Official aviation bodies will put together a task force to address the risks to civil aviation in conflict zones following the destruction of flight MH17 in Ukraine.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Airports Council International (ACI) and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) met to review the issues and what should be done following the incident.
"As a first step, [member] states have been reminded by ICAO of their responsibilities to address any potential risks to civil aviation in their airspace," ICAO said in a statement.
The bodies will 'immediately' establish a senior task force to address civil aviation and national security, and how information can be collected and disseminated. These findings will be submitted to the ICAO Council for action.
The industry has also called for fail-safe channels for threat information to be disseminated, and for international laws governing the design, manufacture and deployment of modern anti-aircraft weaponry.
The Association of European Airlines (AEA) in particular had called for an international debate about airline security following the destruction of flight MH17.
"The downing of Malaysian Airlines' flight MH17, which was flying in approved international airspace, triggers questions about how risk assessments are made", said the AEA's CEO, Athar Husain Khan.
"Together with the International Air Transport Association and our member airlines we ask for an international debate about airspace security guidance, preferably organised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)."
The Malaysian Ailrines 777 was hit by a ground-to-air misile three hours into its flight as it travelled over a field near the town of Shakhtersk, Ukraine, on its way from Amsterdam Schiphol to Kuala Lumpur International. All 295 people on board were killed.
There were also concerns that the recent Air Algerie flight, which was lost from radars on Thursday 24 July and crashed in southern Mali, was also hit by a misile.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had issued a notice to airmen (NOTAM) not to fly below 24,000 feet when in Mali's airspace due to insurgent activity. However, it is also thought the plane could have come into trouble when it hit a sandstorm. The black box, which should give evidence as to what happened, has been recovered.
Similarly, flights to Tel Aviv airport were banned recently after a rocket landed just one mile from the airport.
