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Retirement
Bruce Dickinson, lead singer of Iron Maiden, will no longer fly Ed Force One.
Boeing 747
Iron Maiden "Ed Force One"
image: Iron Maiden
Rafael Ramos
1/29/2022
After years of flying around the world carrying his band, Bruce Dickinson, frontman of Iron Maiden, will no longer fly the custom Boeing 747 called Ed Force One.
Bruce, who earned his commercial pilot's license in the 1990s and created his aircraft maintenance company Cardiff in 2012 and later changed its name to Caerdav, is passionate about aviation.
“With a passenger plane, everything is internal. Nobody says, 'Wow! Wasn't that great?' They're thinking about the rest of their day. Your job as an airline pilot is to deliver them safely and be invisible. That's really good for me because it's the complete opposite of what I do when I sing," he said.
Bruce will no longer fly because of FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and Icao (International Civil Aviation Organization) rules, which dictate that commercial pilots must retire at age 65.
“I am 63 years old – I will be 64 in August. You know, when you get to 65, if you're an airline pilot, they just take you out, right? So I'll be sitting in the back seat."
As an aviation enthusiast, Bruce even said that his days at the airline were more “rock and roll” than the hours he spent with Iron Maiden on stage.
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Bruce Dickinson at the cockpit
image: Embraer
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Rafael Ramos
Aviation enthusiast from an early age, he had his first contacts with the area developing that good old habit of spending dozens of hours in front of the screens of Micrsoft Flight Simulator and other simulators. With a solid background in various technological areas, including engineering and chemistry, Rafael has rejoined aviation as editor and author of articles and materials on our portal, providing invaluable help to the dynamics and expansion of the website and the aeronautical community, bringing us the news and updates so indispensable for us to remain current in our area of operation.
   
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