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 ...

A Qantas Airbus A380 suffered damage after an aerobridge hit its engine before the aircraft was due to operate a flight.

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.