flown many high-profile flights for Astraeus: for example, on 20 October 2010, he flew the Liverpool F.C. team to Naples, Italy, for their European Cup match against Napoli. Iron Maiden commissioned an Astraeus 757 as transport for their Somewhere Back in Time tour in 2008 and nicknamed it Ed Force One, flown by the lead singer Dickinson himself. The aircraft was converted into a combi configuration, repainted with an Iron Maiden livery and was used in this scheme until 28 May 2008. The same aircraft (G-OJIB) was used again on the second leg of the Somewhere Back in Time tour in 2009. The aircraft was also meant to be used for The Final Frontier World Tour in 2011; however on 8 February 2011 another 757-200 aircraft (G-STRX) departed Southend with a sightly differing Iron Maiden livery for the tour. See also List of defunct airlines of the United Kingdom References External links Astraeus Photos of Astraeus aircraft Defunct airlines of the United Kingdom British Air Transport Association Airlines established in 2002 Airlines disestablished in 2011 Companies that have entered administration in the United Kingdom British companies established in 2002 British companies disestablished in 2011 2002 establishments in England 2011 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Companies based in Crawley