The best airline in the world has a new weapon to stay ahead of the competition

On Tuesday, Qatar Airways was crowned the Best Airline in the World by leading consumer aviation website Skytrax for the fourth time since 2011.

Also taking top honors at the Skytrax World Airline Awards is the airline's stellar business class offering. In fact, this is the second year in a row Qatar's business class has taken home the hardware.

However, the airline isn't resting on its laurels. In March, Qatar Airways unveiled an all new business class product called the QSuite.

"I am proud to unveil the future of premium travel with our new QSuite Business Class," Qatar Airways Group CEO His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker said in a statement at the time of the unveiling. "Our unique and patented design is a world first in many ways and challenges industry norms by offering passengers more privacy, more choice, and more personalization."

A few years ago, Qatar Airways made the decision to go to a two-class layout on all of its planes apart from its fleet of seven Airbus A380 superjumbos. As a result, the airline invested heavily on its business class and economy product offerings.

In fact, the 20-year-old airline's investment in its new business-class-on-steroids is indicative of the airline industry's latest trend towards two cabin configurations with first class going the way of the dodo.

Now, Qatar is back with a business class cabin that's said to be even better.

Unlike existing business class offerings, the QSuite is designed not only for individual comfort and convenience but also to thrive in group settings. Even though its individual suites look fairly conventional on the outside, they offer a new level of flexibility and a communal atmosphere unheard of in the era of private premium seating.

Here's a closer look at Qatar Airways' new QSuite Business Class: