Virgin Australia Boeing 737 Max 8

[Saab34]

Not sure they will go too heavy on J seats, perhaps 12, however I wouldn’t be surprised if they kept the 8.

 

[HS-TQE]

I wonder if they will add more business seats to the MAX-10, so that they stay below the 200 PAX number so a 5th FA isn' t needed. Seems like the business on MEL/SYD/BNE routes are generally fully booked most of the time.

VA won't go above the standardised 8 recliner J seats regardless of aircraft.

If anything it'll be more EconomyX rows, as there would need to be at least 5 rows of EconomyX by default due to the design of the MAX10 (the rear door requiring at least the 5th row of EconomyX). My tip would be VA going with at least 6 rows if not 7 rows of EconomyX on the -10s.