Business Traveller’s Go-To List: World’s 20 Best Business Class Airlines, 2018

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj, Ph.D., DBAJuly 27, 2018April 8, 2019

Doha-based airline Qatar Airways was named the best business class airline in the world for 2018 by the industry organization Skytrax, which surveys more than 20 million fliers every year.

West Asian carrier beat out all the others for the top business class honoree in the 2018 World Airline Awards, including second-place finisher Singapore Airlines, ANA All Nippon Airways (third) and Emirates (fourth), and Etihad Airways(fifth).

The Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways ranked seventh in the world, with Qantas Airways (sixth), Lufthansa (eighth), Turkish Airlines (ninth), and EVA Air (tenth) rounding out the top 10 of what Skytrax’s refers to as its “Best Business Class Airlines For 2018″.

Planning a business trip?

These are the world’s 20 best business class airlines for 2018:

20. China Southern Airlines
19. Virgin Atlantic
18. Air France
17. Thai Airways
16. China Airlines

15. Swiss International Air Lines
14. Japan Airlines
13. Austrian Airlines
12. Garuda Indonesia
11. Hainan Airlines

10. EVA Air
9. Turkish Airlines
8. Lufthansa
7. Cathay Pacific Airways
6. Qantas Airways

5. Etihad Airways
4. Emirates
3. ANA All Nippon Airways
2. Singapore Airlines
1. Qatar Airways

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Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj, Ph.D., DBA

Prof. Dr. Amarendra Bhushan Dhiraj, Ph.D., DBA, is a publishing executive and economist who serves as CEO and Editor-in-Chief of CEOWORLD Magazine, one of the world's most influential and widely read business publications. He also chairs its Advisory Board, shaping the magazine’s editorial vision and global strategy.

Dr. Amarendra earned his Ph.D. in Finance and Banking from the European Global School, Paris, a Doctorate in Chartered Accountancy from the European International University, Paris, and a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Kyiv National University of Technologies and Design (KNUTD), Ukraine. He also holds an MBA in International Relations and Affairs from the American University of Athens, Alabama.

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