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Iron Maiden singer (Bruce Dickinson) lands top airline job
The Guardian ^
| 16 September 2010
| Sean Michaels
Posted on 09/16/2010 10:11:18 AM PDT by a fool in paradise
...After decades as the frontman of Iron Maiden, Bruce Dickinson has a new second job – in middle management. The English singer has been named marketing director of Astraeus, a Gatwick-based charter airline, where he has worked as a pilot for several years.
The announcement at the bottom of the Astraeus website makes it sound like just another corporate position. "With the rapid growth in the business we have increased our commercial team," the statement reads. "Bruce Dickinson as our marketing director, [and] Claire Ronson has now moved to sales and marketing to support our sales team." They don't even give Dickinson his own sentence, spilling more words on new product and planning head, Seb Pelissier.
But Dickinson isn't just another suit...
"Bruce is a great communicator," explained Astraeus's chief commercial officer, Shaun Monnery. "[And] he knows the aviation industry inside out." A long-time pilot, Dickinson has not just flown commercial charters for Astraeus, he has helmed Iron Maiden's private jet and even rescued stranded Britons. "I did seriously think about going to fly aeroplanes as an alternative career," he told the Guardian in 2002. "I was putting out piloting CVs that said nothing about me being the lead singer of Iron Maiden."
"In a demanding industry he is a man who can cope with pressure," Monnery said, "whether as a 757 captain or in front of 50,000 Iron Maiden fans, or senior airline and aviation managers." And Dickinson, 52, shows no sign of quitting his other gig....
(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Music/Entertainment; Travel
KEYWORDS: airtravel; brucedickinson; ironmaiden; music
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posted on
09/16/2010 10:12:57 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Ask yourself,where does Saudi Arabia fit on a scale of "passive" to "moderate" to "extremist" Islam?)
To: a fool in paradise
Instead of running to the hills, we’ll fly to the hills for our lives?
To: a fool in paradise; Jersey Republican Biker Chick
How frickin’ cool would that be? A white-collar stiff who is a closet metal fan comes to work one day at the airline and in strolls his new boss, Bruce F***ing Dickinson!
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posted on
09/16/2010 10:14:42 AM PDT
by
RockinRight
(Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
To: NewRomeTacitus; cripplecreek; creeping death; JeffreyH; RandallFlagg; cschroe; rollo tomasi; ...
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posted on
09/16/2010 10:14:54 AM PDT
by
Grizzled Bear
(Does not play well with others)
To: a fool in paradise
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posted on
09/16/2010 10:15:16 AM PDT
by
mrmeyer
("When brute force is on the march, compromise is the red carpet." Ayn Rand)
To: a fool in paradise
EXCELENT!
To: a fool in paradise
Yes, THE Bruce Dickinson.
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posted on
09/16/2010 10:18:19 AM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Things will change after the revolution, but not before.)
To: a fool in paradise
Bruce Dickinson? The Bruce Dickinson? He puts his pants on one leg at a time, but when he puts his pants on, he makes gold records.
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09/16/2010 10:18:19 AM PDT
by
VA_Gentleman
("Poor Al Gore. Global warming completely debunked via the very internet you invented." -Jon Stewart)
To: ClearCase_guy
The best part of that skit was watching Jimmy Fallon attempting (unsuccessfully) to not freaking lose it laughing at Mr. Walkin’s antics. He spends most the skit trying to hide his face and turning red.
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posted on
09/16/2010 10:21:00 AM PDT
by
allmendream
(Income is EARNED not distributed. So how could it be re-distributed?)
To: a fool in paradise
To: ClearCase_guy
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posted on
09/16/2010 10:28:00 AM PDT
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VA_Gentleman
("Poor Al Gore. Global warming completely debunked via the very internet you invented." -Jon Stewart)
To: a fool in paradise; T Minus Four
OH! He looks so adorable in his little pilot suit!
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posted on
09/16/2010 10:44:10 AM PDT
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reaganaut
(Ex Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
To: a fool in paradise
“Oi! I’m Eddie. Fly me.”
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09/16/2010 10:47:22 AM PDT
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RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?)...Richard Frank DeCamp, 11/13/34-9/15/10, R.I.P.)
To: a fool in paradise
666, The Number Of The Tail.
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09/16/2010 10:48:32 AM PDT
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RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?)...Richard Frank DeCamp, 11/13/34-9/15/10, R.I.P.)
To: a fool in paradise
To: RockinRight
Iron Maiden is my all time favorite band.
To: a fool in paradise
Well, it’s great to see that Bruce has finally gotten off his butt and found a real job. :)
To: a fool in paradise
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09/16/2010 10:53:17 AM PDT
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SkyPilot
To: Old Teufel Hunden
Fly, on your way
Like an eagle
Fly as high as the sun....
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