The meeting comes in the backdrop of action being taken against Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft after one such plane operated by Ethiopian Airlines crashed near Addis Ababa, killing 157 passengers, including four Indians.

The government has made it clear that this aircraft will not be allowed to enter or transit the Indian airspace from 4 pm today.

Ethiopian Airlines crash: The Boeing 737 MAX 8 planes will be grounded till appropriate modifications and safety measures are undertaken to ensure their safe operations, said the Ministry of Civil Aviation.

The ban by the US and the UK on carrying certain electronic gadgets in cabin baggage on flights from some Islamic countries may come as a boon for national carrier Air India.

The United States and Britain on Tuesday imposed restrictions on carry-on electronic devices on planes coming from certain airports in Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa in response to unspecified security threats.

US President Donald Trump fired top federal government lawyer Sally Yates on Monday after she took the extraordinarily rare step of defying the White House and refused to defend new travel restrictions targeting seven Muslim-majority nations.