WalesOnline recently reported that Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson - who is also a professional pilot - believes the Aviation Enterprise Zone at St. Athan has massively unfulfilled potential and "one or two people need to get their finger out." BBC News has also reported on the situation: 

Bruce Dickinson set up maintenance business Cardiff Aviation in 2012 at RAF St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan. He said it was after verbal assurances from the Welsh Government he could use a landing system that he still does not have access to. The Welsh Government said it will discuss the issue with Mr Dickinson.

Mr Dickinson said the Ministry of Defence (which owns RAF St Athan) will not let the company use an instrument landing strip (ILS). An ILS uses radio beams to give precision guidance to pilots as they approach the runway. Without it, Mr Dickinson said planes can only land and take off during week days, in office hours and in good visibility, which has stopped him being able to bid for lucrative contracts.

He said he needs planes to land 24 hours a day and will have a meeting with the Welsh Government to discuss the issue.

Check out the complete BBC video report here.

Cardiff Aviation, which Dickinson established three years ago at the Twin Peaks hangar at St. Athan, is an aircraft maintenance repair and overhaul as well as a pilot training business. It is the development side of the business that is proving most fruitful. The company has helped set-up and supply the national airline of Djibouti.

Check out a video below, and read more at WalesOnline.co.uk.