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[bcrath]

Most fuel efficient Ultra large plane(600+ seats): Airbus A380-800

Most fuel  efficient large plane(380-550 seats): Boeing 787-10.

Most fuel efficient medium plane(200-300 seats): Tupolev TU-114

Most fuel efficient smaller plane (100-150 seats): Bombardier CS100/CS300. CS300 has slightly lower CASM than CS100 

Most fuel efficient regional turboprop (50-100 seats): Bombardier q400 nextgen

Most fuel efficient regional jet(50-100 seats): Bombardier CRJ-1000

Most fuel efficient plane with <60,000 lease: Cessna Remis F406

[bcrath]

Bombardier Q400 NextGen is the answer. 
Excellent fuel efficiency for it's size with best speed in class. Add to this the nice range, reasonable runway requirements and good turn time and you have a win-win aircraft. 
 
The ATRs 72-series are very economical planes too and considering you have an option of smaller plane within the same family and that you can play them for a good part of the game, they're must-have in most airlines. 
 
Best jet-powered plane is the A319NEO, while the B777-300 wins in the wide-body. 
 
And for small aircrafts (45 pax or lower), if only fuel efficiency is considered, than I agree with Lord Letto and the Cessna-Remis F406 wins. However it's maintenance is expensive and unless you have at least 2 of them, in the end of the month you turn red. With this in mind, I'd consider the Cessna C208 Grand Caravan the winner.

777-300 does not win in the wide body arena. It's clearly the Boeing 787-10. It doess 6.9 miles/pound/passenger. The 777-300 barely does 5 and a half.

Also, why would you own one Cessna F406. I had 7 in my last aiirline, and they were quite good for me.

[bcrath]

777-300 does not win in the wide body arena. It's clearly the Boeing 787-10. It doess 6.9 miles/pound/passenger. The 777-300 barely does 5 and a half.

Also, why would you own one Cessna F406. I had 7 in my last aiirline, and they were quite good for me.

Actually, it does 6.3

[Chubby Bear]

When it comes to widebodies, The A340-200 and 300 variants win easily for some reason.  For narrowbodies, Like Kaarlows said the A319NEO - Just a brilliant domestic Aircraft -

[Chubby Bear]

Edit: The A340-200 and 300 wins before the B787 comes out . Then its the B787-10 all the way