Emirates' high-frequency routes with its 77W-coded Boeing 777-300ERs include destinations as close as Damman in Saudi Arabia (just 357 miles) and as far as Manila at 4,297 miles. The longest haul ...

While relatively modern, the fact that there were four of them meant that the A380 was inherently less efficient than a twinjet like the Boeing 777, a large airliner that only needed two engines.