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The Flying Kangaroo had announced its intention to take delivery of the extra narrowbodies in February but rubber-stamped the decision with Airbus at the Paris Air Show.
The airline blamed a global shortage of pilots and engineers, along with supply chain shocks post-pandemic that have forced it to make schedule reductions.
The ‘Wellbeing Zone’, accessible to all passengers, will feature “sculpted wall panels” and “integrated stretch handles” as well as a guided on-screen exercise program.
The ‘Spartan’ differs from traditional scramjets as it is fuelled by environmentally-friendly hydrogen and can propel its aircraft forward at 12 times the speed of sound.
Alan Joyce quipped his airline’s flights would feature “more room and fewer seats” than “most of its competitors” and had been designed “with long-haul travel in mind”.
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