MEDICAL EMERGENCY FLIGHT: NEWBORN IN LIFE-THREATENING CONDITION TRANSPORTED FROM CAGLIARI TO MILAN ON BOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT

The newborn was boarded inside a thermal cradle on a Falcon 900 from the 31st Flight

Date: 19/09/2021

Source: General Office of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force - Public Information Office

Author: Lt Col Michele Seri

The newborn was boarded inside a thermal cradle on a Falcon 900 from the 31st Flight Operations of this type cannot do without the utmost promptness, guaranteed by meticulous organization and well-established procedures. The Air Force Flight Departments are at the disposal of the public 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with means and crews capable of operating, even in complex meteorological conditions, to ensure the urgent transport not only of people in imminent danger of life, but also of organs for transplantation, medical teams or ambulances..