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Iron Maiden Take to the Sky in Custom Plane
- Posted on Jan 2nd 2008 3:00PM by Jessica Robertson
We never thought we'd say this but add one more item to the list of things that Iron Maiden and the Spice Girls have in common: jet-setting in personalized planes. The heavy metal Brits will take to the sky in the as-yet-unnamed Iron Maiden plane for their 2008 world tour, with frontman and licensed flyer Bruce Dickinson piloting the jet.
The band and their 60-member crew will travel on a souped-up Astraeus Boeing 757, replete with the Iron Maiden logo and the band's mascot, Eddie. "It's pretty complex but in the end we were able, with a lot of help from Astraeus Airlines, to overcome all the technicalities of customizing the plane for our purposes," Dickinson said. "By taking band, personnel and equipment in one form of transport it makes all the touring so much easier and overcomes the logistical difficulty of people and equipment going in different places. And it allows me to combine two of my greatest passions, music and flying."
The band and their 60-member crew will travel on a souped-up Astraeus Boeing 757, replete with the Iron Maiden logo and the band's mascot, Eddie. "It's pretty complex but in the end we were able, with a lot of help from Astraeus Airlines, to overcome all the technicalities of customizing the plane for our purposes," Dickinson said. "By taking band, personnel and equipment in one form of transport it makes all the touring so much easier and overcomes the logistical difficulty of people and equipment going in different places. And it allows me to combine two of my greatest passions, music and flying."
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FLY LIKE AN EAGLE!!!
October 23 2012 at 11:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Alex Bolanyos-Vilchez
Lovely! Magnificent! BRAVISSIMO for IRON MAIDEN
and speacilly for Bruce Dickinson that fly taht beauty Machine. WE watch here in Costa Rica the History CHannel specials and the Discovery special called FLYING Heavy Metal where Bruce is the main man.
Tomorrow is the concert HERE at my city in MY country
WE hope as always teh best from IRON MAIDEN and from EDDIE: A BEAST MOMENT!!!!
Rob
THE PORTRAIT FROM ACES HIGH DEFINETLY WOULD'VE FIT THE THEME BETTER BUT NEVERTHELESS, ONE OF THE GREATEST BANDS OF ALL TIME..
January 04 2008 at 5:41 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Kerr Avon
Shouldn't they have used the portrait of Eddie from "ACES HIGH" ? Seems more appropriate to me....
January 03 2008 at 10:00 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
George William Gockel
Finally Iron Maiden has thier own airplane to fly to the U.S.A. I saw Iron Maiden when they film thier 3rd concert at the Long Beach Arena in Long Beach,CA. and Twisted Sister opened up for Iron Maiden during April 1985.
January 03 2008 at 1:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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