Virgin Atlantic chairman Sir Richard Branson has called for a meeting of aviation leaders amid heightened concern over climate change.
The call comes as an authoritative government-commissioned report by former World Bank chief economist Sir Nicholas Stern on the impact of global warming was being published.
It is likely to prompt calls for more green taxes, including a possible so called "carbon tax" on airlines.
Airlines are under the spotlight due to the rapid growth in cheap flights and the forecast rise in carbon dioxide emissions from aircraft.
Prime Minister Tony Blair called the Stern review a "landmark in the struggle against climate change".