Iron Maiden's front man is upgrading his pilot's license so he can fly the heavy metal group's new jumbo jet to New Zealand for a show next year.
Bruce Dickinson plans to fly the band's branded Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet for the duration of the group's world tour, which will see the jet fly 88,500km and visit 35 countries.
While dates for the group's New Zealand visit aren't yet confirmed, the British veterans confirmed it will be in "the first half of May".
Full details would be announced "in a few week's time".
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