Rock Star Grounded by Airline Collapse

The news that British airline Astraeus Airlines has been placed into administration means that Iron Maiden rocker Bruce Dickinson, who currently works as a senior pilot and marketing director for the company, may be forced to return to his music day job.

The 53-year-old musician learnt to fly back in the 1990s and has flown all around the world with the airline, which has now been ordered to cease operations with immediate effect. He was flying 250 customers from Jeddah International Airport in Saudi Arabia to Manchester, in what turned out to be the airline’s last flight, when he was informed of his employer’s administration.