SKYTRAX, an international air transport standards and quality rating organization, awarded EVA Air its prestigious 5-Star Airline Ranking during a special ceremony in Taipei, Taiwan on Wednesday (15 June). SKYTRAX CEO Edward Plaisted presented the award to EVA Chairman Steve Lin while Taiwan's Chief Secretary of the Civil Aeronautics Administration Mr. Yang Gwo-Feng witnessed the event. The 5-Star Ranking is SKYTRAX's highest global quality rating and the result of direct and professional analysis of as many as 800 different areas of EVA's product and service delivery. SKYTRAX recognized EVA's potential for five stars and initiated a thorough evaluation process in May 2015. The airline rating organization sent auditors to fly EVA and analyze airport and onboard products in addition to front-line staff service in airports and inflight. These auditors flew multiple EVA flights from different gateways and sampled all of the carrier's cabin classes during the year-long process of certifying the 5-Star Airline Rating. EVA joins an elite group of carriers consistenly recognized as the best of the best. The other seven 5-star airlines are All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Garuda Indonesia, Hainan Airlines, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines.