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Bruce Dickinson is launching an airline.
The Iron Maiden rocker has started employing pilots and crew members for his latest venture, VVB, after purchasing a Boeing 737 jet.
In 2012, the musician launched aircraft maintenance business Cardiff Aviation Ltd at St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, where his latest venture is set to be based.
Speaking about the news, he told WalesOnline.co.uk: "In the last two years we've grown relentlessly, thanks to our unique entrepreneurial style of MRO and training. We're now looking to bring that approach to the airline market with VVB.
"This is a huge opportunity to create new jobs and further increase our already impressive roster of services."
The 56-year-old frontman originally trained to fly recreationally in the 1990s but has since become known for his airborne hobby, having regularly flown planes for the now-defunct airline Astraeus after securing an airline transport pilot's licence.
'The Trooper' singer - who underwent chemotherapy earlier this year after a cancerous tumour was discovered on his tongue - has now applied for a license for the airline to operate flights within Europe.
Meanwhile, the heavy metal band - which also features Steve Harris, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Nicko McBrain and Janick Gers with their current line-up - released their 15th studio album 'The Final Frontier' in 2010.

Dave Grohl has six metal screws in his leg.
The Foo Fighters frontman fractured his limb when he fell off stage during a show in Sweden last week, and underwent surgery on Monday (15.06.15) during which the metal bolts were placed in his leg to encourage a full recovery.
He said: "So... here I am, recovering with 6 metal screws in my leg, thinking about a lifetime of holding up TSA lines from here to Kalamazoo....damn. (sic)"
However, the 46-year-old rocker confessed he is still unsure about how the injury will impact him long-term.
He continued: "My doctors have advised me to lay low for a while. The most important thing now is for me to recover from the surgery, to keep my leg elevated so as to keep swelling down and prevent any infection/complication that could do long term damage. I'm not out of the woods yet, folks."
The 'My Hero' hitmakers have now cancelled a string of scheduled European performances including two dates at London's Wembley Stadium and their headline slot at Glastonbury Festival next Friday (26.06.15), but said the accident has given them "a new sense of appreciation" for their talents.
He wrote on the band's website: "All in all, it was without a doubt the single most bizarre Foo Fighters show in the entire 20 years of being a band. Hands down. What seemed like a tragedy at first turned into a triumph, and we all walked away with a new sense of appreciation for what we've got."
Meanwhile, Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis has sent her well wishes to Dave, and insisted they have a contingency plan in place for a replacement headliner, with an announcement expected imminently.

Take That want to work with The Prodigy.
The 'Let In The Sun' hitmakers are thinking potential collaborations for their next album and Mark Owen would love to get the 'Firestarter' group on board - but he knows it;s unlikely to happen.
He said: "Maybe we should get The Prodigy on the next record. I saw them once -- they were brilliant.
"We've started thinking about people to collaborate with on the next album, but unfortunately they haven't been thinking of us."
Meanwhile, after Foo Fighters' singer Dave Grohl and U2's The Edge were left injured after falling off stage, Enrique Iglesias had to undergo hand surgery after an accident with a drone and 5 Seconds of Summer's Michael Clifford was burned by pyrotechnics, the trip admit they "worry" about experiencing an on-stage injury.
Mark told The Sun newspaper: "It really is a worry. I hope we're insured for a lot!"
And the 'Back for Good' hitmakers also worry Howard Donald's social media habits will get them into trouble.
Gary Barlow said: "Oh God, he needs a Twitter ban. It's constant. He needs his phone taking off him."
Howard admitted: "I do stupid tweets every day."
However, Mark wasn't too upset when his bandmate recently took to Twitter to proclaim the 'Four Minute Warning' singer had a large penis.
He said: "I didn't mind him saying that one."

Hilary Duff thinks it must be "hard" for Mike Comrie to listen to her music.
The 27-year-old musician and actress split from the retired ice hockey player after three years of marriage in January 2014 and admitted she drew on the emotional period when writing her new album 'Breathe In. Breathe Out.' which she said reveals a lot about their failed relationship.
She said: "I'm sure it was hard for him to listen to some of the things I'm sharing about him.
"But that's my job. I'm an artist. He knew that when he married me."
Although the blonde beauty - who has three-year-old son Luca with her ex-husband - put everything she had into the LP by spilling lots of intimate details about the breakdown of their marriage, she insisted music isn't everything to her, and she wants to keep a steady balance between being a musician, an actress, and having a social life.
She told the Los Angeles Times newspaper: "Trying to penetrate the music world takes all your time - you have to hit every radio station, or they won't play your single, unless you're, like, Taylor Swift.
"That was when I realized that I really care about being an actress, a singer and having a life outside of both. So maybe that means I'm not going to be able to be where I was. I'm not going to be able to fight for being the biggest artist."

The Foo Fighters have been forced to cancel their headline slot at Glastonbury Festival.
The rock group have announced that they will no longer be able to perform at the British festival as well as dates in Belgium, Edinburgh and London's iconic Wembley Stadium after frontman Dave Grohl broke his leg on stage last week.
In a post on their official website, the 46-year-old musician wrote: "It kills me to say it.....the doctors have told us to cancel shows. I'm really so sorry, guys. You know I hate to do it, but I'm afraid it's just not physically possible for me at the moment.
"We're doing our best right now to work out a plan, so bear with us. You know we're good for our word. But for now, I need to make sure we have YEARS of gigs ahead of us.... (sic)"
During his open letter to fans, Dave also recalled the accident which left him with six metal screws in his leg.
He wrote: "I definitely shredded something (ZING!) Wound up feet first over the Edge (pun intended), dropping about 12 feet, dislocating my ankle and snapping my fibula like an old pair of take out chopsticks. Whoopsie daisy. Not good ...
"As I lay there on my back, I just thought, "Are you kidding me? We haven't even gotten to the screamy bit of the song and the gig is f***ing OVER?" So, I asked for a microphone and told the audience I'd get fixed up and come right back to finish the show ASAP. Shock? Probably. But, I couldn't stand the thought of such a perfect night going to waste! (sic)"
In a statement, organisers at Glastonbury Festival have sent Dave their well-wishes.
They said: "We wish Dave Grohl all the best for a full and speedy recovery."

Jess Glynne took advice from Sam Smith about her vocal cord surgery.
The 'Hold My Hand' hitmaker turned to the 23-year-old singer when she began having issues with her voice, with the 'Stay With Me' crooner putting her in touch with a surgeon who recently performed similar surgery on him.
She said on Instagram: "I realised I had a problem with my voice and asked Sam for advice. He put me in touch with Dr Zeitels who I met with last week."
The 25-year-old chart-topper - who is set to release her debut LP 'I Cry When I Laugh' in August - cancelled her set at Isle of Wight Festival on Saturday (13.06.15) due to her vocal issues, and has now had to pull out of her scheduled Glastonbury Festival performance and a tour supporting John Legend as she won't be able to speak for three weeks.
Writing on her account, she added: "I won't be able to talk for three weeks but I will be back singing in August and in plenty of time for both my big UK tour and my first ever American tour, both of which I'm massively excited about. I'd like to take this opportunity to say thanks to my fans who've been very supportive and gave me my first solo number 1 with Hold My Hand (sic)."

Faith No More rocker Roddy Bottum thinks the band are "better at working together" nowadays.
The 'Easy' hitmakers marked a comeback with their first album in 18 years, 'Sol Invictus' last month, and believe their relationships are a lot smoother than when they were originally in the band.
Speaking at Download Festival - sponsored by official partners Zippo - Roddy told downloadfestival.co.uk: "We make decisions on our shows in a different way these days and we are better at working together. We come to terms with the way we want to present ourselves in a much more succinct fashion, like the look of our stage and our live shows, what we wear and what we do."
The 51-year-old keyboardist continued to say their presentation is a lot "stronger" and much more "specific" than the last time they played the heavy metal festival in 2009.
He added: "The way we present ourselves is really specific. For me coming from a theatrical place, I like the way that it looks and the way it sounds and presentation of it. It seems a lot stronger than it was the last time we were around. Plus, we have new songs and are fortunate enough not to just be playing our old catalogue."
The band - featuring Mike Patton, Billy Gould and Mike Bordin - performed on the main stage at the festival on Saturday (13.06.15) where they played several songs from the LP, including 'Black Friday', 'Motherf****r' and 'Superhero', wearing all white on a stage decked out with brightly coloured flowers.

The Darkness' bassist Frankie Poullain thinks their new LP 'Last of Our Kind' is their "heaviest" and "best" record.
The 48-year-old rocker admitted the album has "surpassed" their other albums in his eyes because there is so much energy and emotion in the music.
He said: "The new album came out two weeks ago and apart from 'Permission To Land', it's surpassed that, It's our best record. It's a different thing it's very emotive. Sonically it is our heaviest album and probably most emotional. There is sadness in there and there is silliness as well."
The star was speaking at Download Festival where they surprised guests on Sunday (14.06.15) by performing on The Maverick Stage, with Frankie saying the tented venue was "bulging", much to their delight.
The set included classics such as 'I Believe In A Thing Called Love', 'Growing On Me' and new track 'Open Fire', with the band - also featuring Justin and Dan Hawkins and Rufus Tiger Taylor - wowing the crowds with their outfits and staging.
Speaking to Mike James of 'The Mike James Rock Show', he added: "Entering from the crowd, we've always wanted to do that. We had a Viking with shields waiting. Justin had a very 1970s-esque electric blue satin suit with very high-waisted trousers with flares as well."

Ronan Keating is working on a new "pop folk" solo album.
The 38-year-old singer has revealed he's currently writing his 10th studio album and has compared his new sound to artists such as Damien Rice and John Mayer.
Speaking about the record, he exclusively told BANG Showbiz: "(It sounds like) Glen Hansard and Damien Rice and Ray LaMontagne, John Mayer. It's got a more organic kind of pop folk feel, singer/songwriter-y feel to the songs."
The Boyzone star - who recently revealed he will marry his fiancee Storm Uechtritz later this summer - has been working on the forthcoming collection with singer/songwriter Greg Alexander, with whom he wrote his hit single 'Life is a Rollercoaster', but insisted fans shouldn't expect "that sort of stuff" to feature on the LP.
He said: "I just got back from New York where I was with Greg Alexander, who wrote 'Life is a Rollercoaster'. The songs don't have that feel, I know when I say Greg Alexander people will say, 'Oh! 'Rollercoaster'!' but there's nothing like that on the album. It won't have that sort of stuff."
Instead, the father-of-three - who is hosting the breakfast show on Magic FM all week - said the record will have a "pop folk feel", as he was inspired by the genre while appearing in the West End musical, 'Once', earlier this year.
He explained: "I mean, I was working on the show 'Once' over the winter and that very much influenced me as a guitar player and as a songwriter, so there's a much more kind of pop folk feel to these songs."
Ronan Keating has joined Magic Radio to present their 'Magic in the Morning Breakfast Show' from 15 - 19 June.