A new jetliner, the Brazilian-made Embraer E-190-100, made its commercial debut at a New Zealand airport when Qantas began its new Brisbane-Wellington service on Sunday.
Qantas operates 22 of these jets on regional routes and to the South Pacific, but this is the first time on a trans-Tasman route.
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