"Best planes"
I know I'm being picky here, but how do you define a good plane and a bad plane? Obviously some models have poorer reliability records, inefficient and noisier, but surely the job, whether its good or bad, is to transport passengers from A to B?
Surely the most important thing is that its serviceable and maintained IAW company SOPs, its AMP and industry regulations, whether it be a B757 of a 25-year vintage or a shiny brand new A320 with sharklets straight out of Toulouse?