QATAR AIRWAYS NABS TITLE OF WORLD’S NO. 1 AIRLINE

Qatar Airways was tabbed as the world’s best airline in 2017, according to the annual World Airline Awards published by Skytrax. Gulf rival Emirates, which finished first last year in the rankings, dropped to No. 4 this year, behind No. 2 Singapore Airlines and No. 3 All Nippon Airways. Cathay Pacific rounded out the top five of the rankings.