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Iron Maiden frontman and pilot Bruce Dickinson has vowed to resurrect a UK airline which has gone into administration.
In the past Dickinson flew for Astraeus Airlines and this week he captained its last flight, flying a Boeing passenger jet from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to Manchester.
The singer is forming a plan to save the airline, which was owned by an Icelandic-based travel group but is based at Crawley in West Sussex. It is understood that the business would continue to work by leasing planes to major carriers to cover routes when needed, as it did previously.
Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson aims to resurrect UK airline
Seeded on Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:14 AM EST
Article Source: Guardian Unlimited
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"Firstly, I'm already working on a plan to try to save Astraeus, or at least create a new business with new jobs for my friends and former colleagues at Astraeus," Dickinson said. "This is a serious plan involving people who are very good at their jobs.
"I see the potential for a viable operation, should acquisition of the company prove achievable."
Dickinson added that "a number of prospective investors" had expressed an interest in the company.
The pilot's comments come following suggestions he may have to return to music full-time.
He plans to create 1,500 jobs in the aerospace industry as part of an undisclosed project in South Wales, as well as starting a flight training company.
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#1 - Wed Nov 23, 2011 5:21 AM ESTI preferred Paul Diano, but I do love the swashbuckling air raid siren that is Bruce Dickinson. Lets hope this is not a "flight of the Icarus"
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