Now he's launching a new business to provide aircraft maintenance services from a giant hangar (nicknamed Twin Peaks) in South Wales. In the coming year, Dickinson expects to have a staff of 300 working on jets of every size, even up to the Boeing 767, for airline customers.
Dickinson has flown Iron Maiden to gigs in the band's 757 'Ed Force One'. A commercial pilot with Astraeus, which went into administration in 2011, Dickinson has talked about opening an aircraft-related business in South Wales, as well as a flight training school.
Many airlines have considered outsourcing maintenance services, so there is considerable opportunity for Dickinson's new venture to build on this demand.
