"Ladies and Gentleman, please sit back, relax, enjoy your flight, and thank you for choosing Iron Maiden airlines".

Considered one of the most successful heavy metal bands in history, Iron Maiden have sold over 85 million records worldwide, and while one time lead singer (1981-1993) Bruce Dickinson doesn't need the cash, he's intrigued about starting up his own airline.

But then the Iron Maiden frontman is no ordinary millionaire, since flying is his passion that keeps him working a day job piloting aircraft for an overseas charter company.

“The reason I do all the things I do now is because I love them. Life is too short to do the things you don’t love doing,” says Dickinson. “If your only arbiter of anything is money, really you should… go and rob banks.”

Welcome aboard classic rockers, and thank you for choosing Iron Maiden airlines!

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