The location of Europe on the world map means that, for long-range aircraft such as the Boeing 787 'Dreamliner' family, there are few corners of the globe that can't be reached on a non-stop basis.

However, the lengthened Boeing 787-10 variant sacrifices range. It is only able to fly around 6,330 nautical miles, around 1,250 nautical miles fewer than the 787-9 variant. The short 787-8 has a ...