Home General overview The MET Alliance is a group of national aeronautical meteorological service providers from eight European States that cooperate on further improvement and rationalisation of the meteorological services for aviation. Each Member has a unique knowledge of its own area of operations. Within the MET Alliance this expertise is shared and resources are brought together.

Governance
The MET Alliance day-to-day business is handled by the MET Alliance Board supported by a Secretariat based in Brussels. The MET Alliance Steering Committee, which consists of the CEO’s of Austro Control and Belgocontrol and the Directors of ANA Luxembourg, Met Éireann, MeteoSwiss, KNMI, DWD and Météo France, supervises all activities.

Toward the Single European Sky (SES)
The aeronautical meteorological world is rapidly changing. The Single European Sky initiative aims at harmonization of the European airspace. Meanwhile, there is strong pressure from the airlines and regulators on the issue of costs, while there is also a need from the users for innovative new products and the use of up-to-date technologies.

Our mission
The MET Alliance will improve the quality and cost-effectiveness of meteorological services by satisfying user needs and by defining best practices.
The MET Alliance covers the areas of operational forecasting and observations, technical infrastructure and communications, research and development, training and organisational issues.

Our vision
MET Alliance aims to play a vital role in ensuring and improving the safety of aeronautical activities and increasing the air transport capacity and efficiency within an environmental framework by providing the best available quality of service through the most efficient management of their collective resources.

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