By Ricardo J. Delpiano
G-STRX one of the Astraeus Boeing 757-200 used by Iron Maiden on tour World Tour The Final Frontier, parked in the loading dock of the airport of Santiago. Photo: S. Blaise
Boeing 757-200 G-STRX the British charter airline Astraeus used by Iron Maiden on tour "The Final Frontier World Tour", which brought them to Chile in sixth visit to the country. The G-STRX corresponds to one of the five B757s that the company owns and this time was especially arranged for the band, modifying the configuration of 218 seats to a version Combi. "The Final Frontier World Tour", is the largest operation has Astraeus for Iron Maiden, leading to 17 countries in 66 days. On this occasion, the aircraft chosen to be the "Ed Force One" (the mascot of the band drawn in the plane's tail) was the G-STRX instead of the traditional G-OJIB used in previous tours. As usual, the lead singer Bruce Dickinson, who is also an airline pilot, "is the commander in charge of "Flightstar 666, callsign and flight number that operates this particular aircraft.
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