Tag Archives: Ed Force One

Iron Maiden share video of Ed Force One from the cockpit

Posted by on April 13, 2016

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8a8aeHb-Qco[/youtube] Many of you have imagined what it’s like to be inside Iron Maiden’s Ed Force One and how cool it would be to have frontman Bruce Dickinson piloting your plane, but unless you are part of their crew or married Steve Harris’ beautiful daughter, this would be the closest you’ll get. Check out the […]

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Ed Force One returns to the skies

Posted by on March 21, 2016

No matter how big of a band you are, it hurts badly to have trouble with your transport, particularly when we’re talking about an entire airplane instead of a tour bus or a van, and Iron Maiden had that experience themselves when they had an accident with their brand new Ed Force One in Chile […]

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Iron Maiden offer update on Ed Force One

Posted by on March 14, 2016

Last Saturday, one of the worst things possible happened to Iron Maiden’s Ed Force One, but in the best possible way. While in Chile’s airport waiting to be fueled, the place was involved in an accident that damaged the plane band enough for it to be rendered inoperable. Usually if a band’s vehicle breaks down, […]

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Iron Maiden’s Ed Force One damaged in Chile

Posted by on March 12, 2016

Iron Maiden’s Ed Force One is a thing of beauty, but early this morning, it was badly damaged in Chile. The 747 was tethered to a tow truck when the steering pin fell out and caused the jet to crash into the ground tug at the Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez airport in Santiago Chile. And […]

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Iron Maiden have a new Ed Force One for world tour

Posted by on August 25, 2015

Things are ramping up nicely for Iron Maiden following Bruce Dickinson’s cancer scare earlier this year. The Book of Souls will be out next Friday, and while the band won’t be touring this year in support of it, it was announced that they will be touring next year. And while the dates haven’t been named […]

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Bruce Dickinson Launches Aircraft Maintenance Business

Posted by on May 3, 2012

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson has accomplished a lot as a licensed pilot. He’s been the marketing director of aircraft leasing firm Astraeus Airlines, taught some lucky fans how to fly Ed Force One, and even came to the rescue during Hurricane Irene. And now the singer can add launching an aircraft maintenance company to his resume. Called […]

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Video: This Is What A Flying Lesson From Bruce Dickinson Looks Like

Posted by on December 13, 2011

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poYxDLQJuxM[/youtube] When we first heard that Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson was offering  fan club members the chance to learn how to fly through a full motion 737 flight simulator, we thought “damn, that’s pretty awesome!” And while all of the slots in December were booked pretty fast, video of a Bruce Air Flight 666 […]

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Bruce Dickinson Offering Iron Maiden Fans Flying Lessons

Posted by on November 14, 2011

It’s a pretty well known fact that when Bruce Dickinson isn’t on stage, he loves to fly. We’ve seen him in action as a licensed pilot in Iron Maiden’s Flight 666 documentary, he’s flown many fans personally to Iron Maiden shows through his  Bruce Air Flight 666 excursions, he’s the marketing director of aircraft leasing […]

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Bruce Dickinson Flying Post-Hurricane Irene Flight

Posted by on August 30, 2011

If you’ve seen Iron Maiden’s Flight 666 documentary, then you know that Bruce Dickinson is also a licensed pilot. In fact, the singer was also brought on by aircraft leasing firm Astraeus Airlines to become their marketing director last year. Well, Dickinson’s service is being called on for a greater cause: to help passengers stranded […]

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Ed Force One Takes Flight Again, Iron Maiden Announces New World Tour

Posted by on November 3, 2010

Those who have seen the fantastic Iron Maiden documentary Flight 666 know about Ed Force One, Iron Maiden’s customized Boeing 757 airliner which was used during their  2008/2009 Somewhere Back In Time World Tour. Well Ed Force One is about to take flight once again for Maiden’s The Final Frontier World Tour. The band will […]

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