John Travolta unveiled the first Qantas 70s-themed ochre livery featuring the flying kangaroo logo on the tail.
Standing under a mirror ball in the hangar, the 60-year-old actor, who's Qantas' ambassador, joked that he didn't know whether to do an "Aboriginal dance or a disco dance," Stuff.co.nz reported.
The new Boeing 737 aircraft in Seattle, which was part of a campaign to restore brand loyalty post their 2 billion dollars cost-saving program, was unveiled to Elton John's Rocket Man, and would depart tofly on Australian domestic routes on Monday.
Qantas chief financial officer said they wanted to create a feeling of nostalgia for Australians who first travelled on the airline in the 1970s and 1980s, adding that though they emerged from a unstable period as a more sustainable business, there was still a long way to go.