Astraeus 757 for Iron Maiden World Tour

Thats why he done the song Ace’s High.;) 😀
JAmes

And The Flight of Icarus…

I see that Bruce will be flying them on the world tour

In an historic first, Iron Maiden, their 60-strong crew and support staff and over 12 tons of equipment will be travelling around the world en masse for the first leg of the tour in a specially commissioned and converted Astraeus Boeing 757 decorated with Maiden and Eddie designs! Vocalist Bruce Dickinson, who is a qualified Airline Captain flying for Astraeus Airlines, will pilot the plane on its epic mission, flying over 50,000 miles

“We had the idea last year of converting a jumbo jet into effectively what would be a flying 113 ton ‘splitter bus’ for touring and we have been working seriously on it ever since. 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 customising the plane for our purposes. We are taking out the back 10 rows of seats to fit in a customised cargo hold that we can use again in the future if this jaunt works. This is in addition to all the standard storage holds. 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 planes. We can even work out exactly how big our carbon footprint is and take care of that responsibility! We will be packing as much of the show into the plane as we possibly can for this first leg and intend to give the fans something very special to remember. And it allows me to combine 2 of my greatest passions, music and flying!!

As Bruce says it allows him to combine 2 of his greatest passions, music and flying, Thats why he done the song Ace’s High.;) 😀

JAmes

That and he won’t have to take any annual leave days to do his world tour :diablo:

Would he not also still get “sector pay” or whatever it is called for every hour he is away from base? I cant remember what is is called but all crew get paid £X per hour from the moment leaving base until they return??

That and he won’t have to take any annual leave days to do his world tour :diablo:

, but I must confess I have never really heard any Iron Maiden music, am I missing something ‘special’ here…:confused:

quite special… 🙂

interesting article… i know Bruce is an avid aviator.

Bruce was certainly a good investment for AEU. I hear alot of Iron Maiden fans will choose holidays with AEU flights to try and have him as their pilot.

He certainly is throwing business AEU’s way and I am sure he has a “rock star” wage from them!

Not the first time AEU have been involved either. There were a few special charters from the UK to various Maiden gigs in Iceland and Ireland and elsewhere, with fans being flown by Bruce and spending sometime down the back talking to pax/fan.

That is not at all suprising, seeing as Bruce Dickinson (lead singer for Iron Maiden!) is/was a Captain for AEU, so he probably managed to get a good deal on it…lol!:D

EDIT: Just read the article…it actually states that he will be piloting the a/c(:eek:)…wow, how cool is that!

Dont want to send this thread into a general discussion, but I must confess I have never really heard any Iron Maiden music, am I missing something ‘special’ here…:confused:

Looks like an ex Condor 753, would that be the case ?

Great livery, great band, must get a ticket this time !

Ah… it’s just an artist’s impression based upon a Condor/Tui 753.;)

Looks like an ex Condor 753, would that be the case ?

Great livery, great band, must get a ticket this time !

Brilliant!

Didn’t Titans VIP 757 do a world tour a few years back?