thumb|left|Iron Maiden's Ed Force One, a Boeing 747-400, as used during The Book of Souls World Tour in 2016 The aircraft, named "Ed Force One" after a competition on the band's website, was flown by Dickinson until 2022, as he was also a commercial airline pilot for Astraeus; the plane also appears in the documentary Iron Maiden: Flight 666. For The Book of Souls World Tour in 2016, the band upgraded to an ex-Air France Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet which allows for more space without the aircraft having to undergo a significant conversion to carry their equipment.
thumb|left|Iron Maiden's Ed Force One, a Boeing 747-400, as used during The Book of Souls World Tour in 2016 The aircraft, named "Ed Force One" after a competition on the band's website, was flown by Dickinson until 2022, as he was also a commercial airline pilot for Astrae.us; the plane also appears in the documentary Iron Maiden: Flight 666. For The Book of Souls World Tour in 2016, the band upgraded to an ex-Air France Boeing 747-400 jumbo jet which allows for more space without the aircraft having to undergo a significant conversion to carry their equipment.