Purpose and mission
The purpose of the MET Alliance is to collaborate and improve operational excellence amongst its members to the benefit of the European Air Traffic System.
The mission of the MET Alliance is to bring benefits to users of Meteorological Air Navigation Services within the Single European Sky (SES) domain. The MET Alliance members, as designated providers of meteorological air navigation services, will play a vital role in ensuring and improving the safety of national and international air navigation and increasing airspace capacity and efficiency while reducing the environmental footprint of the aviation sector. The MET Alliance will enable its members to deliver fit-for-purpose meteorological services based on the most efficient management of their collective resources.
Guiding principles
The core principle guiding the work within the MET Alliance is that close collaboration in operational, technical and scientific activities will provide the most efficient means for developing and deploying shared solutions to meet the needs of the aeronautical community. As such, MET Alliance Members favour collaboration over competition. Social interaction is essential. The collaboration is based on trust, flexibility, and effectiveness. The MET Alliance acts as a network that consists of experts in all fields of the MET ANSP[1] domain including the international, the managerial, the technical, the operational and the regulatory environment. Activities are user value-driven with a focus on cost efficiencies achieved through the exchange and sharing of information, knowledge and expertise, developing best practices, harmonization, and – if feasible – common service development.
There remains a need for individual MET ANSPs to collaborate within the MET Alliance. The need for cost-efficiency, cross border coordination, exchange of knowledge and best practices, harmonization, smart implementation and innovation remains and the need for common operations will continue to develop. The MET Alliance is well positioned to be an incubator for development and innovation in the field of aeronautical meteorological services.
- Meteorological Air Navigation Service Providers