Each repeatedly perform “hospital” (EMS) in addition to “humanitarian” flights. It isn’t the vary of the flight that determines the kind of mission, however the chance to plan the sortie: “Humanitarian” are these flights whose want is understood with even a little bit forewarning; “Hospital” flights are these whose want was beforehand unknown and require a departure inside 2 hours. The plane used for the latter are solely the Falcon 50 and the Falcon 900EX-Straightforward that make sure the transportation on the medium-long vary and might each embark stretchers. The Falcon 50 has an endurance that exceeds the 7 hours, has 9 seats and might carry 2 stretchers. The extra fashionable Falcon 900EX-Straightforward, affords elevated payload and an endurance of as much as 10 hours.

Though equivalent to the 900EX (similar airframe, engine and thus endurance), the “Straightforward” has digital avionics and cabin area to hold 3 stretchers. Moreover, the plane is supplied with the EVASAN module that may present energy and oxygen to electro-medical gear.

Apparently, the Falcon 50 plane, together with the Airbus A319CJ (VC-319), are flown by the 93° Gruppo (Squadron) of the 31° Stormo; the opposite little one unit, the 306° Gruppo, operates the Falcon 900EX and EX-Straightforward, together with the AW139 (UH- and VH-139) helicopters.

Whereas the VC-50s are solely used for medical transportation missions, the 31° Stormo has a number of duties: State Authorities Transportation, Emergency Medical Providers (EMS) and Humanitarian Transportation, plus a forth one, that foresees the technical and logistic help for all of the plane working at Ciampino airport. Subordinate Line items to the Wing Commander are additionally the CAE (Centro Addestramento Equipaggi, Crew Coaching Centre) that manages all of the coaching and standardisation facets of the Wing, and the SEA (Servizio Efficienza Aeromobili, Plane Effectivity Service) that’s answerable for the road and each day upkeep of the fleet.