
26 Oct 1986 Thai Airways Int'l Airbus A300 0 Grenade Cruise N
26 Dec 1986 Iraqi Airways Boeing 737 0 Grenades Cruise N
29 Nov 1987 Korean Air Boeing 707 115 Bomb Cruise Y
18 Mar 1991 Aeroflot Ilyushin Il-86 0 Petrol bomb Cruise Y
10 Dec 1994 Philippine Air Lines Boeing 747 1 Bomb Cruise N
9 Jul 1997 TAM Fokker 100 1 Bomb Climb N
24 Aug 2004 Volga-Aviaexpress Tupolev Tu-134 44 Bomb Cruise Y
24 Aug 2004 Sibir Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 46 Bomb Cruise Y
Source: Flight Safety Foundation/Flight International. W/O=written off. Y=yes N=no
Source: Flight International