IRON MAIDEN's BRUCE DICKINSON Visits Malta To Set Up New Airline (Video)

According to TimesOfMalta.com, IRON MAIDEN singer was in Malta today to confirm final certification details with Transport Malta for the setting up of a new ACMI airline, which will lease aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance to other airlines or businesses.

Watch a video interview with Dickinson about the venture at TimesOfMalta.com. A separate video report on Dickinson's visit from One News Malta can be seen below.

Dickinson is the chairman of Cardiff Aviation, a large service and maintenance facility in St. Athan, Wales, United Kingdom.

Cardiff Aviation is also providing pilots and cabin crew to support the aircraft, with MRO work to be carried out at the company’s military-grade facilities at St. Athan in South Wales.

Dickinson said: "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 new airline is the first stage in Cardiff Aviation's plan to develop a revolutionary new approach to aviation, which will allow corporations and countries to quickly set up airlines with EASA-class compliance and capability. The airline's operational management is to be supported by Centrik, the cloud-based operational management software from Total AOC, who are also handling all AOC type approvals to enable the airline to take off.

Dickinson added: "If you are looking to establish an airline, we will do all of the procurement, technical execution and administration on your behalf. We can give you a one-stop 'airline in a box' — all you need to do is sell the tickets, and we'll do the rest."

Cardiff Aviation has already begun the process of establishing other airlines, with an MoU recently signed with Air Djibouti to create a new national carrier for the African country.