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1. Shard Calculation

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Calculated Shard: 152 (from laksa040)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa152.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines","crawl_time":1775170669,"first_indexed_time":1418562477,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"org,wikipedia!en,\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines s443","src_root_hash":"17790707453426894952","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"China Southern Airlines - Wikipedia","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"\"China Southern\" redirects here. For the geographical region, see\nSouth China\n.\nChina Southern Airlines\n中国南方航空\nChina Southern Airlines\nAirbus A350-900\nIATA\nICAO\nCall sign\nCZ\nCSN\nCSG\n[\n1\n]\n[\na\n]\nCHINA SOUTHERN\n[\nb\n]\nSOUTHERN CARGO\n[\n1\n]\n[\na\n]\nFounded\n1 July 1988\n; 37 years ago\nCommenced operations\n1 February 1991\n; 35 years ago\n(as\nChina Southern Airlines\n)\n[\n2\n]\nHubs\nBeijing–Daxing\nGuangzhou\nShenzhen\nSecondary hubs\nChongqing\nShanghai–Pudong\nÜrümqi\nWuhan\nZhengzhou\nFocus cities\nBangkok–Suvarnabhumi\nChangchun\nChangsha\nChengdu–Tianfu\nDalian\nGuiyang\nHaikou\nHangzhou\nHarbin\nJieyang\nKunming\nSanya\nSeoul–Incheon\nShenyang\nXi'an\nZhuhai\nFrequent-flyer program\nSky Pearl Club\nAlliance\nSkyTeam\n(2007–2018)\nSubsidiaries\nChongqing Airlines\n(60%)\nGAMECO\nSichuan Airlines\n(39%)\nXiamenAir\n(55%)\nXiongan Airlines\nFleet size\n708\nDestinations\n233\n[\n3\n]\nParent company\nChina Southern Air Holding\nTraded as\nSSE\n:\n600029\n(A share)\nSEHK\n: \n1055\n(H share)\nHeadquarters\nGuangzhou\n,\nGuangdong\nKey people\nHan Wensheng (\npresident\n)\nMa Xulun (\nchairman\n)\nRevenue\nCN¥\n174.224 billion (2024)\n[\n4\n]\nOperating income\nCN¥\n8.327 billion (2024)\n[\n4\n]\nNet income\nCN¥\n0.025 billion (2024)\n[\n4\n]\nTotal assets\nCN¥\n191.577 billion (2024)\n[\n4\n]\nTotal equity\nCN¥\n52.836 billion (2024)\n[\n4\n]\nEmployees\n102,597 (2024)\n[\n4\n]\nWebsite\ncsair.com\/en\n(in English)\ncsair.com\n(in Chinese)\nChina Southern Airlines\nSimplified Chinese\n中国南方航空\nTraditional Chinese\n中國南方航空\nTranscriptions\nStandard Mandarin\nHanyu Pinyin\nZhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng\nYue: Cantonese\nJyutping\nzung\n1\ngwok\n3\nnaam\n4\nfong\n1\nhong\n4\nhung\n1\nChina Southern Airlines Company Limited\nSimplified Chinese\n中国\n南方\n航空\n股份\n公司\nTraditional Chinese\n中國南方航空股份公司\nLiteral meaning\nChina Southern Airlines, Company Limited by Shares\nTranscriptions\nStandard Mandarin\nHanyu Pinyin\nZhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng Gǔfèn gōngsī\nYue: Cantonese\nJyutping\nzung\n1\ngwok\n3\nnaam\n4\nfong\n1\nhong\n4\nhung\n1\ngu\n2\nfan\n6*2\njau\n5\nhaan\n6\ngung\n1\nsi\n1\nSecond alternative Chinese name\nChinese\n南方航空\nLiteral meaning\nSouthern Airlines\nTranscriptions\nStandard Mandarin\nHanyu Pinyin\nNánfāng Hángkōng\nYue: Cantonese\nJyutping\nnaam\n4\nfong\n1\nhong\n4\nhung\n1\nThird alternative Chinese name\nChinese\n南\n航\nTranscriptions\nStandard Mandarin\nHanyu Pinyin\nNánháng\nYue: Cantonese\nJyutping\nnaam\n4\nhong\n4\nChina Southern Airlines\n(branded as\nChina Southern\n) is a major airline in China, headquartered in\nGuangzhou\n,\nGuangdong\n. It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with\nAir China\nand\nChina Eastern Airlines\n.\nEstablished on 1 July 1988 following the restructuring of\nCAAC\nthat acquired and merged several domestic airlines, the airline became the\nworld's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried\nand Asia's\nlargest airline in fleet size\n,\nrevenue\n, and passengers carried. In 2024, it ranked as the world's ninth-largest airline by brand market value.\n[\n5\n]\nWith its main hubs at\nGuangzhou Baiyun International Airport\n,\nShenzhen Bao'an International Airport\nand\nBeijing Daxing International Airport\n, the airline operates more than 2,000 flights to more than 200 destinations daily and was a member of\nSkyTeam\nuntil 1 January 2019. The airline started a frequent flyer program partnership with\nAmerican Airlines\nin March 2019. The logo of the airline consists of a\nkapok\nflower (which is also the city flower of Guangzhou) on a blue tail fin.\n[\n6\n]\nThe company slogan is\nFly towards your dreams\n. The airline also operates\ncargo\nflights branded under the name\nChina Southern Cargo\n.\nThe parent company of China Southern Airlines Company Limited is China Southern Air Holding Company, a state-owned enterprise that is supervised by the\nState-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission\nof the State Council.\nHistory and development\n[\nedit\n]\nChina Southern Airlines was established on July 1, 1988, as part of the Chinese government's initiative to decentralize the\nCivil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)\n, and liberalize the Chinese aviation market.\n[\n7\n]\nThis restructuring aimed to transform CAAC's regional divisions into independent commercial entities. China Southern emerged from the former Guangzhou Regional Administration of CAAC, marking its inception as a separate airline. However, the airline's first commercial operations under its own name and livery didn't launch until February 1991.\n[\n8\n]\nThe airline completed its decentralization from CAAC when it gained independence on 10 October 1993.\n[\n9\n]\nDuring the airline's early years, the carrier was the dominant domestic carrier. Together with the two major airlines of China – Air China and China Eastern – the airline handled half of the passenger traffic carried by all Chinese carriers. Owing to Air China's status as the country's\nflag carrier\n, the airline is entitled to extensive international service rights, with China Eastern and China Southern's international networks confined to mainly East Asia and within Asia, respectively. Like other Chinese carriers, China Southern was subjected to CAAC's exclusive right to grant route-specific operating licenses and domestic prices.\n[\n10\n]\nTo raise its operating standards and distance itself from mostly unprofitable second and third-tier domestic airlines, the carrier signed agreements with several foreign carriers regarding staff training and\naircraft maintenance\n, with the ultimate aim of being listed on the\nNew York Stock Exchange\n, possibly as soon as early 1995.\n[\n11\n]\nStarting in the mid-1990s, China Southern sought to expand its international reach beyond Asia. In December 1995, the Chinese and United States governments signed an aviation agreement that would allow the commencement of non-stop air services between the two countries.\n[\n12\n]\nAfter having been granted the right to establish services to\nAmsterdam\nin early 1996, the airline started Guangzhou–Beijing–Amsterdam, its first\nlong-haul\nroute, in November 1996. The following year, the carrier commenced non-stop trans-Pacific services to\nLos Angeles\n, as well as services to\nBrisbane\n.\n[\n13\n]\nThe start of European and American services coincided with the arrival of the long-range Boeing 777s, the first of which was delivered in late December 1995, as well as a general expansion and upgrade of the carrier's fleet and the associated facilities. Due to engine certification and labor relations issues, the delivery of the first Boeing 777 was more than a month behind schedule. As a result, the carrier considered, but ultimately decided against, leasing the\nBoeing 747-400\n, which would have been used to cover anticipated delays as well as to launch trans-Pacific services to the United States.\n[\n14\n]\n[\n15\n]\n[\n16\n]\n[\n17\n]\nNevertheless, the airline planned to double its fleet of 67 aircraft. In April 1996, the Chinese government placed an order, on China Southern's behalf, for 10 Airbus A320s; the delivery of the first aircraft, and China Southern's first Airbus, was made the following year.\n[\n18\n]\n[\n19\n]\nGuangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company\n, which was jointly established with\nLockheed Aircraft Services International\nand\nHutchinson Whampoa\n, was carrying out expansion of its aircraft maintenance facilities in anticipation of the increase.\n[\n20\n]\nIn July 1997, China Southern Airlines went public, listing on both the Hong Kong and New York Stock Exchanges. The airline raised $600–$700 million, which was mainly used to expand its fleet, pay off debt, and invest in other key areas.\n[\n21\n]\nIn 2003, China Southern Airlines listed domestically on the\nShanghai Stock Exchange\n.\n[\n22\n]\nBy 1997, the airline, along with its joint-venture airlines\nXiamen Airlines\n, Shantou Airlines and Guangxi Airlines, was carrying some 15 million passengers per year using about 90 aircraft, operating about 270 routes among 68 destinations and almost 2,450 flights per week. The airline group's revenue totaled some US$1.4 billion with a net income of $90 million.\n[\n23\n]\n[\n24\n]\nMergers and acquisitions\n[\nedit\n]\nThe end of the 1990s was a period of consolidation for the Chinese airline industry. Initially, China Southern looked to acquire several smaller non-profitable domestic carriers as it sought to highlight its expansion plans intoaise funds; among the deals was the purchase of 60% shares of Guizhou Airlines.\n[\n25\n]\n[\n26\n]\nDue to the weakening economy amidst the\n1997 Asian financial crisis\nand intense competition among the some 30 Chinese carriers, in 1998,\nCAAC\nconsidered a comprehensive restructuring of the industry that would see the consolidation of the airlines into three or five carrier groups.\n[\n27\n]\n[\n28\n]\nAt one stage, it was reported that CAAC was contemplating a forced merger of Air China and China Southern. Given the latter's dual listing in Hong Kong and New York, it was thought that such a merger would have eased Air China's path towardits own share offering. China Southern confirmed that such talks between them were occurring, although they ultimately proved fruitless. Had the merger proceeded, their combined fleets would have numbered some 250 aircraft, which would have made the resultant airline the largest in Asia.\n[\n29\n]\n[\n30\n]\n[\n31\n]\nAlthough there was considerable resistance to CAAC's call to rationalise the industry, in July 2000, the administrative body announced that the 10 airlines under its direct management will be merged into three airline groups, revolving around Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern itself.\n[\n27\n]\nWithin a month, China Southern had started absorbing\nZhengzhou\n-based\nZhongyuan Airlines\n, which at the time operated five Boeing 737s and two\nXian Y-7\nturboprops.\n[\n32\n]\nThe carrier would later merge with\nShenyang\n-based\nChina Northern Airlines\nand\nUrumqi\n-based\nXinjiang Airlines\nto form China Southern Air Holding Co., a process that took more than two years and would culminate in China Southern's acquisition of their US$2 billion's worth of assets (as well as $1.8 billion of debt) in November 2004. Consequently, China Southern's fleet expanded from some 140 aircraft to over 210. The takeovers meant that the carrier became the main airline in Shenyang and Ürümqi, with passenger numbersjumping from 28.2 million in 2004 to 44.1 million in 2005.\n[\n33\n]\nAs a result, China Southern Airlines became one of the \"Big Three\" carriers in the country. Since then, it has successively taken over shareholding stocks and joined the equity in numerous Chinese carriers. The airline is the major shareholder of\nXiamen Airlines\n(55%) and\nChongqing Airlines\n(60%); it also invests in\nSichuan Airlines\n(39%).\n[\n34\n]\nAmidst the major consolidation of the airline industry, China Southern in April 2000 started dedicated cargo services from\nShenzhen\nusing a Boeing 747-200F (which was quickly upgraded to the Boeing 747-400F)\nwet-leased\nfrom\nAtlas Air\n. To capitalize on the economic growth of the\nPearl River Delta\nregion (which includes Hong Kong), the carrier constructed a dedicated cargo center in Shenzhen.\n[\n35\n]\nSuccessful operations prompted an order for two Boeing 747-400Fs the following year.\n[\n36\n]\nThe airline by now had commenced operations to\nSydney\nand\nMelbourne\n.\n[\n37\n]\nIn September 2003, China Southern signed a purchase agreement for four\nAirbus A330-200s\nto be delivered in 2005. This was part of the order placed in April by the China Aviation Supplies Imp. & Exp. Group covering 30 aircraft.\n[\n38\n]\nChina Southern became the first mainland Chinese A330 operator with the delivery of the first example in February 2005.\n[\n39\n]\nChina Southern followed up in September 2005 with a further order for eight A330-300s and two A330-200s.\n[\n40\n]\nThe month of January 2005 proved to be significant for\ncivil aviation in China\nin general and China Southern in particular. In preparation for the\n2008 Summer Olympics\nin Beijing, China Southern, and the Chinese government placed several landmark widebody-aircraft orders from\nAirbus\nand\nBoeing\n. More specifically, on 28 January 2005, the carrier became the first (and so far the only) Chinese carrier to commit to the\nAirbus A380\ndouble-deck aircraft, when it signed a general-terms agreement for five examples worth US$1.4 billion at catalog prices.\n[\n41\n]\n[\n42\n]\nOn the same day, China Southern, along with five other domestic carriers, placed a bulk order for 60 Boeing 7E7s (later renamed the\nBoeing 787 Dreamliner\n). The aircraft was worth $7.2 billion at list prices, and the first example was expected to be delivered in time for the Olympics;\n[\n43\n]\nhowever, the first aircraft did not arrive until June 2013.\n[\n44\n]\nEarlier during the month, the CAAC had approved the temporary operations of charter flights between mainland China and\nTaiwan\n. On the same day as the widebody orders, a China Southern Airlines Boeing 777–200 took off from Guangzhou and landed in\nTaipei\nthe following day, becoming the first mainland Chinese aircraft to land in the\nRepublic of China\nsince 1949, when the\nKuomintang\nwere involved in\nChinese Civil War\nwith the\nChinese Communist Party\n. The flight carried 242 passengers home after the\nChinese New Year\n. Previously, passengers traveling between the mainland and Taiwan had to transit through a third port such as Hong Kong or\nMacau\n.\n[\n45\n]\n[\n46\n]\nWithin three years, in July 2008, a China Southern Airlines Airbus A330 carrying 230 tourists\n[\n47\n]\nagain landed in\nTaipei\n.\n[\n48\n]\nThe governments of China and Taiwan had both agreed to allow direct flights across the\nTaiwan Strait\nin June, ending six decades of limited air travel between the two sides. Following the flight, China Southern Airlines Chairman and pilot of the flight, Liu Shaoyong, said, \"From today onward, regular commercial flights will replace the rumbling warplanes over the skies of the Taiwan Strait, and relations between the two sides will become better and better.\"\n[\n47\n]\n[\n48\n]\nFollowing two years of negotiations which had started in August 2004, in late June 2006, China Southern signed an agreement with\nSkyTeam\n, one of the three global\nairline alliances\n, formally pledging itself to the improvement of standards with the aim of its eventual joining. According to the agreement, the airline committed to the upgrade of handling services, facilities, and training of at least 75% of its staff to SkyTeam's standards.\n[\n49\n]\n[\n50\n]\nOn 15 November 2007, China Southern officially joined SkyTeam, becoming the eleventh carrier to join the grouping and the first mainland Chinese carrier to join an airline alliance. The welcoming ceremony was attended by high-ranking Chinese government and SkyTeam corporate officials and was held at the\nGreat Hall of the People\n.\n[\n51\n]\nThe carrier's integration with the alliance continued with its entry into\nSkyTeam Cargo\nin November 2010,\n[\n52\n]\nand its joint-venture carrier Xiamen Airlines' formal joining in November 2012. With China Eastern's ascension in June 2011, SkyTeam furthered its leading presence on the mainland Chinese market; the remaining Big Three carrier, Air China, is a member of\nStar Alliance\n.\n[\n53\n]\n[\n54\n]\nIt followed up with another Airbus order on 7 July 2006, when it confirmed a deal covering the purchase of 50 more A320 narrow bodies for delivery in 2009.\n[\n55\n]\nThe order included 13 A319-100s, 20 A320-200s and 17 A321-200s, reportedly worth $3.3 billion at list prices.\n[\n56\n]\nIn December 2005, China Southern Airlines along with CASGC, announced an order with Boeing for 9\nBoeing 737-700s\nand 11\nBoeing 737-800s\n.\nIn June 2006, China Southern Airlines confirmed another order of three Boeing 737-700s and seven Boeing 737-800s. The deliveries would continue through 2010.\n[\n57\n]\nOn 18 October 2006, China Southern Airlines placed an order for six\nBoeing 777\nfreighters, striding forward a brand new step in its cargo development.\n[\n58\n]\nThe aircraft would be delivered from November 2008 to July 2010.\nOn 20 August 2007, China Southern Airlines announced its intention for an order of 25 Boeing 737-700s and 30 Boeing 737-800s, which will be delivered from May 2011 to October 2013.\n[\n59\n]\nIt was a mere two months before, on 23 October 2007, China Southern Airlines announced that it had placed an order for 10 additional Airbus A330-200s. The order has a listed price of US$1.677 billion and the aircraft will be delivered from March 2010 to August 2012.\n[\n60\n]\nChina Southern Airlines office in\nMelbourne\nRecent developments\n[\nedit\n]\nDuring 2009, China Southern Airlines remodeled its strategy from a point-to-point hub to a full hub and spoke carrier, which has been proven successful. Along with that, the airline has rapidly expanded its international market share, particularly in\nAustralia\n, where passenger numbers in 2011 have been 97% greater than in 2010.\n[\n61\n]\nOn 21 January 2010, China Southern Airlines announced an order for an additional 20 A320-200s, scheduled for delivery in 2011, due to the falling fuel costs and surging passenger demand.\n[\n62\n]\nIn March 2010, the Chinese carrier issued new shares in\nHong Kong\nand\nShanghai\n2010 to raise 10.75 billion yuan ($1.57 billion) in a bid to pay off outstanding loans.\n[\n63\n]\nIn December, CNY810 million ($121.5 million) was injected by China Southern Airlines into its subsidiary\nXiamen Airlines\nto fund its fleet expansion.\n[\n64\n]\nIn November 2010, China Southern Airlines signed an agreement with Airbus for the purchase of 6 A330s and 30 A320–200s.\n[\n65\n]\nOn 11 January 2011, China Southern Airlines announced a lease for 10\nEmbraer E190\naircraft, set to be delivered from the second half of 2011. On 27 January 2011, China Southern Airlines was awarded a four-star ranking by\nSkytrax\n. It is the largest airline to hold this title.\n[\n66\n]\nOn 17 October 2011, China Southern Airlines made its\nfirst flight\nwith the\nAirbus A380\n. Initially, the airline deployed the A380s on domestic routes, flying between Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. At the same time, the carrier conducted negotiations to commence A380 international services. Due to the government-imposed limitation that confined an international route to a single airline, China Southern in August 2012 announced its intention to initiate Beijing-\nParis\nservices in cooperation with Air China, pending government approval. Two months later, the A380 was deployed on Guangzhou-Los Angeles services.\n[\n67\n]\nEarly A380 operations were unprofitable and the aircraft, underutilised; services to Sydney were thus launched in October 2013.\n[\n68\n]\nBy May 2013, talks with Air China on Beijing-Paris services had ceased.\n[\n69\n]\nWhile China Southern, like the other two of the big three Chinese carriers,\nAir China\nand\nChina Eastern Airlines\n,\n[\n70\n]\nhad been expanding rapidly since 2000, much of their activities had been focused on the domestic market.\n[\n71\n]\nWith the increase in outflow of Chinese tourists, who in 2012, for example, spent $102 billion internationally,\n[\n72\n]\nas well as the rapid construction and introduction of\nhigh-speed rail in China\n, the carrier shifted its outlook overseas to sustain growth.\n[\n71\n]\nOwing to the location of its hub at Guangzhou, which hinders the airline from effectively serving the North American market, the airline concentrated its international expansion on\nAustralasia\n. In June 2012, with the inauguration of services from\nGuangzhou\nto\nLondon-Heathrow\n, the airline started marketing its services connecting Europe and Australia as the \"Canton Route\",\n[\n73\n]\n[\n74\n]\nan alternative to the\nKangaroo Route\nflown by carriers such as Qantas. It hoped to attract the predominantly business traffic that travel between Europe and Australia, and channel such sixth-freedom traffic as well as traffic from mainland China through its Guangzhou hub (thereby transforming the carrier's network from one that emphasises point-to-point to a hub-and-spoke system).\n[\n75\n]\n[\n76\n]\nThe carrier by now had added cities such as\nAuckland\n,\nIstanbul\n,\nPerth\n, and\nVancouver\nto its route map.\n[\n73\n]\n[\n77\n]\n[\n78\n]\nDuring May–June 2012, China Southern Airlines has recruited Dutch flight attendants to serve the First and Business class sections for flights from Guangzhou to Amsterdam.\n[\n79\n]\nOn 7 June 2013, China Southern operated its first\nBoeing 787\non a route from\nGuangzhou\nto\nBeijing Capital\n, the first Chinese airline to introduce the 787-8.\n[\n80\n]\nThe 787s were going to be part of China Southern's fleet for only a dozen years: in November 2024, the airline announced its intention to sell all 10 aircraft of the type by 2026 due to\nchallenges in recovering long-haul services\nfollowing the\nCOVID-19 pandemic\n.\n[\n81\n]\nIn early 2015, it was announced that the airline would lease 24 Airbus A320neo aircraft from\nAerCap\nfor delivery between 2016 and 2019.\n[\n82\n]\nOn 15 November 2018, the airline announced that it would leave SkyTeam by 1 January 2019 and will strengthen its partnership with\nAmerican Airlines\nand others.\n[\n83\n]\nThe announcement lead to speculation that it will join\nOneworld\nalongside Hong Kong carrier\nCathay Pacific\n. Various media outlets reported that while analysts predict that its Oneworld move could threaten Cathay Pacific's position in the alliance, other analysts state that China Southern joining Oneworld would benefit Cathay more due to different target markets.\n[\n84\n]\nIn March 2019, the airline announced a frequent flyer partnership with\nAmerican Airlines\n.\n[\n85\n]\nCurrently, the airline plans for more flexible tie-ups with other carriers, mostly with Oneworld members such as Qatar Airways while not joining the alliance 'for a few years' in order to fulfill its dream as 'world's largest airline'.\n[\n86\n]\nOn 26 September 2019, China Southern operates at\nBeijing Daxing International Airport\nalongside its former and current partners, and all of its flights to and from Beijing are transferred to Daxing on 25 October 2020.\nChina Southern operated its last commercial\nAirbus A380\nflight on 5 November 2022, remaining the only Chinese airline ever to operate the A380. The aircraft were retired due to market challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic, the last two being flown to storage at\nMojave Air and Space Port\nin December 2022. One former China Southern A380 was acquired by\nGlobal Airlines\nin 2024 with plans to launch flights between the United Kingdom and the United States using this aircraft in 2025.\n[\n87\n]\nIn early January 2025, China Southern Airlines suspend its daily service between\nBeijing Daxing\nand\nMoscow Sheremetyevo\nfrom 20 January to 30 March 2025. No reason was given by the airline. However, experts commented it may be due to the on-going\nconflict\nbetween\nRussia\nand\nUkraine\n.\n[\n88\n]\nThe key trends for the China Southern Airlines Group are (as of the financial year ending December 31):\n[\n89\n]\nRevenue\n(\nRMB\nb)\nNet profit\n(RMB b)\nNumber of\nemployees\nNumber of\npassengers\n(m)\nPassenger\nload factor\n(%)\nFleet\nsize\nReferences\n2012\n99.5\n3.7\n73,668\n86.4\n79.9\n491\n[\n90\n]\n2013\n98.5\n2.7\n80,175\n91.7\n79.4\n561\n[\n91\n]\n2014\n108\n2.3\n82,132\n100\n79.4\n612\n[\n92\n]\n2015\n111\n4.8\n82,132\n109\n80.5\n667\n[\n93\n]\n2016\n114\n5.8\n93,132\n114\n80.5\n702\n[\n94\n]\n2017\n127\n6.8\n100,831\n126\n82.2\n754\n[\n95\n]\n2018\n143\n3.3\n100,831\n139\n82.4\n840\n[\n96\n]\n2019\n154\n3.0\n103,876\n151\n82.8\n862\n[\n97\n]\n2020\n92.5\n−11.8\n100,431\n96.8\n71.4\n867\n[\n98\n]\n2021\n101\n−11.0\n98,098\n98.5\n71.2\n878\n[\n99\n]\n2022\n87\n−33.7\n97,899\n62.6\n66.3\n894\n[\n100\n]\n2023\n160\n−2.9\n99,468\n142\n78.9\n908\n[\n101\n]\n2024\n174\n0.025\n102,597\n165\n84.4\n917\n[\n102\n]\nOwnership structure\n[\nedit\n]\n[\n103\n]\nOwner\nNumber of shares held\nPercentage of shares held\n1\nChina Southern Airlines Group Co., Ltd.\n9404468936\n51.9\n2\nNanlong Holdings Limited\n2612124036\n14.41\n3\nHong Kong Securities Clearing Company  Limited (Agent)\n1750815837\n9.66\n4\nHong Kong Securities Clearing Company  Limited\n654597606\n3.61\n5\nChina Securities Finance Corporation  Limited\n320484148\n1.77\n6\nAmerican Airlines\n270606272\n1.49\n7\nChina Aviation Oil Holding Company  Limited\n261685354\n1.44\n8\nSpring Airlines Co., Ltd.\n140043961\n0.77\n9\nChina State-Owned Enterprise Structural  Adjustment Fund Co., Ltd.\n72077475\n0.4\n10\nGF Ruiyi  Leading Mixed Securities Investment Fund\n70644579\n0.39\nCooperation with American Airlines\n[\nedit\n]\nAmerican Airlines invested $200 million in China Southern Airlines in March 2017, laying a strong foundation for a long-term relationship between two of the world's largest airlines. After the investment, American Airlines holds a 2.7% equity stake in China Southern Airlines.\n[\n104\n]\nAmerican Airlines and China Southern are two of the world's largest airlines with complementary networks, offering customers unparalleled destinations in both the business and leisure traveler markets. The two airlines have signed\ncodeshare\nand interline agreements to provide travelers with flights to more destinations in China, North and South America. The codeshare route partnership includes the ability to earn and redeem AAdvantage miles, check baggage through, and book tickets.\n[\n105\n]\nThe China Southern Air Building, the company headquarters located in\nGuangzhou\nChina Southern is headquartered in the China Southern Air Building at 68 Qixin Road (\n齐心路\n) in\nBaiyun District\n,\nGuangzhou\n,\nGuangdong Province\n.\n[\n106\n]\nIt was previously at 278 Jichang (Airport) Road (\n机场路\n) in Baiyun District.\n[\n107\n]\n[\n108\n]\n[\n109\n]\nChina Southern had plans to open a new headquarters facility on a 988-acre (400 ha) site on the outskirts of Guangzhou, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from\nGuangzhou Baiyun International Airport\n.\nWoods Bagot\nwon a competition for the architect firm which would design the facility. The proposed site consists of two parcels of land on opposite sides of a highway leading to Baiyun Airport; both sites are shaped like wings. The site will have a bridge and light rail system that operates above the highway to connect the two parcels, which will each have distinct functions. For instance, the east parcel will house internal functions such as the data center facilities, staff dormitories, and the training center. The airline wants it to be aesthetically pleasing from the air since it sits below a runway approach. The site will have a lot of outdoor space, which Woods Bagot designed along with Hargreaves Associates and Sherwood Design Engineers. Jean Weng, a Woods Bagot\nBeijing\n-based principal, said \"Most Chinese cities are very dense and very urban, but China Southern wants to create a human-scale campus, that's close to nature.\"\n[\n110\n]\nThe new headquarters was opened in August 2016.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nChina Southern Cargo\nBoeing 777F\nlanding at\nFrankfurt Airport\nin 2011\nChina Southern Cargo is the cargo subsidiary of China Southern Airlines. The cargo airline provides services between mainland China and worldwide cities including\nAmsterdam\n,\nVienna\n,\nFrankfurt\n,\nLos Angeles\n,\nChicago\n,\n[\n111\n]\nGlasgow\n,\n[\n112\n]\nand\nLondon Stansted\nserved from its main hubs of\nGuangzhou Baiyun\nand\nShanghai Pudong\n.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nThe cargo subsidiary joined the\nSkyTeam Cargo\nalliance in November 2010 and withdrew on 1 January 2019 following the airline's withdrawal from\nSkyTeam\n.\n[\n113\n]\nCSAGA\nSikorsky S-92A\nin 2010\nChina Southern Airlines General Aviation (CSAGA) is the\nhelicopter\ndivision of China Southern Airlines. Established in 1980 as Zhuhai Helicopter Company, the division was rebranded to China Southern Airlines General Aviation in 2003.\n[\n114\n]\nThe company currently operates out of 13 bases.\n[\n115\n]\nCurrently, it operates passenger, charter, rescue, aerial photography and other inspection flights.\n[\n114\n]\nChina Southern Airlines serves\n193 destinations\nin 35 countries worldwide.\n[\n116\n]\nIt maintains a strong presence in the domestic market with its main hubs at\nBeijing Daxing International Airport\nand\nGuangzhou Baiyun International Airport\nwith secondary hubs at\nShanghai Pudong International Airport\n,\nChongqing Jiangbei International Airport\n,\nÜrümqi Diwopu International Airport\n, and\nWuhan Tianhe International Airport\n, along with other\nfocus cities\nin\nChangchun\n,\nChangsha\n,\nDalian\n,\nShenyang\n,\nShenzhen\n, and\nZhengzhou\n. The airline plans to continue to develop Chongqing and Ürümqi as hubs as well as to exploit the domestic market potential.\n[\n117\n]\nChina Southern offers 485 flights a day from its\nGuangzhou\nhub and 221 from its\nBeijing\nhub.\n[\n61\n]\nThe airline provides services to 65 international destinations. Most of the international flights link\nGuangzhou\nwith world cities. There are also plenty of international flights operated through Beijing, Shanghai, Ürümqi (notably to Central Asia and Middle-East) and Dalian (to Japan, South Korea, and Russia). China Southern Airlines has developed an extensive network in Southeast Asia and also has become the Chinese airline with the largest presence in Australia.\n[\n118\n]\n[\nnon-primary source needed\n]\nChina Southern is also considering expanding into the South American markets, as well as further expansion into the African market.\n[\n74\n]\n[\nnon-primary source needed\n]\nOn 12 December 2024, it was reported that China Southern has resumed the direct routes between\nGuangzhou\nand\nAdelaide\n,\nSouth Australia\n. The route was initially launched in 2016, but ceased in 2020 due to the\nCOVID-19 pandemic\n.\n[\n119\n]\nOn 28 August 2004, China Southern Airlines signed a\nMemorandum of Understanding\nwith the\nairline alliance\nSkyTeam\n. On 15 November 2007, the airline was officially welcomed as the 11th member of SkyTeam, becoming the first\nmainland Chinese\nairline to join any global airline alliance,\n[\n120\n]\nexpanding the alliance's presence on\nmainland China\n.\nOn 24 December 2018, China Southern Airlines released an official statement saying that it would discontinue its SkyTeam membership on 1 January 2019 and will also terminate its partnership with\nChina Eastern Airlines\nand\nDelta Air Lines\n.\n[\n121\n]\n[\nnon-primary source needed\n]\nCodeshare agreements\n[\nedit\n]\nChina Southern Airlines\ncodeshares\nwith the following airlines:\n[\n122\n]\n[\n123\n]\nAeroflot\n[\n124\n]\n[\n125\n]\nAerolíneas Argentinas\nAir France\n(joint venture partner)\n[\n126\n]\nAir Serbia\n[\n127\n]\nAmerican Airlines\nBritish Airways\n[\n128\n]\nChengdu Airlines\n[\n129\n]\nChina Airlines\nChina Express Airlines\nDonghai Airlines\n[\n129\n]\nEmirates\n[\n130\n]\nEtihad Airways\nFinnair\n[\n131\n]\nGaruda Indonesia\nHebei Airlines\n[\n129\n]\nIberia\nJapan Airlines\nKenya Airways\nKLM\n(joint venture partner)\n[\n126\n]\nKorean Air\nLATAM Airlines\nLoong Air\n[\n129\n]\nMalaysia Airlines\n[\n132\n]\nMandarin Airlines\n[\n129\n]\nPakistan International Airlines\nQantas\nQatar Airways\nQingdao Airlines\n[\n129\n]\nSaudia\n[\n133\n]\nSichuan Airlines\n[\n134\n]\nVietnam Airlines\nWestJet\nXiamenAir\n(subsidiary)\nInterline Agreements\n[\nedit\n]\nMy Freighter Airlines\n[\n135\n]\nAs of December 2025\n, China Southern Airlines operates the following aircraft:\n[\n136\n]\n[\n137\n]\nChina Southern Airlines fleet\nAircraft\nIn service\nOrders\nPassengers\n[\n138\n]\nNotes\nJ\nW\nY\nTotal\nAirbus A319neo\n9\n—\n4\n24\n116\n144\n[\n139\n]\nLaunch customer.\n[\n140\n]\nAirbus A320-200\n93\n—\n8\n24\n120\n152\n[\n141\n]\n4\n18\n138\n160\n[\n142\n]\n24\n166\n[\n143\n]\nAirbus A320neo\n73\n5\n4\n24\n138\n166\nAirbus A321-200\n84\n—\n12\n24\n143\n179\n4\n18\n167\n189\n24\n195\nAirbus A321neo\n93\n41\n4\n24\n167\n195\n12\n164\n200\nAirbus A330-300\n25\n—\n30\n—\n253\n283\n28\n258\n286\nAirbus A350-900\n20\n—\n28\n24\n262\n314\n[\n144\n]\n—\n307\n335\n[\n145\n]\nBoeing 737-700\n8\n—\n4\n18\n106\n128\n[\n146\n]\nBoeing 737-800\n153\n—\n8\n24\n132\n164\n[\n147\n]\n4\n150\n178\n[\n148\n]\n18\n147\n169\n[\n149\n]\n150\n172\n[\n150\n]\nBoeing 737 MAX 8\n42\n26\n4\n24\n150\n178\n[\n151\n]\nBoeing 777-300ER\n15\n—\n28\n28\n305\n361\n[\n152\n]\nBoeing 787-9\n21\n—\n28\n28\n220\n276\n[\n153\n]\n3 orders were transferred to\nXiamenAir\n.\n[\n154\n]\n—\n269\n297\n[\n155\n]\nComac C909\n35\n—\n—\n—\n90\n90\n[\n156\n]\nComac C919-100STD\n8\n92\n8\n—\n156\n164\nFirst aircraft delivered in August 2024.\n[\n157\n]\nChina Southern Cargo fleet\nBoeing 777F\n19\n—\nCargo\nTotal\n708\n164\nA former\nXian Y-7\nat Beijing Civil Aviation Museum\nChina Southern Airlines previously operated the following aircraft:\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nChina Southern Airlines retired fleet\nAircraft\nNumber\nIntroduced\nRetired\nNotes\/refs\nAirbus A300-600R\n6\n2004\n2011\nAirbus A300-600RF\n1\n2004\n2011\nAirbus A319-100\n9\n2003\n2024\n[\n158\n]\nAirbus A330-200\n16\n2005\n2025\nAirbus A380-800\n5\n2011\n2022\nLast scheduled flights on 6 November 2022.\nSome of them transferred to\nGlobal Airlines\n.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nATR 72-500\n5\n2004\n2011\nBoeing 737-200\n10\n1988\n2006\nBoeing 737-300\n36\n1991\n2015\nThree aircraft are stored.\nAfter retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters.\n[\n159\n]\nBoeing 737-300QC\n2\n2003\n2005\nAfter retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters.\nDisposed to\nChina Postal Airlines\n.\nBoeing 737-500\n12\n1991\n2009\nDisposed to\nAerolíneas Argentinas\n.\nBoeing 747-400F\n2\n2002\n2022\nDisposed to\nSF Airlines\n.\n[\n160\n]\nBoeing 757-200\n32\n1987\n2018\nAfter retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters.\nBoeing 767-300ER\n6\n1992\n1998\nBoeing 777-200\n10\n1995\n2018\nBoeing 777-200ER\n6\n1997\n2014\nThree aircraft are stored.\nBoeing 787-8\n10\n2013\n2025\nSold to\nAvalon Leasing.\n[\n161\n]\nEmbraer ERJ-145\n6\n2004\n2013\nEmbraer E190\n20\n2011\n2021\n[\n162\n]\nMcDonnell Douglas MD-82\n23\n2003\n2008\nThe last one left in 2010.\n[\n163\n]\nMcDonnell Douglas MD-90-30\n13\n2004\n2011\nDisposed to\nDelta Air Lines\n.\nSaab 340\n4\n1992\n1997\nDisposed to\nShandong Airlines\n.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nShort 360\n3\nUnknown\n1994\nOne aircraft scrapped in 2002.\nRemainder disposed to\nServicios Aéreos Profesionales\n.\n[\n164\n]\nXian Y-7\nUnknown\nUnknown\nUnknown\nChina Southern was the only mainland Chinese airline to operate the Airbus A380. The airline initially operated these aircraft on Beijing–Hong Kong and Beijing–Guangzhou routes. However, these services struggled to be profitable. Due to the demand limitation of the airline's home base at\nGuangzhou Baiyun International Airport\n, few routes from Guangzhou have the demand to support an A380.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nIn efforts to make its A380s viable, China Southern started operating A380 on its Guangzhou–\nLos Angeles\nroute and on the Guangzhou–\nSydney\nroute.\n[\nwhen?\n]\nAdditionally, China Southern flew A380s to\nSydney\nand\nMelbourne\nevery summer during its peak travel period. As of 20 June 2015, China Southern began operating the Airbus A380 from Beijing to\nAmsterdam\n. The A380 also operated four domestic flights each day between Beijing and Guangzhou. The airline's A380s were retired by November 2022.\n[\ncitation needed\n]\nSpecial liveries gallery\n[\nedit\n]\nAirbus A330-243 (B-6057) in\n2010 Asian Games\nlivery\nAirbus A330-323 (B-8870) in\nCanton\nLychee\nlivery\nBoeing 737-800 (B-6069) in\nGuizhou\nlivery\nBoeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with \"787th Boeing 787\" logo\nBoeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in\nWorldSkills\nlivery\nChina Southern Airlines offers First Class (formerly), Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class.\nFirst Class\nChina Southern Airlines offered an \"Experience Luxurious Skybed\" on Boeing 787s. It was equipped with personal privacy, in-built massage, a 17-inch personal TV and fully reclining seat. It also had First Class on Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-300ERs, which featured a seat pitch of 84 inches (210 cm) and converted into a fully flat bed with a personal TV.\n[\n165\n]\n[\n166\n]\nChina Southern Airlines offered Premium First Class on select flights, such as on the Beijing-Guangzhou route. This cabin offered more amenities and was more spacious than Regular First Class, such as a variety of lighting options and a private storage cabinet with a password lock.\n[\n167\n]\n[\nnon-primary source needed\n]\nBusiness Class\nBusiness class also offers a fully flat bed, and an adjustable privacy divider. It includes a USB port and a reading light. It also has a 15-inch TV.\n[\n168\n]\n[\nneeds update\n]\n[\nnon-primary source needed\n]\nEconomy Class\nEconomy class features a seat and a 9-inch personal TV. It also has a multi-adjustable headrest.\n[\n169\n]\n[\nnon-primary source needed\n]\nPremium Economy Class\nChina Southern also offers\nPremium Economy class\n, which is more spacious than economy class. In most aircraft, the seats are 35–37 inches (89–94 cm), compared to 31 inches (79 cm) in Economy.\n[\n170\n]\nThe Boeing 777-300ERs, however, are equipped with fixed-shell premium economy seats similar to those seen on Air France's Boeing 777s.\n[\n171\n]\nChina Southern Airlines's\nfrequent-flyer program\nis called Sky Pearl Club (\nsimplified Chinese\n:\n明珠俱乐部\n;\ntraditional Chinese\n:\n明珠俱樂部\n;\npinyin\n:\nMíngzhū Jùlèbù\n;\nJyutping\n:\nming4 zyu1 keoi1 lok6 bou6\n). The Sky Pearl Club allows its members to earn FFP mileage not only by flying China Southern domestic segments, but also by flying routes of other codeshare member airlines. Additionally, Sky Pearl Club members can earn and use mileage on partnered\nSichuan Airlines\n,\nChina Eastern Airlines\n, and\nChina Airlines\nflights. Membership of Sky Pearl Club is divided into four tiers: Sky Pearl Gold Card, Sky Pearl Silver Card, Sky Pearl Member Card and Little Pearl On The Palm Card, the first three tier are available for all adult members, but Little Pearl On The Palm Card is only available for members aged 2–11.\n[\n172\n]\n[\nnon-primary source needed\n]\nIncidents and accidents\n[\nedit\n]\nOn 24 November 1992,\nChina Southern Airlines Flight 3943\n, a\nBoeing 737-300\n, crashed into a hill near\nGuilin\n, Guangxi, due to an engine thrust malfunction. All 141 people on board were killed.\n[\n173\n]\n[\n174\n]\nOn 8 May 1997,\nChina Southern Flight 3456\n, a\nBoeing 737-300\n, crashed on approach to\nShenzhen Bao'an International Airport\nkilling 35 people and injuring 9.\n[\n175\n]\nShipping of primates to laboratories\n[\nedit\n]\nThe USDA ordered China Southern Airlines to pay $11,600 in fines\n[\nwhen?\n]\nfor violations of the\nAnimal Welfare Act\n(AWA) during the airline's transport of animals without proper licences to the United States. Although the USDA cited Air Transport International for failure to provide food and water to the imported animals, China Southern Airlines was previously also ordered to pay $14,438 for AWA violations during one transport that left more than a dozen monkeys dead after they went without food and water for an extended period of time. Following these most recent violations, where the delivered animals were left neglected after arrival in the US, China Southern announced that it would no longer transport laboratory animals to the US.\nPETA\nhad protested against the airline for these shipments.\n[\n176\n]\n[\n177\n]\n10-yuan ticketing glitch\n[\nedit\n]\nIn November 2023, the airline inadvertently priced its tickets as low as 10 yuan (around $1.37) on its mobile app and travel websites like\nTrip.com\n, due to a technical glitch.\n[\n178\n]\nThe airline later confirmed on\nWeibo\nthat the tickets sold during the two-hour window would be honored.\n[\n179\n]\nCivil aviation in China\nList of airlines of China\nTransport in China\n^\na\nb\n\"Airline codes full details - Airline Codes Full Details\"\n.\nwww.avcodes.co.uk\n. Retrieved\n23 May\n2025\n.\n^\n\"China Southern Airlines Cargo Application\"\n. Seuic\n. Retrieved\n6 May\n2025\n.\n^\n\"China Southern Airlines on ch-aviation\"\n.\nch-aviation\n. 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Retrieved\n21 October\n2011\n.\n^\n\"SeatGuru Seat Map China Southern Airbus A330-200 (332) V2\"\n.\nwww.seatguru.com\n. Retrieved\n15 October\n2017\n.\n^\n\"China Southern – Sky Pearl Club\"\n. Archived from\nthe original\non 27 November 2010.\n^\n\"Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 11241992\"\n. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007\n. Retrieved\n9 May\n2015\n.\n^\n\"\nJet Crashes in China, Killing 141; 5th Serious Accident in 4 Months\n.\"\nThe New York Times\n.\n^\n\"Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 05081997\"\n. Archived from the original on 24 May 2013\n. Retrieved\n9 May\n2015\n.\n^\nHuang, Shaojie (8 January 2015).\n\"U.S. Charter Airline Cited for Neglecting Cargo of Macaques From China\"\n. Sinosphere. New York Times\n. Retrieved\n28 January\n2015\n.\n^\nHuang, Shaojie (21 April 2014).\n\"China Southern Pays U.S. Fine Over Monkey Cargo\"\n. Sinosphere. New York Times\n. Retrieved\n28 January\n2015\n.\n^\nTan, Huileng.\n\"An airline in China accidentally sold tickets for as little as $1.40 — and it's honoring the deal\"\n.\nBusiness Insider\n. Retrieved\n24 February\n2024\n.\n^\nBaum, Bernadette (9 November 2023).\n\"China Southern to honour $1.30 flight tickets sold during glitch\"\n. Reuter\n. Retrieved\n11 November\n2023\n.\nGlobal.csair.com: official China Southern Airlines website\n—\n(in English)\nCsair.com: official China Southern Airlines website\n—\n(in Chinese)\nXjair.com: China Southern Airlines—Xinjiang Air website\n^\na\nb\nOnly for cargo flights.\n^\nChinese airlines use\nMandarin Chinese\ncallsigns when in Chinese airspace. China Southern's Mandarin callsign is 南方;\npinyin\n: nánfāng, lit. \"southern\".","attrs_markdown":"[Jump to content](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#bodyContent)\n\nMain menu\n\nMain menu\n\nmove to sidebar\n\nhide\n\nNavigation\n\n- [Main page](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page \"Visit the main page [z]\")\n- [Contents](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Contents \"Guides to browsing Wikipedia\")\n- [Current events](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Current_events \"Articles related to current events\")\n- [Random article](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:Random \"Visit a randomly selected article [x]\")\n- [About Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:About \"Learn about Wikipedia and how it works\")\n- [Contact us](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Contact_us \"How to contact Wikipedia\")\n\nContribute\n\n- [Help](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Contents \"Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia\")\n- [Learn to edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Introduction \"Learn how to edit Wikipedia\")\n- [Community portal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Community_portal \"The hub for editors\")\n- [Recent changes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:RecentChanges \"A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]\")\n- [Upload file](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard \"Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia\")\n- [Special pages](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:SpecialPages \"A list of all special pages [q]\")\n\n[![](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/icons\/enwiki-25.svg) ![Wikipedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/mobile\/copyright\/wikipedia-wordmark-en-25.svg) ![The Free Encyclopedia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/static\/images\/mobile\/copyright\/wikipedia-tagline-en-25.svg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Main_Page)\n\n[Search](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:Search \"Search Wikipedia [f]\")\n\nAppearance\n\n- [Donate](https:\/\/donate.wikimedia.org\/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en)\n- [Create account](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=China+Southern+Airlines \"You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory\")\n- [Log in](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=China+Southern+Airlines \"You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. 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For the geographical region, see [South China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_China \"South China\").\n\nFor the university with the same Chinese abbreviation name, see [Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nanjing_University_of_Aeronautics_and_Astronautics \"Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics\").\n\n|   |   |   |\n|---|---|---|\n| [![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/b\/b4\/China_Southern_Airlines_logo.svg\/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_logo.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_Airlines_logo.svg) |   |   |\n| [![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a5\/B-309W%40PEK_%2820191029135846%29.jpg\/250px-B-309W%40PEK_%2820191029135846%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-309W@PEK_\$20191029135846\$.jpg)China Southern Airlines [Airbus A350-900](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A350-900 \"Airbus A350-900\") |   |   |\n| [IATA](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_codes#IATA_airline_designator \"Airline codes\") | [ICAO](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_codes#ICAO_airline_designator \"Airline codes\") | [Call sign](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aviation_call_signs#Commercial_airline \"Aviation call signs\") |\n| CZ | CSN CSG[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Southerncargo-1)[\\[a\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-callsign-2) | CHINA SOUTHERN[\\[b\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-3) SOUTHERN CARGO[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Southerncargo-1)[\\[a\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-callsign-2) |\n| Founded | 1 July 1988; 37 years ago (1988-07-01) |   |\n| Commenced operations | 1 February 1991; 35 years ago (1991-02-01) (as *China Southern Airlines*)[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-4) |   |\n| [Hubs](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_hub \"Airline hub\") | [Beijing–Daxing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport \"Beijing Daxing International Airport\") [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport \"Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport\") [Shenzhen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhen_Bao%27an_International_Airport \"Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport\") |   |\n| [Secondary hubs](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_hub#Primary_and_secondary_hubs \"Airline hub\") | [Chongqing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chongqing_Jiangbei_International_Airport \"Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport\") [Shanghai–Pudong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Pudong_International_Airport \"Shanghai Pudong International Airport\") [Ürümqi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_Diwopu_International_Airport \"Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport\") [Wuhan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wuhan_Tianhe_International_Airport \"Wuhan Tianhe International Airport\") [Zhengzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhengzhou_Xinzheng_International_Airport \"Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport\") |   |\n| [Focus cities](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_hub#Focus_city \"Airline hub\") | [Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suvarnabhumi_Airport \"Suvarnabhumi Airport\") [Changchun](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Changchun_Longjia_International_Airport \"Changchun Longjia International Airport\") [Changsha](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Changsha_Huanghua_International_Airport \"Changsha Huanghua International Airport\") [Chengdu–Tianfu](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chengdu_Tianfu_International_Airport \"Chengdu Tianfu International Airport\") [Dalian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dalian_Zhoushuizi_International_Airport \"Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport\") [Guiyang](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guiyang_Longdongbao_International_Airport \"Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport\") [Haikou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haikou_Meilan_International_Airport \"Haikou Meilan International Airport\") [Hangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hangzhou_Xiaoshan_International_Airport \"Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport\") [Harbin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harbin_Taiping_International_Airport \"Harbin Taiping International Airport\") [Jieyang](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jieyang_Chaoshan_International_Airport \"Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport\") [Kunming](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kunming_Changshui_International_Airport \"Kunming Changshui International Airport\") [Sanya](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sanya_Phoenix_International_Airport \"Sanya Phoenix International Airport\") [Seoul–Incheon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Incheon_International_Airport \"Incheon International Airport\") [Shenyang](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenyang_Taoxian_International_Airport \"Shenyang Taoxian International Airport\") [Xi'an](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xi%27an_Xianyang_International_Airport \"Xi'an Xianyang International Airport\") [Zhuhai](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhuhai_Jinwan_Airport \"Zhuhai Jinwan Airport\") |   |\n| [Frequent-flyer program](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frequent-flyer_program \"Frequent-flyer program\") | Sky Pearl Club |   |\n| [Alliance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_alliance \"Airline alliance\") | [SkyTeam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam \"SkyTeam\") (2007–2018) |   |\n| [Subsidiaries](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subsidiary \"Subsidiary\") | [Chongqing Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chongqing_Airlines \"Chongqing Airlines\") (60%) [GAMECO](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GAMECO \"GAMECO\") [Sichuan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sichuan_Airlines \"Sichuan Airlines\") (39%) [XiamenAir](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XiamenAir \"XiamenAir\") (55%) Xiongan Airlines |   |\n| Fleet size | 708 |   |\n| Destinations | [233](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_China_Southern_Airlines_destinations \"List of China Southern Airlines destinations\")[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-5) |   |\n| [Parent company](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holding_company#Parent_company \"Holding company\") | China Southern Air Holding |   |\n| [Traded as](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ticker_symbol \"Ticker symbol\") | [SSE](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Stock_Exchange \"Shanghai Stock Exchange\"): [600029](https:\/\/english.sse.com.cn\/markets\/equities\/list\/overview\/?COMPANY_CODE=600029&STOCK_CODE=600029) (A share) [SEHK](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong_Stock_Exchange \"Hong Kong Stock Exchange\"): [1055](https:\/\/www.hkex.com.hk\/Market-Data\/Securities-Prices\/Equities\/Equities-Quote?sym=1055&sc_lang=en) (H share) |   |\n| Headquarters | [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou \"Guangzhou\"), [Guangdong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangdong \"Guangdong\") |   |\n| Key people | Han Wensheng ([president](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_\$corporate_title\$ \"President (corporate title)\")) Ma Xulun ([chairman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chairman \"Chairman\")) |   |\n| [Revenue](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Revenue \"Revenue\") | ![Increase](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b0\/Increase2.svg\/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renminbi \"Renminbi\")174\\.224 billion (2024)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) |   |\n| [Operating income](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes \"Earnings before interest and taxes\") | ![Increase](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b0\/Increase2.svg\/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renminbi \"Renminbi\")8\\.327 billion (2024)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) |   |\n| [Net income](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Net_income \"Net income\") | ![Increase](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b0\/Increase2.svg\/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renminbi \"Renminbi\")0\\.025 billion (2024)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) |   |\n| [Total assets](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asset \"Asset\") | ![Increase](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b0\/Increase2.svg\/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renminbi \"Renminbi\")191\\.577 billion (2024)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) |   |\n| [Total equity](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Equity_\$finance\$ \"Equity (finance)\") | ![Increase](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b0\/Increase2.svg\/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renminbi \"Renminbi\")52\\.836 billion (2024)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) |   |\n| Employees | 102,597 (2024)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) |   |\n| Website | [csair.com\/en](https:\/\/www.csair.com\/en\/) (in English) [csair.com](https:\/\/www.csair.com\/) (in Chinese) |   |\n\n| China Southern Airlines |   |\n|---|---|\n| [Simplified Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simplified_Chinese_characters \"Simplified Chinese characters\") | 中国南方航空 |\n| [Traditional Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Traditional_Chinese_characters \"Traditional Chinese characters\") | 中國南方航空 |\n| Transcriptions |   |\n| [Standard Mandarin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Standard_Chinese \"Standard Chinese\") |   |\n| [Hanyu Pinyin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanyu_Pinyin \"Hanyu Pinyin\") | Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng |\n| [Yue: Cantonese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cantonese \"Cantonese\") |   |\n| [Jyutping](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyutping \"Jyutping\") | zung1gwok3 naam4fong1 hong4hung1 |\n| China Southern Airlines Company Limited |   |\n| [Simplified Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simplified_Chinese_characters \"Simplified Chinese characters\") | [中国](https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD \"wikt:中国\")[南方](https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9 \"wikt:南方\")[航空](https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA \"wikt:航空\")[股份](https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E8%82%A1%E4%BB%BD \"wikt:股份\")[公司](https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8 \"wikt:公司\") |\n| [Traditional Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Traditional_Chinese_characters \"Traditional Chinese characters\") | 中國南方航空股份公司 |\n| Literal meaning | China Southern Airlines, Company Limited by Shares |\n| Transcriptions |   |\n| [Standard Mandarin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Standard_Chinese \"Standard Chinese\") |   |\n| [Hanyu Pinyin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanyu_Pinyin \"Hanyu Pinyin\") | Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng Gǔfèn gōngsī |\n| [Yue: Cantonese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cantonese \"Cantonese\") |   |\n| [Jyutping](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyutping \"Jyutping\") | zung1gwok3 naam4fong1 hong4hung1 gu2fan6\\*2 jau5haan6 gung1si1 |\n| Second alternative Chinese name |   |\n| [Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_language \"Chinese language\") | 南方航空 |\n| Literal meaning | Southern Airlines |\n| Transcriptions |   |\n| [Standard Mandarin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Standard_Chinese \"Standard Chinese\") |   |\n| [Hanyu Pinyin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanyu_Pinyin \"Hanyu Pinyin\") | Nánfāng Hángkōng |\n| [Yue: Cantonese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cantonese \"Cantonese\") |   |\n| [Jyutping](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyutping \"Jyutping\") | naam4fong1 hong4hung1 |\n| Third alternative Chinese name |   |\n| [Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_language \"Chinese language\") | [南](https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E5%8D%97#Chinese \"wikt:南\")[航](https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E8%88%AA#Chinese \"wikt:航\") |\n| Transcriptions |   |\n| [Standard Mandarin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Standard_Chinese \"Standard Chinese\") |   |\n| [Hanyu Pinyin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanyu_Pinyin \"Hanyu Pinyin\") | Nánháng |\n| [Yue: Cantonese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cantonese \"Cantonese\") |   |\n| [Jyutping](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyutping \"Jyutping\") | naam4 hong4 |\n\n**China Southern Airlines** (branded as **China Southern**) is a major airline in China, headquartered in [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou \"Guangzhou\"), [Guangdong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangdong \"Guangdong\"). It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with [Air China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_China \"Air China\") and [China Eastern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Eastern_Airlines \"China Eastern Airlines\").\n\nEstablished on 1 July 1988 following the restructuring of [CAAC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CAAC_\$airline\$ \"CAAC (airline)\") that acquired and merged several domestic airlines, the airline became the [world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Largest_airlines_in_the_world \"Largest airlines in the world\") and Asia's [largest airline in fleet size](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Largest_airlines_in_the_world#By_fleet_size \"Largest airlines in the world\"), [revenue](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Revenue \"Revenue\"), and passengers carried. In 2024, it ranked as the world's ninth-largest airline by brand market value.[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-7)\n\nWith its main hubs at [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport \"Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport\"), [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhen_Bao%27an_International_Airport \"Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport\") and [Beijing Daxing International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport \"Beijing Daxing International Airport\"), the airline operates more than 2,000 flights to more than 200 destinations daily and was a member of [SkyTeam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam \"SkyTeam\") until 1 January 2019. The airline started a frequent flyer program partnership with [American Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Airlines \"American Airlines\") in March 2019. The logo of the airline consists of a [kapok](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bombax_ceiba \"Bombax ceiba\") flower (which is also the city flower of Guangzhou) on a blue tail fin.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-8) The company slogan is *Fly towards your dreams*. The airline also operates [cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cargo \"Cargo\") flights branded under the name **China Southern Cargo**.\n\nThe parent company of China Southern Airlines Company Limited is China Southern Air Holding Company, a state-owned enterprise that is supervised by the [State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State-owned_Assets_Supervision_and_Administration_Commission_of_the_State_Council \"State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council\") of the State Council.\n\n## History and development\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=1 \"Edit section: History and development\")\\]\n\nSee also: [CAAC (airline)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CAAC_\$airline\$ \"CAAC (airline)\")\n\n### Founding\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=2 \"Edit section: Founding\")\\]\n\nChina Southern Airlines was established on July 1, 1988, as part of the Chinese government's initiative to decentralize the [Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CAAC_\$airline\$ \"CAAC (airline)\"), and liberalize the Chinese aviation market.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-9) This restructuring aimed to transform CAAC's regional divisions into independent commercial entities. China Southern emerged from the former Guangzhou Regional Administration of CAAC, marking its inception as a separate airline. However, the airline's first commercial operations under its own name and livery didn't launch until February 1991.[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-10)\n\nThe airline completed its decentralization from CAAC when it gained independence on 10 October 1993.[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-11) During the airline's early years, the carrier was the dominant domestic carrier. Together with the two major airlines of China – Air China and China Eastern – the airline handled half of the passenger traffic carried by all Chinese carriers. Owing to Air China's status as the country's [flag carrier](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_carrier \"Flag carrier\"), the airline is entitled to extensive international service rights, with China Eastern and China Southern's international networks confined to mainly East Asia and within Asia, respectively. Like other Chinese carriers, China Southern was subjected to CAAC's exclusive right to grant route-specific operating licenses and domestic prices.[\\[10\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-12)\n\n### Expansion\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=3 \"Edit section: Expansion\")\\]\n\nTo raise its operating standards and distance itself from mostly unprofitable second and third-tier domestic airlines, the carrier signed agreements with several foreign carriers regarding staff training and [aircraft maintenance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft_maintenance \"Aircraft maintenance\"), with the ultimate aim of being listed on the [New York Stock Exchange](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Stock_Exchange \"New York Stock Exchange\"), possibly as soon as early 1995.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-NYSE-13)\n\nStarting in the mid-1990s, China Southern sought to expand its international reach beyond Asia. In December 1995, the Chinese and United States governments signed an aviation agreement that would allow the commencement of non-stop air services between the two countries.[\\[12\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-14) After having been granted the right to establish services to [Amsterdam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amsterdam \"Amsterdam\") in early 1996, the airline started Guangzhou–Beijing–Amsterdam, its first [long-haul](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_length \"Flight length\") route, in November 1996. The following year, the carrier commenced non-stop trans-Pacific services to [Los Angeles](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles \"Los Angeles\"), as well as services to [Brisbane](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brisbane \"Brisbane\").[\\[13\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-15)\n\nThe start of European and American services coincided with the arrival of the long-range Boeing 777s, the first of which was delivered in late December 1995, as well as a general expansion and upgrade of the carrier's fleet and the associated facilities. Due to engine certification and labor relations issues, the delivery of the first Boeing 777 was more than a month behind schedule. As a result, the carrier considered, but ultimately decided against, leasing the [Boeing 747-400](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_747-400 \"Boeing 747-400\"), which would have been used to cover anticipated delays as well as to launch trans-Pacific services to the United States.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-16)[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-17)[\\[16\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Double_fleet-18)[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-CSA_B777_O&D-19) Nevertheless, the airline planned to double its fleet of 67 aircraft. In April 1996, the Chinese government placed an order, on China Southern's behalf, for 10 Airbus A320s; the delivery of the first aircraft, and China Southern's first Airbus, was made the following year.[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-20)[\\[19\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-21) [Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GAMECO \"GAMECO\"), which was jointly established with [Lockheed Aircraft Services International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lockheed_Corporation \"Lockheed Corporation\") and [Hutchinson Whampoa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hutchinson_Whampoa \"Hutchinson Whampoa\"), was carrying out expansion of its aircraft maintenance facilities in anticipation of the increase.[\\[20\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-22)\n\nIn July 1997, China Southern Airlines went public, listing on both the Hong Kong and New York Stock Exchanges. The airline raised \\$600–\\$700 million, which was mainly used to expand its fleet, pay off debt, and invest in other key areas.[\\[21\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-23) In 2003, China Southern Airlines listed domestically on the [Shanghai Stock Exchange](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Stock_Exchange \"Shanghai Stock Exchange\").[\\[22\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-24) By 1997, the airline, along with its joint-venture airlines [Xiamen Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xiamen_Airlines \"Xiamen Airlines\"), Shantou Airlines and Guangxi Airlines, was carrying some 15 million passengers per year using about 90 aircraft, operating about 270 routes among 68 destinations and almost 2,450 flights per week. The airline group's revenue totaled some US\\$1.4 billion with a net income of \\$90 million.[\\[23\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-25)[\\[24\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-26)\n\n### Mergers and acquisitions\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=4 \"Edit section: Mergers and acquisitions\")\\]\n\nThe end of the 1990s was a period of consolidation for the Chinese airline industry. Initially, China Southern looked to acquire several smaller non-profitable domestic carriers as it sought to highlight its expansion plans intoaise funds; among the deals was the purchase of 60% shares of Guizhou Airlines.[\\[25\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-27)[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-28) Due to the weakening economy amidst the [1997 Asian financial crisis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Asian_financial_crisis \"1997 Asian financial crisis\") and intense competition among the some 30 Chinese carriers, in 1998, [CAAC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CAAC_Airlines \"CAAC Airlines\") considered a comprehensive restructuring of the industry that would see the consolidation of the airlines into three or five carrier groups.[\\[27\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Bigger-29)[\\[28\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-30) At one stage, it was reported that CAAC was contemplating a forced merger of Air China and China Southern. Given the latter's dual listing in Hong Kong and New York, it was thought that such a merger would have eased Air China's path towardits own share offering. China Southern confirmed that such talks between them were occurring, although they ultimately proved fruitless. Had the merger proceeded, their combined fleets would have numbered some 250 aircraft, which would have made the resultant airline the largest in Asia.[\\[29\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-31)[\\[30\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-32)[\\[31\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-33)\n\nAlthough there was considerable resistance to CAAC's call to rationalise the industry, in July 2000, the administrative body announced that the 10 airlines under its direct management will be merged into three airline groups, revolving around Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern itself.[\\[27\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Bigger-29) Within a month, China Southern had started absorbing [Zhengzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhengzhou \"Zhengzhou\")\\-based [Zhongyuan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhongyuan_Airlines \"Zhongyuan Airlines\"), which at the time operated five Boeing 737s and two [Xian Y-7](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xian_Y-7 \"Xian Y-7\") turboprops.[\\[32\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-34) The carrier would later merge with [Shenyang](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenyang \"Shenyang\")\\-based [China Northern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Northern_Airlines \"China Northern Airlines\") and [Urumqi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Urumqi \"Urumqi\")\\-based [Xinjiang Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xinjiang_Airlines \"Xinjiang Airlines\") to form China Southern Air Holding Co., a process that took more than two years and would culminate in China Southern's acquisition of their US\\$2 billion's worth of assets (as well as \\$1.8 billion of debt) in November 2004. Consequently, China Southern's fleet expanded from some 140 aircraft to over 210. The takeovers meant that the carrier became the main airline in Shenyang and Ürümqi, with passenger numbersjumping from 28.2 million in 2004 to 44.1 million in 2005.[\\[33\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-35) As a result, China Southern Airlines became one of the \"Big Three\" carriers in the country. Since then, it has successively taken over shareholding stocks and joined the equity in numerous Chinese carriers. The airline is the major shareholder of [Xiamen Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xiamen_Airlines \"Xiamen Airlines\") (55%) and [Chongqing Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chongqing_Airlines \"Chongqing Airlines\") (60%); it also invests in [Sichuan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sichuan_Airlines \"Sichuan Airlines\") (39%).[\\[34\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-36)\n\nAmidst the major consolidation of the airline industry, China Southern in April 2000 started dedicated cargo services from [Shenzhen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhen \"Shenzhen\") using a Boeing 747-200F (which was quickly upgraded to the Boeing 747-400F) [wet-leased](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft_lease#Wet_lease \"Aircraft lease\") from [Atlas Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlas_Air \"Atlas Air\"). To capitalize on the economic growth of the [Pearl River Delta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pearl_River_Delta \"Pearl River Delta\") region (which includes Hong Kong), the carrier constructed a dedicated cargo center in Shenzhen.[\\[35\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-37) Successful operations prompted an order for two Boeing 747-400Fs the following year.[\\[36\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-38) The airline by now had commenced operations to [Sydney](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sydney \"Sydney\") and [Melbourne](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melbourne \"Melbourne\").[\\[37\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-39)\n\nIn September 2003, China Southern signed a purchase agreement for four [Airbus A330-200s](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A330 \"Airbus A330\") to be delivered in 2005. This was part of the order placed in April by the China Aviation Supplies Imp. & Exp. Group covering 30 aircraft.[\\[38\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-40) China Southern became the first mainland Chinese A330 operator with the delivery of the first example in February 2005.[\\[39\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-First_CSA_A330-41) China Southern followed up in September 2005 with a further order for eight A330-300s and two A330-200s.[\\[40\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-42)\n\nThe month of January 2005 proved to be significant for [civil aviation in China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_aviation_in_China \"Civil aviation in China\") in general and China Southern in particular. In preparation for the [2008 Summer Olympics](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Summer_Olympics \"2008 Summer Olympics\") in Beijing, China Southern, and the Chinese government placed several landmark widebody-aircraft orders from [Airbus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus \"Airbus\") and [Boeing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_Commercial_Airplanes \"Boeing Commercial Airplanes\"). More specifically, on 28 January 2005, the carrier became the first (and so far the only) Chinese carrier to commit to the [Airbus A380](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A380 \"Airbus A380\") double-deck aircraft, when it signed a general-terms agreement for five examples worth US\\$1.4 billion at catalog prices.[\\[41\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-43)[\\[42\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-44) On the same day, China Southern, along with five other domestic carriers, placed a bulk order for 60 Boeing 7E7s (later renamed the [Boeing 787 Dreamliner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_787_Dreamliner \"Boeing 787 Dreamliner\")). The aircraft was worth \\$7.2 billion at list prices, and the first example was expected to be delivered in time for the Olympics;[\\[43\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-45) however, the first aircraft did not arrive until June 2013.[\\[44\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-46)\n\nEarlier during the month, the CAAC had approved the temporary operations of charter flights between mainland China and [Taiwan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan \"Taiwan\"). On the same day as the widebody orders, a China Southern Airlines Boeing 777–200 took off from Guangzhou and landed in [Taipei](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taipei \"Taipei\") the following day, becoming the first mainland Chinese aircraft to land in the [Republic of China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_China \"Republic of China\") since 1949, when the [Kuomintang](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kuomintang \"Kuomintang\") were involved in [Chinese Civil War](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_Civil_War \"Chinese Civil War\") with the [Chinese Communist Party](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_Communist_Party \"Chinese Communist Party\"). The flight carried 242 passengers home after the [Chinese New Year](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_New_Year \"Chinese New Year\"). Previously, passengers traveling between the mainland and Taiwan had to transit through a third port such as Hong Kong or [Macau](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macau \"Macau\").[\\[45\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-47)[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-48) Within three years, in July 2008, a China Southern Airlines Airbus A330 carrying 230 tourists[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FN.com_Chn-Twn_flight-49) again landed in [Taipei](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taipei \"Taipei\").[\\[48\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-NYTimes.com_Chn-Twn-flight-50) The governments of China and Taiwan had both agreed to allow direct flights across the [Taiwan Strait](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan_Strait \"Taiwan Strait\") in June, ending six decades of limited air travel between the two sides. Following the flight, China Southern Airlines Chairman and pilot of the flight, Liu Shaoyong, said, \"From today onward, regular commercial flights will replace the rumbling warplanes over the skies of the Taiwan Strait, and relations between the two sides will become better and better.\"[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FN.com_Chn-Twn_flight-49)[\\[48\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-NYTimes.com_Chn-Twn-flight-50)\n\nFollowing two years of negotiations which had started in August 2004, in late June 2006, China Southern signed an agreement with [SkyTeam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam \"SkyTeam\"), one of the three global [airline alliances](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_alliance \"Airline alliance\"), formally pledging itself to the improvement of standards with the aim of its eventual joining. According to the agreement, the airline committed to the upgrade of handling services, facilities, and training of at least 75% of its staff to SkyTeam's standards.[\\[49\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-51)[\\[50\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-52) On 15 November 2007, China Southern officially joined SkyTeam, becoming the eleventh carrier to join the grouping and the first mainland Chinese carrier to join an airline alliance. The welcoming ceremony was attended by high-ranking Chinese government and SkyTeam corporate officials and was held at the [Great Hall of the People](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Hall_of_the_People \"Great Hall of the People\").[\\[51\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-53) The carrier's integration with the alliance continued with its entry into [SkyTeam Cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam_Cargo \"SkyTeam Cargo\") in November 2010,[\\[52\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-54) and its joint-venture carrier Xiamen Airlines' formal joining in November 2012. With China Eastern's ascension in June 2011, SkyTeam furthered its leading presence on the mainland Chinese market; the remaining Big Three carrier, Air China, is a member of [Star Alliance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Alliance \"Star Alliance\").[\\[53\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-55)[\\[54\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-56)\n\nIt followed up with another Airbus order on 7 July 2006, when it confirmed a deal covering the purchase of 50 more A320 narrow bodies for delivery in 2009.[\\[55\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-57) The order included 13 A319-100s, 20 A320-200s and 17 A321-200s, reportedly worth \\$3.3 billion at list prices.[\\[56\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-58) In December 2005, China Southern Airlines along with CASGC, announced an order with Boeing for 9 [Boeing 737-700s](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737 \"Boeing 737\") and 11 [Boeing 737-800s](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-800_SFP \"Boeing 737-800 SFP\").\n\nIn June 2006, China Southern Airlines confirmed another order of three Boeing 737-700s and seven Boeing 737-800s. The deliveries would continue through 2010.[\\[57\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-59) On 18 October 2006, China Southern Airlines placed an order for six [Boeing 777](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_777 \"Boeing 777\") freighters, striding forward a brand new step in its cargo development.[\\[58\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-60) The aircraft would be delivered from November 2008 to July 2010.\n\nOn 20 August 2007, China Southern Airlines announced its intention for an order of 25 Boeing 737-700s and 30 Boeing 737-800s, which will be delivered from May 2011 to October 2013.[\\[59\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-61) It was a mere two months before, on 23 October 2007, China Southern Airlines announced that it had placed an order for 10 additional Airbus A330-200s. The order has a listed price of US\\$1.677 billion and the aircraft will be delivered from March 2010 to August 2012.[\\[60\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-62)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/52\/China_Southern_Airlines_office_in_Melbourne.jpg\/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_office_in_Melbourne.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_Airlines_office_in_Melbourne.jpg)\n\nChina Southern Airlines office in [Melbourne](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melbourne \"Melbourne\")\n\n### Recent developments\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=5 \"Edit section: Recent developments\")\\]\n\nDuring 2009, China Southern Airlines remodeled its strategy from a point-to-point hub to a full hub and spoke carrier, which has been proven successful. Along with that, the airline has rapidly expanded its international market share, particularly in [Australia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australia \"Australia\"), where passenger numbers in 2011 have been 97% greater than in 2010.[\\[61\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-airlineroute.net-63)\n\nOn 21 January 2010, China Southern Airlines announced an order for an additional 20 A320-200s, scheduled for delivery in 2011, due to the falling fuel costs and surging passenger demand.[\\[62\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-64) In March 2010, the Chinese carrier issued new shares in [Hong Kong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong \"Hong Kong\") and [Shanghai](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai \"Shanghai\") 2010 to raise 10.75 billion yuan (\\$1.57 billion) in a bid to pay off outstanding loans.[\\[63\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-65) In December, CNY810 million (\\$121.5 million) was injected by China Southern Airlines into its subsidiary [Xiamen Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xiamen_Airlines \"Xiamen Airlines\") to fund its fleet expansion.[\\[64\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-66) In November 2010, China Southern Airlines signed an agreement with Airbus for the purchase of 6 A330s and 30 A320–200s.[\\[65\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-67)\n\nOn 11 January 2011, China Southern Airlines announced a lease for 10 [Embraer E190](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embraer_E-190 \"Embraer E-190\") aircraft, set to be delivered from the second half of 2011. On 27 January 2011, China Southern Airlines was awarded a four-star ranking by [Skytrax](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skytrax \"Skytrax\"). It is the largest airline to hold this title.[\\[66\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-68) On 17 October 2011, China Southern Airlines made its [first flight](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_flight \"First flight\") with the [Airbus A380](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A380 \"Airbus A380\"). Initially, the airline deployed the A380s on domestic routes, flying between Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. At the same time, the carrier conducted negotiations to commence A380 international services. Due to the government-imposed limitation that confined an international route to a single airline, China Southern in August 2012 announced its intention to initiate Beijing-[Paris](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paris \"Paris\") services in cooperation with Air China, pending government approval. Two months later, the A380 was deployed on Guangzhou-Los Angeles services.[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-69) Early A380 operations were unprofitable and the aircraft, underutilised; services to Sydney were thus launched in October 2013.[\\[68\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-70) By May 2013, talks with Air China on Beijing-Paris services had ceased.[\\[69\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-71)\n\nWhile China Southern, like the other two of the big three Chinese carriers, [Air China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_China \"Air China\") and [China Eastern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Eastern_Airlines \"China Eastern Airlines\"),[\\[70\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-72) had been expanding rapidly since 2000, much of their activities had been focused on the domestic market.[\\[71\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Canton-73) With the increase in outflow of Chinese tourists, who in 2012, for example, spent \\$102 billion internationally,[\\[72\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-74) as well as the rapid construction and introduction of [high-speed rail in China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-speed_rail_in_China \"High-speed rail in China\"), the carrier shifted its outlook overseas to sustain growth.[\\[71\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Canton-73) Owing to the location of its hub at Guangzhou, which hinders the airline from effectively serving the North American market, the airline concentrated its international expansion on [Australasia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australasia \"Australasia\"). In June 2012, with the inauguration of services from [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou \"Guangzhou\") to [London-Heathrow](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London_Heathrow_Airport \"London Heathrow Airport\"), the airline started marketing its services connecting Europe and Australia as the \"Canton Route\",[\\[73\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Destinations-75)[\\[74\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ReferenceA-76) an alternative to the [Kangaroo Route](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kangaroo_Route \"Kangaroo Route\") flown by carriers such as Qantas. It hoped to attract the predominantly business traffic that travel between Europe and Australia, and channel such sixth-freedom traffic as well as traffic from mainland China through its Guangzhou hub (thereby transforming the carrier's network from one that emphasises point-to-point to a hub-and-spoke system).[\\[75\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-77)[\\[76\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-78) The carrier by now had added cities such as [Auckland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auckland \"Auckland\"), [Istanbul](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Istanbul \"Istanbul\"), [Perth](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perth \"Perth\"), and [Vancouver](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vancouver \"Vancouver\") to its route map.[\\[73\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Destinations-75)[\\[77\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-79)[\\[78\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-80)\n\nDuring May–June 2012, China Southern Airlines has recruited Dutch flight attendants to serve the First and Business class sections for flights from Guangzhou to Amsterdam.[\\[79\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-81)\n\nOn 7 June 2013, China Southern operated its first [Boeing 787](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_787 \"Boeing 787\") on a route from [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport \"Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport\") to [Beijing Capital](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Capital_International_Airport \"Beijing Capital International Airport\"), the first Chinese airline to introduce the 787-8.[\\[80\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-82) The 787s were going to be part of China Southern's fleet for only a dozen years: in November 2024, the airline announced its intention to sell all 10 aircraft of the type by 2026 due to [challenges in recovering long-haul services](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_commercial_air_transport \"Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial air transport\") following the [COVID-19 pandemic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/COVID-19_pandemic \"COVID-19 pandemic\").[\\[81\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-83)\n\nIn early 2015, it was announced that the airline would lease 24 Airbus A320neo aircraft from [AerCap](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AerCap \"AerCap\") for delivery between 2016 and 2019.[\\[82\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-84)\n\nOn 15 November 2018, the airline announced that it would leave SkyTeam by 1 January 2019 and will strengthen its partnership with [American Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Airlines \"American Airlines\") and others.[\\[83\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-85) The announcement lead to speculation that it will join [Oneworld](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oneworld \"Oneworld\") alongside Hong Kong carrier [Cathay Pacific](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cathay_Pacific \"Cathay Pacific\"). Various media outlets reported that while analysts predict that its Oneworld move could threaten Cathay Pacific's position in the alliance, other analysts state that China Southern joining Oneworld would benefit Cathay more due to different target markets.[\\[84\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-86)\n\nIn March 2019, the airline announced a frequent flyer partnership with [American Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Airlines \"American Airlines\").[\\[85\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-87) Currently, the airline plans for more flexible tie-ups with other carriers, mostly with Oneworld members such as Qatar Airways while not joining the alliance 'for a few years' in order to fulfill its dream as 'world's largest airline'.[\\[86\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-88) On 26 September 2019, China Southern operates at [Beijing Daxing International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport \"Beijing Daxing International Airport\") alongside its former and current partners, and all of its flights to and from Beijing are transferred to Daxing on 25 October 2020.\n\nChina Southern operated its last commercial [Airbus A380](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A380 \"Airbus A380\") flight on 5 November 2022, remaining the only Chinese airline ever to operate the A380. The aircraft were retired due to market challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic, the last two being flown to storage at [Mojave Air and Space Port](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mojave_Air_and_Space_Port \"Mojave Air and Space Port\") in December 2022. One former China Southern A380 was acquired by [Global Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Airlines \"Global Airlines\") in 2024 with plans to launch flights between the United Kingdom and the United States using this aircraft in 2025.[\\[87\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-89)\n\nIn early January 2025, China Southern Airlines suspend its daily service between [Beijing Daxing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport \"Beijing Daxing International Airport\") and [Moscow Sheremetyevo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sheremetyevo_International_Airport \"Sheremetyevo International Airport\") from 20 January to 30 March 2025. No reason was given by the airline. However, experts commented it may be due to the on-going [conflict](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russo-Ukrainian_War \"Russo-Ukrainian War\") between [Russia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russia \"Russia\") and [Ukraine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ukraine \"Ukraine\").[\\[88\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-90)\n\n## Corporate affairs\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=6 \"Edit section: Corporate affairs\")\\]\n\n### Business trends\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=7 \"Edit section: Business trends\")\\]\n\nThe key trends for the China Southern Airlines Group are (as of the financial year ending December 31):[\\[89\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-91)\n\n|   | Revenue ([RMB](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renminbi \"Renminbi\") b) | [Net profit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Net_income \"Net income\") (RMB b) | Number of employees | Number of passengers (m) | Passenger load factor (%) | Fleet size | References |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 2012 | 99\\.5 | 3\\.7 | 73,668 | 86\\.4 | 79\\.9 | 491 | [\\[90\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-92) |\n| 2013 | 98\\.5 | 2\\.7 | 80,175 | 91\\.7 | 79\\.4 | 561 | [\\[91\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-93) |\n| 2014 | 108 | 2\\.3 | 82,132 | 100 | 79\\.4 | 612 | [\\[92\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-94) |\n| 2015 | 111 | 4\\.8 | 82,132 | 109 | 80\\.5 | 667 | [\\[93\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-95) |\n| 2016 | 114 | 5\\.8 | 93,132 | 114 | 80\\.5 | 702 | [\\[94\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-96) |\n| 2017 | 127 | 6\\.8 | 100,831 | 126 | 82\\.2 | 754 | [\\[95\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-97) |\n| 2018 | 143 | 3\\.3 | 100,831 | 139 | 82\\.4 | 840 | [\\[96\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-98) |\n| 2019 | 154 | 3\\.0 | 103,876 | 151 | 82\\.8 | 862 | [\\[97\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-99) |\n| 2020 | 92\\.5 | −11.8 | 100,431 | 96\\.8 | 71\\.4 | 867 | [\\[98\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-100) |\n| 2021 | 101 | −11.0 | 98,098 | 98\\.5 | 71\\.2 | 878 | [\\[99\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-101) |\n| 2022 | 87 | −33.7 | 97,899 | 62\\.6 | 66\\.3 | 894 | [\\[100\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-102) |\n| 2023 | 160 | −2.9 | 99,468 | 142 | 78\\.9 | 908 | [\\[101\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-103) |\n| 2024 | 174 | 0\\.025 | 102,597 | 165 | 84\\.4 | 917 | [\\[102\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-104) |\n\n### Ownership structure\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=8 \"Edit section: Ownership structure\")\\]\n\n|   |   |   |   |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| [\\[103\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-105) | Owner | Number of shares held | Percentage of shares held |\n| 1 | China Southern Airlines Group Co., Ltd. | 9404468936 | 51\\.9 |\n| 2 | Nanlong Holdings Limited | 2612124036 | 14\\.41 |\n| 3 | Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (Agent) | 1750815837 | 9\\.66 |\n| 4 | Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited | 654597606 | 3\\.61 |\n| 5 | China Securities Finance Corporation Limited | 320484148 | 1\\.77 |\n| 6 | [American Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Airlines \"American Airlines\") | 270606272 | 1\\.49 |\n| 7 | China Aviation Oil Holding Company Limited | 261685354 | 1\\.44 |\n| 8 | [Spring Airlines Co., Ltd.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spring_Airlines \"Spring Airlines\") | 140043961 | 0\\.77 |\n| 9 | China State-Owned Enterprise Structural Adjustment Fund Co., Ltd. | 72077475 | 0\\.4 |\n| 10 | GF Ruiyi Leading Mixed Securities Investment Fund | 70644579 | 0\\.39 |\n\n### Cooperation with American Airlines\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=9 \"Edit section: Cooperation with American Airlines\")\\]\n\nAmerican Airlines invested \\$200 million in China Southern Airlines in March 2017, laying a strong foundation for a long-term relationship between two of the world's largest airlines. After the investment, American Airlines holds a 2.7% equity stake in China Southern Airlines.[\\[104\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-106) American Airlines and China Southern are two of the world's largest airlines with complementary networks, offering customers unparalleled destinations in both the business and leisure traveler markets. The two airlines have signed [codeshare](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Codeshare_agreement \"Codeshare agreement\") and interline agreements to provide travelers with flights to more destinations in China, North and South America. The codeshare route partnership includes the ability to earn and redeem AAdvantage miles, check baggage through, and book tickets.[\\[105\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-107)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/c7\/The_Headquarters_building_of_China_Southern_Airlines%2820181004%29.jpg\/250px-The_Headquarters_building_of_China_Southern_Airlines%2820181004%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:The_Headquarters_building_of_China_Southern_Airlines\$20181004\$.jpg)\n\nThe China Southern Air Building, the company headquarters located in [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou \"Guangzhou\")\n\n### Head office\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=10 \"Edit section: Head office\")\\]\n\nChina Southern is headquartered in the China Southern Air Building at 68 Qixin Road (齐心路) in [Baiyun District](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baiyun_District,_Guangzhou \"Baiyun District, Guangzhou\"), [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou \"Guangzhou\"), [Guangdong Province](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangdong_Province \"Guangdong Province\").[\\[106\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-108)\n\nIt was previously at 278 Jichang (Airport) Road (机场路) in Baiyun District.[\\[107\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-109)[\\[108\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-110)[\\[109\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-111)\n\nChina Southern had plans to open a new headquarters facility on a 988-acre (400 ha) site on the outskirts of Guangzhou, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport \"Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport\"). [Woods Bagot](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Woods_Bagot \"Woods Bagot\") won a competition for the architect firm which would design the facility. The proposed site consists of two parcels of land on opposite sides of a highway leading to Baiyun Airport; both sites are shaped like wings. The site will have a bridge and light rail system that operates above the highway to connect the two parcels, which will each have distinct functions. For instance, the east parcel will house internal functions such as the data center facilities, staff dormitories, and the training center. The airline wants it to be aesthetically pleasing from the air since it sits below a runway approach. The site will have a lot of outdoor space, which Woods Bagot designed along with Hargreaves Associates and Sherwood Design Engineers. Jean Weng, a Woods Bagot [Beijing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing \"Beijing\")\\-based principal, said \"Most Chinese cities are very dense and very urban, but China Southern wants to create a human-scale campus, that's close to nature.\"[\\[110\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-112) The new headquarters was opened in August 2016.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\n## Divisions\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=11 \"Edit section: Divisions\")\\]\n\n### Cargo\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=12 \"Edit section: Cargo\")\\]\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a8\/China_Southern_Airlines_Cargo_Boeing_777-F1B_B-2075_%2824111998001%29.jpg\/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_Cargo_Boeing_777-F1B_B-2075_%2824111998001%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_Airlines_Cargo_Boeing_777-F1B_B-2075_\$24111998001\$.jpg)\n\nChina Southern Cargo [Boeing 777F](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_777F \"Boeing 777F\") landing at [Frankfurt Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt_Airport \"Frankfurt Airport\") in 2011\n\nChina Southern Cargo is the cargo subsidiary of China Southern Airlines. The cargo airline provides services between mainland China and worldwide cities including [Amsterdam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amsterdam_Schiphol_Airport \"Amsterdam Schiphol Airport\"), [Vienna](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vienna_International_Airport \"Vienna International Airport\"), [Frankfurt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt_Airport \"Frankfurt Airport\"), [Los Angeles](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles_International_Airport \"Los Angeles International Airport\"), [Chicago](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_O%27Hare \"Chicago O'Hare\"),[\\[111\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-113) [Glasgow](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glasgow_Prestwick \"Glasgow Prestwick\"),[\\[112\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-glasgowcargo-114) and [London Stansted](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London_Stansted \"London Stansted\") served from its main hubs of [Guangzhou Baiyun](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun \"Guangzhou Baiyun\") and [Shanghai Pudong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Pudong_International_Airport \"Shanghai Pudong International Airport\").\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\nThe cargo subsidiary joined the [SkyTeam Cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam_Cargo \"SkyTeam Cargo\") alliance in November 2010 and withdrew on 1 January 2019 following the airline's withdrawal from [SkyTeam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam \"SkyTeam\").[\\[113\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-115)\n\n### General Aviation\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=13 \"Edit section: General Aviation\")\\]\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1c\/China_Southern_Airlines_-_Sikorsky_S-92A.jpg\/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_-_Sikorsky_S-92A.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_Airlines_-_Sikorsky_S-92A.jpg)\n\nCSAGA [Sikorsky S-92A](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sikorsky_S-92A \"Sikorsky S-92A\") in 2010\n\nChina Southern Airlines General Aviation (CSAGA) is the [helicopter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helicopter \"Helicopter\") division of China Southern Airlines. Established in 1980 as Zhuhai Helicopter Company, the division was rebranded to China Southern Airlines General Aviation in 2003.[\\[114\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-aboutcsaga-116) The company currently operates out of 13 bases.[\\[115\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-helis-117) Currently, it operates passenger, charter, rescue, aerial photography and other inspection flights.[\\[114\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-aboutcsaga-116)\n\n## Destinations\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=14 \"Edit section: Destinations\")\\]\n\n### Overview\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=15 \"Edit section: Overview\")\\]\n\nMain article: [List of China Southern Airlines destinations](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_China_Southern_Airlines_destinations \"List of China Southern Airlines destinations\")\n\nChina Southern Airlines serves [193 destinations](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_China_Southern_Airlines_destinations \"List of China Southern Airlines destinations\") in 35 countries worldwide.[\\[116\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-118) It maintains a strong presence in the domestic market with its main hubs at [Beijing Daxing International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport \"Beijing Daxing International Airport\") and [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport \"Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport\") with secondary hubs at [Shanghai Pudong International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Pudong_International_Airport \"Shanghai Pudong International Airport\"), [Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chongqing_Jiangbei_International_Airport \"Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport\"), [Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_Diwopu_International_Airport \"Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport\"), and [Wuhan Tianhe International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wuhan_Tianhe_International_Airport \"Wuhan Tianhe International Airport\"), along with other [focus cities](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Focus_city \"Focus city\") in [Changchun](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Changchun \"Changchun\"), [Changsha](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Changsha \"Changsha\"), [Dalian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dalian \"Dalian\"), [Shenyang](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenyang \"Shenyang\"), [Shenzhen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhen \"Shenzhen\"), and [Zhengzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhengzhou \"Zhengzhou\"). The airline plans to continue to develop Chongqing and Ürümqi as hubs as well as to exploit the domestic market potential.[\\[117\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-119)\n\nChina Southern offers 485 flights a day from its [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport \"Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport\") hub and 221 from its [Beijing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport \"Beijing Daxing International Airport\") hub.[\\[61\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-airlineroute.net-63) The airline provides services to 65 international destinations. Most of the international flights link [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou \"Guangzhou\") with world cities. There are also plenty of international flights operated through Beijing, Shanghai, Ürümqi (notably to Central Asia and Middle-East) and Dalian (to Japan, South Korea, and Russia). China Southern Airlines has developed an extensive network in Southeast Asia and also has become the Chinese airline with the largest presence in Australia.[\\[118\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-csair.com-120)\\[*[non-primary source needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")*\\] China Southern is also considering expanding into the South American markets, as well as further expansion into the African market.[\\[74\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ReferenceA-76)\\[*[non-primary source needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")*\\]\n\nOn 12 December 2024, it was reported that China Southern has resumed the direct routes between [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou \"Guangzhou\") and [Adelaide](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adelaide \"Adelaide\"), [South Australia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Australia \"South Australia\"). The route was initially launched in 2016, but ceased in 2020 due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/COVID-19_pandemic \"COVID-19 pandemic\").[\\[119\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-121)\n\n### Alliance\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=16 \"Edit section: Alliance\")\\]\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| [![icon](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Question_book-new.svg) | This section **relies excessively on [references](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability \"Wikipedia:Verifiability\") to [primary sources](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")**. Please improve this section by adding [secondary or tertiary sources](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\"). *Find sources:* [\"China Southern Airlines\"](https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22) – [news](https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?tbm=nws&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1) **·** [newspapers](https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks) **·** [books](https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22+-wikipedia) **·** [scholar](https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar?q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22) **·** [JSTOR](https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/action\/doBasicSearch?Query=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22&acc=on&wc=on) *(December 2023)* *([Learn how and when to remove this message](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Maintenance_template_removal \"Help:Maintenance template removal\"))* |\n\nOn 28 August 2004, China Southern Airlines signed a [Memorandum of Understanding](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Memorandum_of_Understanding \"Memorandum of Understanding\") with the [airline alliance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_alliance \"Airline alliance\") [SkyTeam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam \"SkyTeam\"). On 15 November 2007, the airline was officially welcomed as the 11th member of SkyTeam, becoming the first [mainland Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mainland_China \"Mainland China\") airline to join any global airline alliance,[\\[120\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-122) expanding the alliance's presence on [mainland China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mainland_China \"Mainland China\").\n\nOn 24 December 2018, China Southern Airlines released an official statement saying that it would discontinue its SkyTeam membership on 1 January 2019 and will also terminate its partnership with [China Eastern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Eastern_Airlines \"China Eastern Airlines\") and [Delta Air Lines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delta_Air_Lines \"Delta Air Lines\").[\\[121\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-123)\\[*[non-primary source needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")*\\]\n\n### Codeshare agreements\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=17 \"Edit section: Codeshare agreements\")\\]\n\nChina Southern Airlines [codeshares](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Codeshare_agreement \"Codeshare agreement\") with the following airlines:[\\[122\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-124)[\\[123\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-125)\n\n- [Aeroflot](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aeroflot \"Aeroflot\")[\\[124\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-126)[\\[125\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-127)\n- [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerol%C3%ADneas_Argentinas \"Aerolíneas Argentinas\")\n- [Air France](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_France \"Air France\") (joint venture partner)[\\[126\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ch-aviation.com-128)\n- [Air Serbia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Serbia \"Air Serbia\")[\\[127\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-129)\n- [American Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Airlines \"American Airlines\")\n- [British Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Airways \"British Airways\")[\\[128\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-130)\n- [Chengdu Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chengdu_Airlines \"Chengdu Airlines\")[\\[129\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131)\n- [China Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Airlines \"China Airlines\")\n- [China Express Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Express_Airlines \"China Express Airlines\")\n- [Donghai Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donghai_Airlines \"Donghai Airlines\")[\\[129\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131)\n- [Emirates](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emirates_\$airline\$ \"Emirates (airline)\")[\\[130\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-132)\n- [Etihad Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Etihad_Airways \"Etihad Airways\")\n- [Finnair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finnair \"Finnair\")[\\[131\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-133)\n- [Garuda Indonesia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garuda_Indonesia \"Garuda Indonesia\")\n- [Hebei Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hebei_Airlines \"Hebei Airlines\")[\\[129\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131)\n- [Iberia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iberia_\$airline\$ \"Iberia (airline)\")\n- [Japan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan_Airlines \"Japan Airlines\")\n- [Kenya Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenya_Airways \"Kenya Airways\")\n- [KLM](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KLM \"KLM\") (joint venture partner)[\\[126\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ch-aviation.com-128)\n- [Korean Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_Air \"Korean Air\")\n- [LATAM Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LATAM_Airlines \"LATAM Airlines\")\n- [Loong Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Loong_Air \"Loong Air\")[\\[129\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131)\n- [Malaysia Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malaysia_Airlines \"Malaysia Airlines\")[\\[132\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-134)\n- [Mandarin Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandarin_Airlines \"Mandarin Airlines\")[\\[129\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131)\n- [Pakistan International Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan_International_Airlines \"Pakistan International Airlines\")\n- [Qantas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qantas \"Qantas\")\n- [Qatar Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar_Airways \"Qatar Airways\")\n- [Qingdao Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qingdao_Airlines \"Qingdao Airlines\")[\\[129\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131)\n- [Saudia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saudia \"Saudia\")[\\[133\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-135)\n- [Sichuan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sichuan_Airlines \"Sichuan Airlines\")[\\[134\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-136)\n- [Vietnam Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_Airlines \"Vietnam Airlines\")\n- [WestJet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WestJet \"WestJet\")\n- [XiamenAir](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XiamenAir \"XiamenAir\") (subsidiary)\n\n### Interline Agreements\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=18 \"Edit section: Interline Agreements\")\\]\n\n- [My Freighter Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/My_Freighter_Airlines \"My Freighter Airlines\")[\\[135\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-137)\n\n## Fleet\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=19 \"Edit section: Fleet\")\\]\n\n### Current fleet\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=20 \"Edit section: Current fleet\")\\]\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4c\/B-6293_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Airbus_A320-214_-_TAO_%2811237297626%29.jpg\/250px-B-6293_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Airbus_A320-214_-_TAO_%2811237297626%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-6293_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Airbus_A320-214_-_TAO_\$11237297626\$.jpg)\n\n[Airbus A320-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A320-200 \"Airbus A320-200\") in 2013\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/31\/B-1065%40PEK_%2820180604144833%29.jpg\/250px-B-1065%40PEK_%2820180604144833%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-1065@PEK_\$20180604144833\$.jpg)\n\n[Airbus A330-300](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A330-300 \"Airbus A330-300\") in 2018\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2a\/B-308T%40SHA_%2820191021095441%29.jpg\/250px-B-308T%40SHA_%2820191021095441%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-308T@SHA_\$20191021095441\$.jpg)\n\n[Airbus A350-900](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A350-900 \"Airbus A350-900\") in 2019\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2a\/China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_737-800%3B_B-5112%40HKG%3B04.08.2011_615df_%286207740878%29.jpg\/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_737-800%3B_B-5112%40HKG%3B04.08.2011_615df_%286207740878%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_737-800;_B-5112@HKG;04.08.2011_615df_\$6207740878\$.jpg)\n\n[Boeing 737-800](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-800 \"Boeing 737-800\") in 2011\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/84\/B-2029%40PEK_%2820191219153715%29.jpg\/250px-B-2029%40PEK_%2820191219153715%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-2029@PEK_\$20191219153715\$.jpg)\n\n[Boeing 777-300ER](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_777-300ER \"Boeing 777-300ER\") in 2019\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/53\/B-2737_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_SHA_%2815359798985%29.jpg\/250px-B-2737_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_SHA_%2815359798985%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-2737_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_SHA_\$15359798985\$.jpg)\n\n[Boeing 787-8](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_787-8 \"Boeing 787-8\") in 2014\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ed\/20231230_COMAC_ARJ21-700_of_China_Southern_Airlines_%28B-651Y%29_at_CGO_02.jpg\/250px-20231230_COMAC_ARJ21-700_of_China_Southern_Airlines_%28B-651Y%29_at_CGO_02.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:20231230_COMAC_ARJ21-700_of_China_Southern_Airlines_\$B-651Y\$_at_CGO_02.jpg)\n\n[Comac C909](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comac_C909 \"Comac C909\") in 2023\n\nAs of December 2025[\\[update\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit), China Southern Airlines operates the following aircraft:[\\[136\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-138)[\\[137\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-139)\n\n| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers[\\[138\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-140) | Notes |   |   |   |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| J | W | Y | Total |   |   |   |   |\n| [Airbus A319neo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A319neo \"Airbus A319neo\") | 9 | — | 4 | 24 | 116 | 144[\\[139\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-141) | Launch customer.[\\[140\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-142) |\n| [Airbus A320-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A320-200 \"Airbus A320-200\") | 93 | — | 8 | 24 | 120 | 152[\\[141\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-143) |   |\n| 4 | 18 | 138 | 160[\\[142\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-144) |   |   |   |   |\n| 24 | 166[\\[143\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-145) |   |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Airbus A320neo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A320neo \"Airbus A320neo\") | 73 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 138 | 166 |   |\n| [Airbus A321-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A321-200 \"Airbus A321-200\") | 84 | — | 12 | 24 | 143 | 179 |   |\n| 4 | 18 | 167 | 189 |   |   |   |   |\n| 24 | 195 |   |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Airbus A321neo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A321neo \"Airbus A321neo\") | 93 | 41 | 4 | 24 | 167 | 195 |   |\n| 12 | 164 | 200 |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Airbus A330-300](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A330-300 \"Airbus A330-300\") | 25 | — | 30 | — | 253 | 283 |   |\n| 28 | 258 | 286 |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Airbus A350-900](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A350-900 \"Airbus A350-900\") | 20 | — | 28 | 24 | 262 | 314[\\[144\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-146) |   |\n| — | 307 | 335[\\[145\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-147) |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Boeing 737-700](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-700 \"Boeing 737-700\") | 8 | — | 4 | 18 | 106 | 128[\\[146\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-148) |   |\n| [Boeing 737-800](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-800 \"Boeing 737-800\") | 153 | — | 8 | 24 | 132 | 164[\\[147\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-149) |   |\n| 4 | 150 | 178[\\[148\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-150) |   |   |   |   |   |\n| 18 | 147 | 169[\\[149\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-151) |   |   |   |   |   |\n| 150 | 172[\\[150\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-152) |   |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Boeing 737 MAX 8](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737_MAX_8 \"Boeing 737 MAX 8\") | 42 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 150 | 178[\\[151\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-153) |   |\n| [Boeing 777-300ER](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_777-300ER \"Boeing 777-300ER\") | 15 | — | 28 | 28 | 305 | 361[\\[152\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-154) |   |\n| [Boeing 787-9](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_787-9 \"Boeing 787-9\") | 21 | — | 28 | 28 | 220 | 276[\\[153\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-155) | 3 orders were transferred to [XiamenAir](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XiamenAir \"XiamenAir\").[\\[154\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-156) |\n| — | 269 | 297[\\[155\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-157) |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Comac C909](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comac_C909 \"Comac C909\") | 35 | — | — | — | 90 | 90[\\[156\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-158) |   |\n| [Comac C919-100STD](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comac_C919 \"Comac C919\") | 8 | 92 | 8 | — | 156 | 164 | First aircraft delivered in August 2024.[\\[157\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-159) |\n| China Southern Cargo fleet |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Boeing 777F](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_777F \"Boeing 777F\") | 19 | — | Cargo |   |   |   |   |\n| Total | 708 | 164 |   |   |   |   |   |\n\n### Former fleet\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=21 \"Edit section: Former fleet\")\\]\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| [![icon](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Question_book-new.svg) | This section **needs additional citations for [verification](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability \"Wikipedia:Verifiability\")**. Please help [improve this article](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/China_Southern_Airlines \"Special:EditPage\/China Southern Airlines\") by [adding citations to reliable sources](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Referencing_for_beginners \"Help:Referencing for beginners\") in this section. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. *(December 2020)* *([Learn how and when to remove this message](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Maintenance_template_removal \"Help:Maintenance template removal\"))* |\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/df\/B-2329_%283981801638%29.jpg\/250px-B-2329_%283981801638%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-2329_\$3981801638\$.jpg)\n\n[Airbus A300-600R](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A300-600R \"Airbus A300-600R\") in 2009\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/40\/China_Southern_Airlines_A330-200_B-6516_AMS_2011-4-9.png\/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_A330-200_B-6516_AMS_2011-4-9.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_Airlines_A330-200_B-6516_AMS_2011-4-9.png)\n\n[Airbus A330-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A330-200 \"Airbus A330-200\") in 2011\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/09\/China_Southern_A380-800_B-6136.jpg\/250px-China_Southern_A380-800_B-6136.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_A380-800_B-6136.jpg)\n\n[Airbus A380-800](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A380-800 \"Airbus A380-800\") in 2022\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6e\/China_Southern_B-2473.jpg\/250px-China_Southern_B-2473.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_B-2473.jpg)\n\n[Boeing 747-400F](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_747-400F \"Boeing 747-400F\") in 2009\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/60\/China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_757-21B_B-2824_%288814372752%29.jpg\/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_757-21B_B-2824_%288814372752%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_757-21B_B-2824_\$8814372752\$.jpg)\n\n[Boeing 757-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_757-200 \"Boeing 757-200\") in 2013\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0f\/Boeing_767-31B-ER%2C_China_Southern_Airlines_AN0669954.jpg\/250px-Boeing_767-31B-ER%2C_China_Southern_Airlines_AN0669954.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Boeing_767-31B-ER,_China_Southern_Airlines_AN0669954.jpg)\n\n[Boeing 767-300ER](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_767-300ER \"Boeing 767-300ER\") in 1997\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/07\/B-3060_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Embraer_ERJ-145LI_-_CAN_%2811307637134%29.jpg\/250px-B-3060_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Embraer_ERJ-145LI_-_CAN_%2811307637134%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-3060_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Embraer_ERJ-145LI_-_CAN_\$11307637134\$.jpg)\n\n[Embraer ERJ-145](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embraer_ERJ-145 \"Embraer ERJ-145\") in 2013\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a1\/B-3218_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_ERJ-190LR_-_CAN_%289496942641%29.jpg\/250px-B-3218_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_ERJ-190LR_-_CAN_%289496942641%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-3218_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_ERJ-190LR_-_CAN_\$9496942641\$.jpg)\n\n[Embraer E190](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embraer_E190 \"Embraer E190\") in 2013\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/55\/B-2147_McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82_China_Southern_%287368339254%29.jpg\/250px-B-2147_McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82_China_Southern_%287368339254%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-2147_McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82_China_Southern_\$7368339254\$.jpg)\n\n[McDonnell Douglas MD-82](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82 \"McDonnell Douglas MD-82\") in 2012\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/Xian_Y-7.jpg\/250px-Xian_Y-7.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Xian_Y-7.jpg)\n\nA former [Xian Y-7](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xian_Y-7 \"Xian Y-7\") at Beijing Civil Aviation Museum\n\nChina Southern Airlines previously operated the following aircraft:\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\n| Aircraft | Number | Introduced | Retired | Notes\/refs |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| [Airbus A300-600R](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A300-600R \"Airbus A300-600R\") | 6 | 2004 | 2011 |   |\n| [Airbus A300-600RF](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A300-600RF \"Airbus A300-600RF\") | 1 | 2004 | 2011 |   |\n| [Airbus A319-100](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A319-100 \"Airbus A319-100\") | 9 | 2003 | 2024 | [\\[158\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-160) |\n| [Airbus A330-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A330-200 \"Airbus A330-200\") | 16 | 2005 | 2025 |   |\n| [Airbus A380-800](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A380-800 \"Airbus A380-800\") | 5 | 2011 | 2022 | Last scheduled flights on 6 November 2022. Some of them transferred to [Global Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Airlines \"Global Airlines\").\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] |\n| [ATR 72-500](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ATR_72-500 \"ATR 72-500\") | 5 | 2004 | 2011 |   |\n| [Boeing 737-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-200 \"Boeing 737-200\") | 10 | 1988 | 2006 |   |\n| [Boeing 737-300](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-300 \"Boeing 737-300\") | 36 | 1991 | 2015 | Three aircraft are stored. After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters.[\\[159\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-161) |\n| [Boeing 737-300QC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-300F \"Boeing 737-300F\") | 2 | 2003 | 2005 | After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters. Disposed to [China Postal Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Postal_Airlines \"China Postal Airlines\"). |\n| [Boeing 737-500](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-500 \"Boeing 737-500\") | 12 | 1991 | 2009 | Disposed to [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerol%C3%ADneas_Argentinas \"Aerolíneas Argentinas\"). |\n| [Boeing 747-400F](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_747-400F \"Boeing 747-400F\") | 2 | 2002 | 2022 | Disposed to [SF Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SF_Airlines \"SF Airlines\").[\\[160\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-162) |\n| [Boeing 757-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_757-200 \"Boeing 757-200\") | 32 | 1987 | 2018 | After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters. |\n| [Boeing 767-300ER](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_767-300ER \"Boeing 767-300ER\") | 6 | 1992 | 1998 |   |\n| [Boeing 777-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_777-200 \"Boeing 777-200\") | 10 | 1995 | 2018 |   |\n| [Boeing 777-200ER](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_777-200ER \"Boeing 777-200ER\") | 6 | 1997 | 2014 | Three aircraft are stored. |\n| [Boeing 787-8](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_787-8 \"Boeing 787-8\") | 10 | 2013 | 2025 | Sold to [Avalon Leasing.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bohai_Trust \"Bohai Trust\")[\\[161\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-163) |\n| [Embraer ERJ-145](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embraer_ERJ-145 \"Embraer ERJ-145\") | 6 | 2004 | 2013 |   |\n| [Embraer E190](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embraer_E190 \"Embraer E190\") | 20 | 2011 | 2021[\\[162\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-164) |   |\n| [McDonnell Douglas MD-82](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82 \"McDonnell Douglas MD-82\") | 23 | 2003 | 2008 | The last one left in 2010.[\\[163\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-165) |\n| [McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-90-30 \"McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30\") | 13 | 2004 | 2011 | Disposed to [Delta Air Lines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delta_Air_Lines \"Delta Air Lines\"). |\n| [Saab 340](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saab_340 \"Saab 340\") | 4 | 1992 | 1997 | Disposed to [Shandong Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shandong_Airlines \"Shandong Airlines\").\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] |\n| [Short 360](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Short_360 \"Short 360\") | 3 | Unknown | 1994 | One aircraft scrapped in 2002. Remainder disposed to [Servicios Aéreos Profesionales](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Servicios_A%C3%A9reos_Profesionales \"Servicios Aéreos Profesionales\").[\\[164\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-166) |\n| [Xian Y-7](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xian_Y-7 \"Xian Y-7\") | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |   |\n\n#### Airbus A380\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=22 \"Edit section: Airbus A380\")\\]\n\nChina Southern was the only mainland Chinese airline to operate the Airbus A380. The airline initially operated these aircraft on Beijing–Hong Kong and Beijing–Guangzhou routes. However, these services struggled to be profitable. Due to the demand limitation of the airline's home base at [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport \"Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport\"), few routes from Guangzhou have the demand to support an A380.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] In efforts to make its A380s viable, China Southern started operating A380 on its Guangzhou–[Los Angeles](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles_International_Airport \"Los Angeles International Airport\") route and on the Guangzhou–[Sydney](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sydney_Airport \"Sydney Airport\") route.\\[*[when?](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style\/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items \"Wikipedia:Manual of Style\/Dates and numbers\")*\\] Additionally, China Southern flew A380s to [Sydney](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sydney_Airport \"Sydney Airport\") and [Melbourne](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melbourne_Airport \"Melbourne Airport\") every summer during its peak travel period. As of 20 June 2015, China Southern began operating the Airbus A380 from Beijing to [Amsterdam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amsterdam_Airport_Schiphol \"Amsterdam Airport Schiphol\"). The A380 also operated four domestic flights each day between Beijing and Guangzhou. The airline's A380s were retired by November 2022.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\n### Special liveries gallery\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=23 \"Edit section: Special liveries gallery\")\\]\n\n- [![Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in 2010 Asian Games livery](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/30\/China_Southern_A330-243_B-6057_Guangzhou_2010_Asian_Games.jpg\/120px-China_Southern_A330-243_B-6057_Guangzhou_2010_Asian_Games.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_A330-243_B-6057_Guangzhou_2010_Asian_Games.jpg \"Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in 2010 Asian Games livery\")\n  Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in [2010 Asian Games](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_Asian_Games \"2010 Asian Games\") livery\n- [![Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in Canton Lychee livery](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1b\/B-8870%40PEK_%2820200520130233%29.jpg\/120px-B-8870%40PEK_%2820200520130233%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-8870@PEK_\$20200520130233\$.jpg \"Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in Canton Lychee livery\")\n  Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in [Canton](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangdong \"Guangdong\") [Lychee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lychee \"Lychee\") livery\n- [![Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in Guizhou livery](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9f\/B-6069%40PEK_%2820190630175458%29.jpg\/120px-B-6069%40PEK_%2820190630175458%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-6069@PEK_\$20190630175458\$.jpg \"Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in Guizhou livery\")\n  Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in [Guizhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guizhou \"Guizhou\") livery\n- [![Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with \"787th Boeing 787\" logo](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8d\/B-1168%40SHA_%2820191114090326%29.jpg\/120px-B-1168%40SHA_%2820191114090326%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-1168@SHA_\$20191114090326\$.jpg \"Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with \\\"787th Boeing 787\\\" logo\")\n  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with \"787th Boeing 787\" logo\n- [![Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in WorldSkills livery](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/13\/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E2%80%9C%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%96%E8%B5%9B%E5%8F%B7%E2%80%9D%EF%BC%88B-2007%EF%BC%89%E5%9C%A8%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E7%99%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA%E5%81%9C%E9%9D%A0.jpg\/120px-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E2%80%9C%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%96%E8%B5%9B%E5%8F%B7%E2%80%9D%EF%BC%88B-2007%EF%BC%89%E5%9C%A8%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E7%99%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA%E5%81%9C%E9%9D%A0.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E2%80%9C%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%96%E8%B5%9B%E5%8F%B7%E2%80%9D%EF%BC%88B-2007%EF%BC%89%E5%9C%A8%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E7%99%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA%E5%81%9C%E9%9D%A0.jpg \"Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in WorldSkills livery\")\n  Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in [WorldSkills](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WorldSkills_Competition \"WorldSkills Competition\") livery\n\n## Services\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=24 \"Edit section: Services\")\\]\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/b\/b4\/Ambox_important.svg\/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png) |   |\n|   |   |\n| [![icon](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Question_book-new.svg) | This section **needs additional citations for [verification](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability \"Wikipedia:Verifiability\")**. 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Please improve this section by adding [secondary or tertiary sources](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\"). *Find sources:* [\"China Southern Airlines\"](https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22) – [news](https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?tbm=nws&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1) **·** [newspapers](https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks) **·** [books](https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22+-wikipedia) **·** [scholar](https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar?q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22) **·** [JSTOR](https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/action\/doBasicSearch?Query=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22&acc=on&wc=on) *(December 2023)* *([Learn how and when to remove this message](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Maintenance_template_removal \"Help:Maintenance template removal\"))* |\n\nChina Southern Airlines offers First Class (formerly), Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class.\n\nFirst Class\n\nChina Southern Airlines offered an \"Experience Luxurious Skybed\" on Boeing 787s. It was equipped with personal privacy, in-built massage, a 17-inch personal TV and fully reclining seat. It also had First Class on Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-300ERs, which featured a seat pitch of 84 inches (210 cm) and converted into a fully flat bed with a personal TV.[\\[165\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-167)[\\[166\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-168)\n\nChina Southern Airlines offered Premium First Class on select flights, such as on the Beijing-Guangzhou route. This cabin offered more amenities and was more spacious than Regular First Class, such as a variety of lighting options and a private storage cabinet with a password lock.[\\[167\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-169)\\[*[non-primary source needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")*\\]\n\nBusiness Class\n\nBusiness class also offers a fully flat bed, and an adjustable privacy divider. It includes a USB port and a reading light. It also has a 15-inch TV.[\\[168\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-170)\\[*[needs update](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style\/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items \"Wikipedia:Manual of Style\/Dates and numbers\")*\\]\\[*[non-primary source needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")*\\]\n\nEconomy Class\n\nEconomy class features a seat and a 9-inch personal TV. It also has a multi-adjustable headrest.[\\[169\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-171)\\[*[non-primary source needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")*\\]\n\nPremium Economy Class\n\nChina Southern also offers [Premium Economy class](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Premium_economy \"Premium economy\"), which is more spacious than economy class. In most aircraft, the seats are 35–37 inches (89–94 cm), compared to 31 inches (79 cm) in Economy.[\\[170\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-172) The Boeing 777-300ERs, however, are equipped with fixed-shell premium economy seats similar to those seen on Air France's Boeing 777s.[\\[171\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-173)\n\n## Sky Pearl Club\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=25 \"Edit section: Sky Pearl Club\")\\]\n\n|   |   |\n|---|---|\n| [![icon](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/99\/Question_book-new.svg\/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Question_book-new.svg) | This section **relies excessively on [references](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Verifiability \"Wikipedia:Verifiability\") to [primary sources](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")**. Please improve this section by adding [secondary or tertiary sources](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\"). *Find sources:* [\"China Southern Airlines\"](https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22) – [news](https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?tbm=nws&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1) **·** [newspapers](https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks) **·** [books](https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22+-wikipedia) **·** [scholar](https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/scholar?q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22) **·** [JSTOR](https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/action\/doBasicSearch?Query=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22&acc=on&wc=on) *(December 2023)* *([Learn how and when to remove this message](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Maintenance_template_removal \"Help:Maintenance template removal\"))* |\n\nChina Southern Airlines's [frequent-flyer program](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frequent-flyer_program \"Frequent-flyer program\") is called Sky Pearl Club ([simplified Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simplified_Chinese_characters \"Simplified Chinese characters\"): 明珠俱乐部; [traditional Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Traditional_Chinese_characters \"Traditional Chinese characters\"): 明珠俱樂部; [pinyin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pinyin \"Pinyin\"): *Míngzhū Jùlèbù*; [Jyutping](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyutping \"Jyutping\"): *ming4 zyu1 keoi1 lok6 bou6*). The Sky Pearl Club allows its members to earn FFP mileage not only by flying China Southern domestic segments, but also by flying routes of other codeshare member airlines. Additionally, Sky Pearl Club members can earn and use mileage on partnered [Sichuan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sichuan_Airlines \"Sichuan Airlines\"), [China Eastern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Eastern_Airlines \"China Eastern Airlines\"), and [China Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Airlines \"China Airlines\") flights. Membership of Sky Pearl Club is divided into four tiers: Sky Pearl Gold Card, Sky Pearl Silver Card, Sky Pearl Member Card and Little Pearl On The Palm Card, the first three tier are available for all adult members, but Little Pearl On The Palm Card is only available for members aged 2–11.[\\[172\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-174)\\[*[non-primary source needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")*\\]\n\n## Incidents and accidents\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=26 \"Edit section: Incidents and accidents\")\\]\n\n- On 24 November 1992, [China Southern Airlines Flight 3943](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines_Flight_3943 \"China Southern Airlines Flight 3943\"), a [Boeing 737-300](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-300 \"Boeing 737-300\"), crashed into a hill near [Guilin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guilin \"Guilin\"), Guangxi, due to an engine thrust malfunction. All 141 people on board were killed.[\\[173\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-175)[\\[174\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-176)\n- On 8 May 1997, [China Southern Flight 3456](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Flight_3456 \"China Southern Flight 3456\"), a [Boeing 737-300](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-300 \"Boeing 737-300\"), crashed on approach to [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhen_Bao%27an_International_Airport \"Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport\") killing 35 people and injuring 9.[\\[175\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-177)\n\n## Controversies\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=27 \"Edit section: Controversies\")\\]\n\n### Shipping of primates to laboratories\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=28 \"Edit section: Shipping of primates to laboratories\")\\]\n\nThe USDA ordered China Southern Airlines to pay \\$11,600 in fines\\[*[when?](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style\/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items \"Wikipedia:Manual of Style\/Dates and numbers\")*\\] for violations of the [Animal Welfare Act](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animal_Welfare_Act_of_1966 \"Animal Welfare Act of 1966\") (AWA) during the airline's transport of animals without proper licences to the United States. Although the USDA cited Air Transport International for failure to provide food and water to the imported animals, China Southern Airlines was previously also ordered to pay \\$14,438 for AWA violations during one transport that left more than a dozen monkeys dead after they went without food and water for an extended period of time. Following these most recent violations, where the delivered animals were left neglected after arrival in the US, China Southern announced that it would no longer transport laboratory animals to the US. [PETA](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PETA \"PETA\") had protested against the airline for these shipments.[\\[176\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-178)[\\[177\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-179)\n\n### 10-yuan ticketing glitch\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=29 \"Edit section: 10-yuan ticketing glitch\")\\]\n\nIn November 2023, the airline inadvertently priced its tickets as low as 10 yuan (around \\$1.37) on its mobile app and travel websites like [Trip.com](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trip.com \"Trip.com\"), due to a technical glitch.[\\[178\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-180) The airline later confirmed on [Weibo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weibo \"Weibo\") that the tickets sold during the two-hour window would be honored.[\\[179\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-181)\n\n## See also\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=30 \"Edit section: See also\")\\]\n\n- ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/68\/Aviacionavion.png\/40px-Aviacionavion.png)[Aviation portal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Aviation \"Portal:Aviation\")\n- ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2a\/Industry5.svg\/40px-Industry5.svg.png)[Companies portal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Companies \"Portal:Companies\")\n- ![flag](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fa\/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png)[China portal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:China \"Portal:China\")\n\n- [Civil aviation in China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_aviation_in_China \"Civil aviation in China\")\n- [List of airlines of China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_airlines_of_China \"List of airlines of China\")\n- [Transport in China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transport_in_China \"Transport in China\")\n\n## References\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=31 \"Edit section: References\")\\]\n\n1. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-Southerncargo_1-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-Southerncargo_1-1)\n   [\"Airline codes full details - Airline Codes Full Details\"](https:\/\/www.avcodes.co.uk\/details.asp?ID=29465). *www.avcodes.co.uk*. Retrieved 23 May 2025.\n2. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-4)**\n   [\"China Southern Airlines Cargo Application\"](https:\/\/www.seuic.us\/solutions\/publicservice\/China-Southern-Airlines.html). Seuic. Retrieved 6 May 2025.\n3. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-5)**\n   [\"China Southern Airlines on ch-aviation\"](https:\/\/www.ch-aviation.com\/portal\/airline\/CZ). *ch-aviation*. Retrieved 9 November 2023.\n4. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-FY2024_6-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-FY2024_6-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-FY2024_6-2) [***d***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-FY2024_6-3) [***e***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-FY2024_6-4) [***f***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-FY2024_6-5)\n   [\"China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. – 2024 Annual Results\"](https:\/\/www.csair.com\/cts-oss\/MIGRATION_RESOURCE\/mcms\/innotice\/66920dd9fb394735867a67187f216aeb.pdf) (PDF). China Southern Airlines. Retrieved 8 March 2026.\n5. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-7)**\n   Savio D'souza (2024). [\"Airlines 50 2024\"](https:\/\/brandirectory.com\/reports\/airlines). *Brand Finance*. London: Branddirectory. Retrieved 10 January 2025.\n6. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-8)** China Southern Airlines. Retrieved on 10 June 2017. [Company Profile: China Southern Airlines](http:\/\/www.csair.com\/cn\/about\/gongsijianjie\/)\n7. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-9)**\n   [\"The History of China Southern Airlines - iFLY\"](https:\/\/www.ifly.com\/airlines\/china-southern-airlines\/airline-history). *www.ifly.com*. Retrieved 22 April 2025.\n8. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-10)**\n   [\"China Southern Airlines \\| Company Overview & News\"](https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/companies\/china-southern-airlines\/). *Forbes*. Retrieved 22 April 2025.\n9. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-11)**\n   Bailey, John (13–19 October 1993). [\"China's 'big three' gain independence\"](https:\/\/www.flightglobal.com\/pdfarchive\/view\/1993\/1993%20-%202462.html). *[Flight International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_International \"Flight International\")*. **144** (4391). London, UK: Reed Business Publishing: 9. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0015-3710](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0015-3710). Retrieved 1 October 2016.\n10. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-12)**\n    Le, Thuong T. (Winter 1997). \"Reforming China's airline industry: From state-owned monopoly to market dynamism\". *[Transportation Journal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transportation_Journal \"Transportation Journal\")*. **37** (2): 48, 51–52\\. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0041-1612](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0041-1612). [JSTOR](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/JSTOR_\$identifier\$ \"JSTOR (identifier)\") [20713344](https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/20713344).\n11. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-NYSE_13-0)**\n    Kahn, Joseph; Jordan, Miriam (1 November 1994). \"China's Big State Airlines Are Flying in New Direction – They Seek Operating Accords, and Possibly Funds, From Foreign Lines\". *Wall Street Journal*. p. B4.\n12. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-14)**\n    \"U.S., China sign accord for non-stop air service\". *Chicago Tribune*. Associated Press. 24 December 1995. p. 11.\n13. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-15)**\n    For Amsterdam, see\n    \n    \"Asian-Pacific Brief: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines\". *[The Wall Street Journal Asia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wall_Street_Journal_Asia \"The Wall Street Journal Asia\")*. 24 June 1996. p. 4.\n    \n    and\n    \n    \"Asia\/Pacific report\". *[Air Transport World](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Transport_World \"Air Transport World\")*. **33** (11). New York: Penton Media: 20. November 1996. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0002-2543](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0002-2543).\n    \n    - For Los Angeles, see\n      Miller, Nick (22 July 1997). \"GE90 powers 1st twin-engine China-U.S. flight\". *Cincinnati Post*.\n    - For Brisbane, see\n      Bailey, Murray (13 November 1997). \"CSA set for leading aviation role\". *South China Morning Post*. p. 2.\n14. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-16)**\n    \"China Southern's first\". *Business Times*. Kuala Lumpur. 2 January 1996. p. 1.\n15. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-17)**\n    [\"Interim Lease Plan\"](https:\/\/www.flightglobal.com\/pdfarchive\/view\/1995\/1995%20-%203104.html). *[Flight International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_International \"Flight International\")*. **148** (4496). London, UK: Reed Business Publishing: 11. 1–7 November 1995. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0015-3710](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0015-3710). Retrieved 1 October 2016.\n16. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-Double_fleet_18-0)**\n    Ionides, Nicholas (10 October 1995). \"China airline set to double size of fleet\". *South China Morning Post*. p. 10.\n17. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-CSA_B777_O&D_19-0)**\n    [\"777 Model Summary\"](http:\/\/active.boeing.com\/commercial\/orders\/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=777&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=777&ViewReportF=View+Report). Boeing. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20151031013801\/http:\/\/active.boeing.com\/commercial\/orders\/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=777&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=777&ViewReportF=View+Report) from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2011.\n18. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-20)**\n    \"Airbus wins order from China for planes valued at \\$1.5 billion\". *Wall Street Journal*. 11 April 1996. p. A4.\n19. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-21)**\n    [\"China Southern Airlines receives first A320 from Airbus\"](https:\/\/www.flightglobal.com\/pdfarchive\/view\/1997\/1997%20-%201722.html). *[Flight International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_International \"Flight International\")*. **152** (4581). London, UK: Reed Business Publishing: 10. 2–8 July 1997. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0015-3710](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0015-3710). Retrieved 1 October 2016.\n20. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-22)**\n    Mecham, Michael (10 January 1994). \"Gameco to grow beyond home base\". *Aviation Week & Space Technology*. **140** (2). New York: McGraw-Hill: 41. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0005-2175](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0005-2175).\n21. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-23)**\n    \"China Southern Airlines Files for Global IPO\". *[The Wall Street Journal Asia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wall_Street_Journal_Asia \"The Wall Street Journal Asia\")*. 27 June 1997. p. 20.\n22. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-24)**\n    Dela Cruz, Ramoncito (28 July 2003). [\"Shares of China Southern Rise 44% in Shanghai Debut\"](https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/SB105933662518940000). *Wall Street Journal*. Retrieved 9 October 2016.\n23. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-25)**\n    Mackey, Michael (September 1997). \"Mainland powerhouse\". *[Air Transport World](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Transport_World \"Air Transport World\")*. **34** (9). New York: Penton Media: 27–28\\. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0002-2543](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0002-2543).\n24. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-26)**\n    Proctor, Paul (31 March 1997). \"China Southern Closes on Air China for Premier Spot\". *Aviation Week & Space Technology*. **146** (13). New York: McGraw-Hill: 44. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0005-2175](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0005-2175).\n25. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-27)**\n    Walker, Tony (30 January 1997). \"China Southern eyes its country cousins\". *Financial Times*. p. 29.\n26. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-28)**\n    Chan, Christine (15 April 1998). \"Guizhou stake for China Southern\". *South China Morning Post*. p. 2.\n27. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-Bigger_29-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-Bigger_29-1)\n    Ionies, Nicholas (16–22 September 2003). [\"Bigger Is Better\"](http:\/\/www.flightglobal.com\/pdfarchive\/view\/2003\/2003%20-%202004.html). *[Flight International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_International \"Flight International\")*. London, UK: Reed Business Publishing. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0015-3710](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0015-3710). Retrieved 17 January 2011.\n28. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-30)**\n    Wang, Xiangwei (11 March 1999). \"Mergers in air after huge losses\". *South China Morning Post*. p. 5.\n29. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-31)**\n    Jezioski, Andrzej (7–13 July 1999). [\"Beijing may force merger of Air China and China Southern\"](https:\/\/www.flightglobal.com\/pdfarchive\/view\/1999\/1999%20-%201996.html). *[Flight International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_International \"Flight International\")*. **156** (4684). London, UK: Reed Business Publishing: 19. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0015-3710](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0015-3710). Retrieved 9 October 2016.\n30. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-32)**\n    \"Chinese Carriers Deny Merger Talks\". *World Airline News*. **9** (29): 1. 16 July 1999.\n31. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-33)**\n    Jasper, Chris (21–27 July 1999). [\"China Southern begins merger talks with Air China\"](https:\/\/www.flightglobal.com\/pdfarchive\/view\/1999\/1999%20-%202119.html). *[Flight International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_International \"Flight International\")*. **156** (4686). London, UK: Reed Business Publishing: 6. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0015-3710](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0015-3710). Retrieved 9 October 2016.\n32. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-34)**\n    Jeziorski, Andrjez (8–14 August 2000). [\"Chinese airline mergers begin\"](https:\/\/www.flightglobal.com\/pdfarchive\/view\/2000\/2000-1%20-%200585.html). Surrey, UK: Reed Business Publishing: 7. Retrieved 9 October 2016.\n    \n    `{{cite journal}}`: Cite journal requires `|journal=` ([help](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:CS1_errors#missing_periodical \"Help:CS1 errors\"))\n33. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-35)**\n    For stthe art of merger, see\n    \n    Brown, Owen (14 October 2002). \"Chinese Airlines Announce Mergers – Flagship Carrier Air China Can Now Set Its Sights on Public Share Offer\". *The Wall Street Journal Asia*. p. A3.\n    \n    - For completion of merger, asset and debt figures, and fleet size, see\n      Dennis, William (16 November 2004). \"China Southern Acquires China Northern, Xinjiang\". *Aviation Daily*. **358** (33): 5.\n    - For the claim that the carrier is the largest airline at Shenyang and Ürümqi, see\n      [\"China Southern 6th airline in history to carry over 100m passengers. Now for improved efficiency\"](http:\/\/centreforaviation.com\/analysis\/china-southern-6th-airline-in-history-to-carry-over-100m-passengers-now-for-improved-efficiency-203547). *Centre for Aviation*. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2016.\n    - For passenger numbers, see\n      [\"China Southern: Joins world top 10, expands globally with alliance membership\"](http:\/\/www.anna.aero\/2008\/04\/11\/china-southern-joins-world-top-10-expands-globally-with-alliance-membership\/). *[Anna. aero](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Anna._aero&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Anna. aero (page does not exist)\")*. 11 April 2008. Retrieved 10 October 2016.\n34. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-36)**\n    For Xiamen Airlines, see\n    \n    Ge, Lena (9 December 2015). [\"China Southern Takes 4% Stake in Xiamen Air for 627 Million Yuan\"](http:\/\/www.chinaaviationdaily.com\/news\/49\/49482.html). China Aviation Daily. Retrieved 11 October 2016.\n    \n    - For Chongqing Airlines, see\n      Cantle, Katie (5 April 2007). 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Retrieved 4 December 2024.\n159. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-161)**\n     [再见，老伙计！ 国内最后一架波音737-300客机在郑州退役](http:\/\/news.163.com\/17\/0509\/08\/CJVVLH4600014AEE.html)\n     \n     (in Chinese (China)). [163\\.com](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/163.com \"163.com\"). 9 May 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2017.\n160. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-162)**\n     [图片 图文：记录GAMECO南航B747货机解封\\_民航新闻\\_民航资源网](http:\/\/news.carnoc.com\/list\/317\/317914.html)\n     \n     \\[Photo: Record GAMECO China Southern Airlines B747 cargo aircraft unsealed\\] (in Chinese (China)). Carnoc. Retrieved 28 August 2015.\n161. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-163)**\n     Schlappig, Ben (3 March 2026). [\"China Southern Sells Boeing 787 Fleet In Online Auction... And There's A Taker!\"](https:\/\/onemileatatime.com\/news\/china-southern-sells-boeing-787-fleet-auction\/). *One Mile at a Time*. 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[\"U.S. Charter Airline Cited for Neglecting Cargo of Macaques From China\"](https:\/\/sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com\/2015\/01\/08\/u-s-charter-airline-cited-for-neglecting-cargo-of-macaques-from-china\/?_r=1). Sinosphere. New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2015.\n177. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-179)**\n     Huang, Shaojie (21 April 2014). [\"China Southern Pays U.S. Fine Over Monkey Cargo\"](https:\/\/sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com\/2014\/04\/21\/china-southern-pays-u-s-fine-over-monkey-cargo\/). Sinosphere. New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2015.\n178. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-180)**\n     Tan, Huileng. [\"An airline in China accidentally sold tickets for as little as \\$1.40 — and it's honoring the deal\"](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/china-southern-airline-ticket-fares-accident-system-glitch-flights-2023-11). *Business Insider*. 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Retrieved 11 November 2023.\n\n## External links\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=32 \"Edit section: External links\")\\]\n\n[![Wikimedia Commons logo](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/4\/4a\/Commons-logo.svg\/40px-Commons-logo.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Commons-logo.svg)\n\nWikimedia Commons has media related to [China Southern Airlines](https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Category:China_Southern_Airlines \"commons:Category:China Southern Airlines\").\n\n- [Global.csair.com: official China Southern Airlines website](http:\/\/global.csair.com\/)—(in English)\n- [Csair.com: official China Southern Airlines website](http:\/\/www.csair.com\/cn\/)—(in Chinese)\n- [Xjair.com: China Southern Airlines—Xinjiang Air website](http:\/\/www.xjair.com\/)\n\n## Notes\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=33 \"Edit section: Notes\")\\]\n\n1. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-callsign_2-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-callsign_2-1) Only for cargo flights.\n2. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-3)** Chinese airlines use [Mandarin Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandarin_Chinese \"Mandarin Chinese\") callsigns when in Chinese airspace. China Southern's Mandarin callsign is 南方; [pinyin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pinyin \"Pinyin\"): nánfāng, lit. \"southern\".\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:China_Southern_Airlines \"Template:China Southern Airlines\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:China_Southern_Airlines \"Template talk:China Southern Airlines\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:China_Southern_Airlines \"Special:EditPage\/Template:China Southern Airlines\")[China Southern Airlines]() |   |\n|---|---|\n| Former [SkyTeam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam \"SkyTeam\") member |   |\n| Services | [China Southern Airlines destinations](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_China_Southern_Airlines_destinations \"List of China Southern Airlines destinations\") [Sky Pearl Club](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sky_Pearl_Club \"Sky Pearl Club\") |\n| [Acquisitions and mergers](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#History) | [CAAC Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CAAC_Airlines \"CAAC Airlines\") [China Northern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Northern_Airlines \"China Northern Airlines\") [China Northern Swan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Northern_Swan_Airlines \"China Northern Swan Airlines\") [China Xinjiang Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Xinjiang_Airlines \"China Xinjiang Airlines\") [Guizhou Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guizhou_Airlines \"Guizhou Airlines\") [Zhongyuan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhongyuan_Airlines \"Zhongyuan Airlines\") |\n| [Subsidiaries](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subsidiary \"Subsidiary\") | [China Postal Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Postal_Airlines \"China Postal Airlines\") (49%) [Chongqing Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chongqing_Airlines \"Chongqing Airlines\") (60%) [GAMECO](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GAMECO \"GAMECO\") [Sichuan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sichuan_Airlines \"Sichuan Airlines\") (39%) [XiamenAir](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XiamenAir \"XiamenAir\") (55%) [Xiongan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Xiongan_Airlines&action=edit&redlink=1 \"Xiongan Airlines (page does not exist)\") |\n| People | [Wang Changshun](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wang_Changshun \"Wang Changshun\") [Yang Yuanyuan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yang_Yuanyuan \"Yang Yuanyuan\") |\n| [Incidents and accidents](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#Accidents_and_incidents) | [CZ3943](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines_Flight_3943 \"China Southern Airlines Flight 3943\") (1992) [CZ3456](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines_Flight_3456 \"China Southern Airlines Flight 3456\") (1997) |\n| ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/96\/Symbol_category_class.svg\/20px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png) [Category](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:China_Southern_Airlines \"Category:China Southern Airlines\") |   |\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Airlines_of_China \"Template:Airlines of China\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Airlines_of_China \"Template talk:Airlines of China\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Airlines_of_China \"Special:EditPage\/Template:Airlines of China\")[Airlines of China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_airlines_of_China \"List of airlines of China\") |   |\n|---|---|\n| [Authorities](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_aviation_authority \"Civil aviation authority\"): [![China](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/fa\/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg\/40px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China \"China\") [Civil Aviation Administration of China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_Aviation_Administration_of_China \"Civil Aviation Administration of China\") [![Hong Kong](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5b\/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong \"Hong Kong\") [*Civil Aviation Department*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_Aviation_Department_\$Hong_Kong\$ \"Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong)\") [![Macau](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/63\/Flag_of_Macau.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macau \"Macau\") [*Civil Aviation Authority*](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_Aviation_Authority_\$Macau\$ \"Civil Aviation Authority (Macau)\") |   |\n| Major airlines | [Air China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_China \"Air China\") [Cathay Pacific](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cathay_Pacific \"Cathay Pacific\")1 [China Eastern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Eastern_Airlines \"China Eastern Airlines\") [China Southern Airlines]() [Hainan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hainan_Airlines \"Hainan Airlines\") [Juneyao Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juneyao_Air \"Juneyao Air\") [Shandong Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shandong_Airlines \"Shandong Airlines\") [Shanghai Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Airlines \"Shanghai Airlines\") [Shenzhen Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhen_Airlines \"Shenzhen Airlines\") [Sichuan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sichuan_Airlines \"Sichuan Airlines\") [XiamenAir](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XiamenAir \"XiamenAir\") |\n| Low-cost carriers | [9 Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/9_Air \"9 Air\") [Beijing Capital Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Capital_Airlines \"Beijing Capital Airlines\") [Chengdu Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chengdu_Airlines \"Chengdu Airlines\") [China United Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_United_Airlines \"China United Airlines\") [Colorful Guizhou Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Colorful_Guizhou_Airlines \"Colorful Guizhou Airlines\") [Greater Bay Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Greater_Bay_Airlines \"Greater Bay Airlines\")1 [HK Express](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HK_Express \"HK Express\")1 [Jiangxi Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jiangxi_Air \"Jiangxi Air\") [Lucky Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucky_Air \"Lucky Air\") [Ruili Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruili_Airlines \"Ruili Airlines\") [Spring Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spring_Airlines \"Spring Airlines\") [Tianjin Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tianjin_Airlines \"Tianjin Airlines\") [Urumqi Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Urumqi_Air \"Urumqi Air\") [West Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Air_\$China\$ \"West Air (China)\") |\n| Regional airlines | [Air Changan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Changan \"Air Changan\") [Air Guilin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Guilin \"Air Guilin\") [Air Macau](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Macau \"Air Macau\")2 [Air Travel (Hunan Airlines)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Travel_\$airline\$ \"Air Travel (airline)\") [China Eastern Yunnan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Eastern_Yunnan_Airlines \"China Eastern Yunnan Airlines\") [China Express Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Express_Airlines \"China Express Airlines\") [China Flying Dragon Aviation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Flying_Dragon_Aviation \"China Flying Dragon Aviation\") [Chongqing Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chongqing_Airlines \"Chongqing Airlines\") [Dalian Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dalian_Airlines \"Dalian Airlines\") [Donghai Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donghai_Airlines \"Donghai Airlines\") [Fuzhou Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fuzhou_Airlines \"Fuzhou Airlines\") [Genghis Khan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Genghis_Khan_Airlines \"Genghis Khan Airlines\") [Grand China Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Grand_China_Air \"Grand China Air\") [GX Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GX_Airlines \"GX Airlines\") [Hebei Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hebei_Airlines \"Hebei Airlines\") [Hong Kong Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong_Airlines \"Hong Kong Airlines\")1 [Kunming Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kunming_Airlines \"Kunming Airlines\") [LJ Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LJ_Air \"LJ Air\") [Loong Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Loong_Air \"Loong Air\") [Okay Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Okay_Airways \"Okay Airways\") [Qingdao Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qingdao_Airlines \"Qingdao Airlines\") [Suparna Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suparna_Airlines \"Suparna Airlines\") [Tibet Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tibet_Airlines \"Tibet Airlines\") |\n| Cargo | [Air Central](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Longhao_Airlines \"Longhao Airlines\") [Air China Cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_China_Cargo \"Air China Cargo\") [Air Hong Kong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Hong_Kong \"Air Hong Kong\")1 [Cainiao](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cainiao \"Cainiao\") [Cathay Pacific Cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cathay_Pacific \"Cathay Pacific\")1 [Central Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Central_Airlines_\$China\$ \"Central Airlines (China)\") [China Cargo Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Cargo_Airlines \"China Cargo Airlines\") [China Postal Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Postal_Airlines \"China Postal Airlines\") [China Southern Cargo]() [Hong Kong Air Cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong_Airlines \"Hong Kong Airlines\")1 [SF Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SF_Airlines \"SF Airlines\") [Sichuan Airlines Cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sichuan_Airlines \"Sichuan Airlines\") [Suparna Airlines Cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suparna_Airlines \"Suparna Airlines\") [Tianjin Air Cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tianjin_Air_Cargo \"Tianjin Air Cargo\") [YTO Cargo Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YTO_Cargo_Airlines \"YTO Cargo Airlines\") |\n| Airlines with footnotes are headquartered in [Hong Kong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong \"Hong Kong\")1 or [Macau](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macau \"Macau\")2 [Special Administrative Regions](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special_Administrative_Regions_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China \"Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China\") *See also [List of defunct airlines of China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_defunct_airlines_of_China \"List of defunct airlines of China\")* |   |\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:SkyTeam \"Template:SkyTeam\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:SkyTeam \"Template talk:SkyTeam\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:SkyTeam \"Special:EditPage\/Template:SkyTeam\")Members of [SkyTeam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam \"SkyTeam\") |   |\n|---|---|\n| Current members |   |\n|   |   |\n| Founder members | [Aeroméxico](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerom%C3%A9xico \"Aeroméxico\") [Air France](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_France \"Air France\") [Delta Air Lines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delta_Air_Lines \"Delta Air Lines\") [Korean Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_Air \"Korean Air\") |\n| Full members | [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerol%C3%ADneas_Argentinas \"Aerolíneas Argentinas\") [Air Europa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Europa \"Air Europa\") [China Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Airlines \"China Airlines\") [China Eastern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Eastern_Airlines \"China Eastern Airlines\") [Garuda Indonesia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garuda_Indonesia \"Garuda Indonesia\") [Kenya Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenya_Airways \"Kenya Airways\") [KLM](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KLM \"KLM\") [Middle East Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Middle_East_Airlines \"Middle East Airlines\") [Saudia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saudia \"Saudia\") [Scandinavian Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scandinavian_Airlines \"Scandinavian Airlines\") [TAROM](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TAROM \"TAROM\") [Vietnam Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_Airlines \"Vietnam Airlines\") [Virgin Atlantic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virgin_Atlantic \"Virgin Atlantic\") [XiamenAir](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XiamenAir \"XiamenAir\") |\n| Affiliate members | [Air Europa Express](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Europa_Express \"Air Europa Express\") [Air France Hop](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_France_Hop \"Air France Hop\") [Aeroméxico Connect](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerom%C3%A9xico_Connect \"Aeroméxico Connect\") [Delta Connection](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delta_Connection \"Delta Connection\") [Delta Shuttle](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delta_Shuttle \"Delta Shuttle\") [KLM Cityhopper](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KLM_Cityhopper \"KLM Cityhopper\") [Mandarin Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandarin_Airlines \"Mandarin Airlines\") [SAS Connect](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scandinavian_Airlines_Connect \"Scandinavian Airlines Connect\") [SAS Link](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SAS_Link \"SAS Link\") [Shanghai Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Airlines \"Shanghai Airlines\") |\n| Former members |   |\n|   |   |\n| Former members | [Alitalia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alitalia \"Alitalia\") [China Southern Airlines]() [Continental Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Continental_Airlines \"Continental Airlines\") [Czech Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Czech_Airlines \"Czech Airlines\") [ITA Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ITA_Airways \"ITA Airways\") [Northwest Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Northwest_Airlines \"Northwest Airlines\") |\n| Affiliate members | [Aeroméxico Travel](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerom%C3%A9xico_Travel \"Aeroméxico Travel\") [Alitalia Express](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/C.A.I._First \"C.A.I. First\") [Alitalia CityLiner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alitalia_CityLiner \"Alitalia CityLiner\") [Austral Líneas Aéreas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austral_L%C3%ADneas_A%C3%A9reas \"Austral Líneas Aéreas\") [Brit Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brit_Air \"Brit Air\") [CityJet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CityJet \"CityJet\") [Comair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comair_\$United_States\$ \"Comair (United States)\") [Delta Express](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delta_Express \"Delta Express\") [Dobrolet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dobrolet_\$airline\$ \"Dobrolet (airline)\") [Donavia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donavia \"Donavia\") [Joon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joon_\$airline\$ \"Joon (airline)\") [Régional](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R%C3%A9gional \"Régional\") [Song](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Song_\$airline\$ \"Song (airline)\") |\n| Associate members | [Copa Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copa_Airlines \"Copa Airlines\") |\n| Suspended members | [Aeroflot](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aeroflot \"Aeroflot\") |\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:IATA_members \"Template:IATA members\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:IATA_members \"Template talk:IATA members\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:IATA_members \"Special:EditPage\/Template:IATA members\")Members of the [International Air Transport Association](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Air_Transport_Association \"International Air Transport Association\") |\n|---|\n| Africa and the Middle East Region |\n| [Africa World Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Africa_World_Airlines \"Africa World Airlines\") [AfriJet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AfriJet \"AfriJet\") [Air Algérie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Alg%C3%A9rie \"Air Algérie\") [Air Arabia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Arabia \"Air Arabia\") [Air Botswana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Botswana \"Air Botswana\") [Air Burkina](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Burkina \"Air Burkina\") [Air Cairo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Cairo \"Air Cairo\") [Air Mauritius](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Mauritius \"Air Mauritius\") [Air Peace](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Peace \"Air Peace\") [Air Seychelles](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Seychelles \"Air Seychelles\") [Air Tanzania](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Tanzania \"Air Tanzania\") [Airlink](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airlink \"Airlink\") [Allied Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allied_Air \"Allied Air\") [AlMasria Universal Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AlMasria_Universal_Airlines \"AlMasria Universal Airlines\") [ASKY Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asky_Airlines \"Asky Airlines\") [Badr Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Badr_Airlines \"Badr Airlines\") [Camair-Co](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Camair-Co \"Camair-Co\") [Congo Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Congo_Airways \"Congo Airways\") [DHL International Aviation ME](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DHL_International_Aviation_ME \"DHL International Aviation ME\") [Egyptair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Egyptair \"Egyptair\") [Emirates](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emirates_\$airline\$ \"Emirates (airline)\") [Ethiopian Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ethiopian_Airlines \"Ethiopian Airlines\") [Etihad Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Etihad_Airways \"Etihad Airways\") [Fly Baghdad](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fly_Baghdad \"Fly Baghdad\") [Flydubai](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flydubai \"Flydubai\") [Flynas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flynas \"Flynas\") [Gulf Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gulf_Air \"Gulf Air\") [Iran Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran_Air \"Iran Air\") [Iran Airtour](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran_Airtour \"Iran Airtour\") [Iran Aseman Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iran_Aseman_Airlines \"Iran Aseman Airlines\") [Jazeera Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jazeera_Airways \"Jazeera Airways\") [Jordan Aviation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jordan_Aviation \"Jordan Aviation\") [Kam Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kam_Air \"Kam Air\") [Kenya Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenya_Airways \"Kenya Airways\") [Kuwait Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kuwait_Airways \"Kuwait Airways\") [LAM Mozambique Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LAM_Mozambique_Airlines \"LAM Mozambique Airlines\") [Madagascar Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Madagascar_Airlines \"Madagascar Airlines\") [Mauritania Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mauritania_Airlines \"Mauritania Airlines\") [Middle East Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Middle_East_Airlines \"Middle East Airlines\") [Nesma Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nesma_Airlines \"Nesma Airlines\") [Nile Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nile_Air \"Nile Air\") [Nouvelair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nouvelair \"Nouvelair\") [Oman Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oman_Air \"Oman Air\") [Overland Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Overland_Airways \"Overland Airways\") [Precision Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Precision_Air \"Precision Air\") [Qatar Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar_Airways \"Qatar Airways\") [Royal Air Maroc](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Air_Maroc \"Royal Air Maroc\") [Royal Jordanian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Jordanian \"Royal Jordanian\") [RwandAir](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RwandAir \"RwandAir\") [Safair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Safair \"Safair\") [Saudia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saudia \"Saudia\") [South African Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_African_Airways \"South African Airways\") [Syrian Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Syrian_Air \"Syrian Air\") [TAAG Angola Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TAAG_Angola_Airlines \"TAAG Angola Airlines\") [Tassili Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tassili_Airlines \"Tassili Airlines\") [Tunisair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tunisair \"Tunisair\") |\n| Asia-Pacific Region |\n| [Air Calédonie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Cal%C3%A9donie \"Air Calédonie\") [Air Cambodia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Cambodia \"Air Cambodia\") [Air India](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_India \"Air India\") [Air New Zealand](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_New_Zealand \"Air New Zealand\") [Air Niugini](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Niugini \"Air Niugini\") [Air Tahiti](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Tahiti \"Air Tahiti\") [Air Tahiti Nui](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Tahiti_Nui \"Air Tahiti Nui\") [Aircalin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircalin \"Aircalin\") [All Nippon Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_Nippon_Airways \"All Nippon Airways\") [Asiana Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asiana_Airlines \"Asiana Airlines\") [Bamboo Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bamboo_Airways \"Bamboo Airways\") [Bangkok Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bangkok_Airways \"Bangkok Airways\") [Batik Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batik_Air \"Batik Air\") [Batik Air Malaysia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Batik_Air_Malaysia \"Batik Air Malaysia\") [Biman Bangladesh Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Biman_Bangladesh_Airlines \"Biman Bangladesh Airlines\") [Cebu Pacific](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cebu_Pacific \"Cebu Pacific\") [Fiji Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fiji_Airways \"Fiji Airways\") [Garuda Indonesia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garuda_Indonesia \"Garuda Indonesia\") [IndiGo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IndiGo \"IndiGo\") [Japan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan_Airlines \"Japan Airlines\") [Japan Transocean Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan_Transocean_Air \"Japan Transocean Air\") [Jeju Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeju_Air \"Jeju Air\") [Jin Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jin_Air \"Jin Air\") [Korean Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_Air \"Korean Air\") [Lanexang Airways International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lanexang_Airways_International \"Lanexang Airways International\") [Lao Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lao_Airlines \"Lao Airlines\") [Malaysia Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malaysia_Airlines \"Malaysia Airlines\") [Myanmar Airways International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Myanmar_Airways_International \"Myanmar Airways International\") [Nippon Cargo Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nippon_Cargo_Airlines \"Nippon Cargo Airlines\") [Pakistan International Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan_International_Airlines \"Pakistan International Airlines\") [Philippine Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippine_Airlines \"Philippine Airlines\") [Qantas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qantas \"Qantas\") [Royal Brunei Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_Brunei_Airlines \"Royal Brunei Airlines\") [Scoot](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scoot \"Scoot\") [Singapore Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Singapore_Airlines \"Singapore Airlines\") [Solomon Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solomon_Airlines \"Solomon Airlines\") [SpiceJet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SpiceJet \"SpiceJet\") [SriLankan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SriLankan_Airlines \"SriLankan Airlines\") [T'way Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T%27way_Air \"T'way Air\") [Thai Airways International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thai_Airways_International \"Thai Airways International\") [Thai Lion Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Thai_Lion_Air \"Thai Lion Air\") [VietJet Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/VietJet_Air \"VietJet Air\") [Vietnam Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_Airlines \"Vietnam Airlines\") [Virgin Australia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virgin_Australia \"Virgin Australia\") [Vistara](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vistara \"Vistara\") |\n| China and North Asia Region |\n| [Air Changan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Changan \"Air Changan\") [Air China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_China \"Air China\") [Air Guilin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Guilin \"Air Guilin\") [Air Koryo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Koryo \"Air Koryo\") [Air Macau](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Macau \"Air Macau\") [Beijing Capital Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Capital_Airlines \"Beijing Capital Airlines\") [Cathay Pacific](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cathay_Pacific \"Cathay Pacific\") [China Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Airlines \"China Airlines\") [China Cargo Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Cargo_Airlines \"China Cargo Airlines\") [China Eastern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Eastern_Airlines \"China Eastern Airlines\") [China Express Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Express_Airlines \"China Express Airlines\") [China Postal Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Postal_Airlines \"China Postal Airlines\") [China Southern Airlines]() [EVA Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/EVA_Air \"EVA Air\") [Fuzhou Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fuzhou_Airlines \"Fuzhou Airlines\") [GX Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GX_Airlines \"GX Airlines\") [Hainan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hainan_Airlines \"Hainan Airlines\") [Hebei Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hebei_Airlines \"Hebei Airlines\") [Hong Kong Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong_Airlines \"Hong Kong Airlines\") [Hong Kong Express](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HK_Express \"HK Express\") [Juneyao Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Juneyao_Air \"Juneyao Air\") [Kunming Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kunming_Airlines \"Kunming Airlines\") [Loong Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Loong_Air \"Loong Air\") [Lucky Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lucky_Air \"Lucky Air\") [Mandarin Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandarin_Airlines \"Mandarin Airlines\") [MIAT Mongolian Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MIAT_Mongolian_Airlines \"MIAT Mongolian Airlines\") [Okay Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Okay_Airways \"Okay Airways\") [Ruili Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruili_Airlines \"Ruili Airlines\") [SF Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SF_Airlines \"SF Airlines\") [Shandong Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shandong_Airlines \"Shandong Airlines\") [Shanghai Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Airlines \"Shanghai Airlines\") [Shenzhen Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhen_Airlines \"Shenzhen Airlines\") [Sichuan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sichuan_Airlines \"Sichuan Airlines\") [Suparna Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suparna_Airlines \"Suparna Airlines\") [Tianjin Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tianjin_Airlines \"Tianjin Airlines\") [UNI Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uni_Air \"Uni Air\") [Urumqi Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Urumqi_Air \"Urumqi Air\") [West Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/West_Air_\$China\$ \"West Air (China)\") [XiamenAir](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XiamenAir \"XiamenAir\") [YTO Cargo Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/YTO_Cargo_Airlines \"YTO Cargo Airlines\") |\n| Europe Region |\n| [Aegean Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aegean_Airlines \"Aegean Airlines\") [Aer Lingus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aer_Lingus \"Aer Lingus\") [Aeroflot](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aeroflot \"Aeroflot\") [Air Astana](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Astana \"Air Astana\") [Air Austral](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Austral \"Air Austral\") [airBaltic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AirBaltic \"AirBaltic\") [Air Caraïbes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Cara%C3%AFbes \"Air Caraïbes\") [Air Corsica](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Corsica \"Air Corsica\") [Air Dolomiti](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Dolomiti \"Air Dolomiti\") [Air Europa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Europa \"Air Europa\") [Air France](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_France \"Air France\") [Air Malta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Malta \"Air Malta\") [Air Moldova](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Moldova \"Air Moldova\") [Air Montenegro](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Montenegro \"Air Montenegro\") [Air Nostrum](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Nostrum \"Air Nostrum\") [Air Serbia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Serbia \"Air Serbia\") [AirBridgeCargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AirBridgeCargo \"AirBridgeCargo\") [AlbaStar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AlbaStar \"AlbaStar\") [Amelia International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amelia_\$airline\$ \"Amelia (airline)\") [APG Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/APG_Airlines \"APG Airlines\") [Arkia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arkia \"Arkia\") [ASL Airlines Belgium](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ASL_Airlines_Belgium \"ASL Airlines Belgium\") [ASL Airlines France](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ASL_Airlines_France \"ASL Airlines France\") [ASL Airlines Ireland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ASL_Airlines_Ireland \"ASL Airlines Ireland\") [Atlantic Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlantic_Airways \"Atlantic Airways\") [Austrian Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Austrian_Airlines \"Austrian Airlines\") [Azerbaijan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Azerbaijan_Airlines \"Azerbaijan Airlines\") [Azores Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Azores_Airlines \"Azores Airlines\") [Belavia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Belavia \"Belavia\") [Binter Canarias](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Binter_Canarias \"Binter Canarias\") [Braathens Regional Aviation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Braathens_Regional_Aviation \"Braathens Regional Aviation\") [British Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Airways \"British Airways\") [Brussels Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brussels_Airlines \"Brussels Airlines\") [Bulgaria Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bulgaria_Air \"Bulgaria Air\") [Cargolux](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cargolux \"Cargolux\") [Carpatair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Carpatair \"Carpatair\") [Challenge Airlines IL](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Challenge_Airlines_IL \"Challenge Airlines IL\") [CityJet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CityJet \"CityJet\") [Condor](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Condor_\$airline\$ \"Condor (airline)\") [Corendon Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corendon_Airlines \"Corendon Airlines\") [Corsair International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Corsair_International \"Corsair International\") [Croatia Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Croatia_Airlines \"Croatia Airlines\") [Cyprus Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyprus_Airways \"Cyprus Airways\") [Czech Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Czech_Airlines \"Czech Airlines\") [DHL Air UK](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/DHL_Air_UK \"DHL Air UK\") [Eastern Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Airways \"Eastern Airways\") [Edelweiss Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edelweiss_Air \"Edelweiss Air\") [El Al](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/El_Al \"El Al\") [EuroAtlantic Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/EuroAtlantic_Airways \"EuroAtlantic Airways\") [European Air Transport Leipzig](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/European_Air_Transport_Leipzig \"European Air Transport Leipzig\") [Eurowings](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eurowings \"Eurowings\") [Finnair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finnair \"Finnair\") [FlyOne](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FlyOne \"FlyOne\") [Freebird Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Freebird_Airlines \"Freebird Airlines\") [French Bee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/French_Bee \"French Bee\") [Georgian Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georgian_Airways \"Georgian Airways\") [Hi Fly](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hi_Fly_\$airline\$ \"Hi Fly (airline)\") [Iberia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iberia_\$airline\$ \"Iberia (airline)\") [Iberojet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iberojet_\$airline\$ \"Iberojet (airline)\") [Icelandair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Icelandair \"Icelandair\") [Israir](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Israir \"Israir\") [ITA Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ITA_Airways \"ITA Airways\") [KLM](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KLM \"KLM\") [La Compagnie](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/La_Compagnie \"La Compagnie\") [LOT Polish Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LOT_Polish_Airlines \"LOT Polish Airlines\") [Lufthansa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lufthansa \"Lufthansa\") [Cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lufthansa_Cargo \"Lufthansa Cargo\") [CityLine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lufthansa_CityLine \"Lufthansa CityLine\") [Luxair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Luxair \"Luxair\") [Martinair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Martinair \"Martinair\") [MNG Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MNG_Airlines \"MNG Airlines\") [Neos](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Neos_\$airline\$ \"Neos (airline)\") [NordStar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/NordStar \"NordStar\") [Nordwind Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nordwind_Airlines \"Nordwind Airlines\") [Olympic Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Olympic_Air \"Olympic Air\") [Pegas Fly](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pegas_Fly \"Pegas Fly\") [Pegasus Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pegasus_Airlines \"Pegasus Airlines\") [PopulAir](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PopulAir \"PopulAir\") [Portugália Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portug%C3%A1lia_Airlines \"Portugália Airlines\") [Poste Air Cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Poste_Air_Cargo \"Poste Air Cargo\") [Privilege Style](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Privilege_Style \"Privilege Style\") [Qazaq Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qazaq_Air \"Qazaq Air\") [Rossiya Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rossiya_Airlines \"Rossiya Airlines\") [RusLine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RusLine \"RusLine\") [S7 Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/S7_Airlines \"S7 Airlines\") [SATA Air Açores](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SATA_Air_A%C3%A7ores \"SATA Air Açores\") [Scandinavian Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Scandinavian_Airlines \"Scandinavian Airlines\") [SCAT Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SCAT_Airlines \"SCAT Airlines\") [Silk Way West Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silk_Way_West_Airlines \"Silk Way West Airlines\") [Smartavia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smartavia \"Smartavia\") [Smartwings](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Smartwings \"Smartwings\") [Somon Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Somon_Air \"Somon Air\") [SunExpress](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SunExpress \"SunExpress\") [Swiss International Air Lines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Swiss_International_Air_Lines \"Swiss International Air Lines\") [TAP Air Portugal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TAP_Air_Portugal \"TAP Air Portugal\") [TAROM](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TAROM \"TAROM\") [TUIfly](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TUI_fly_Deutschland \"TUI fly Deutschland\") [Turkish Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Turkish_Airlines \"Turkish Airlines\") [Ural Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ural_Airlines \"Ural Airlines\") [Utair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Utair \"Utair\") [Uzbekistan Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Uzbekistan_Airways \"Uzbekistan Airways\") [Virgin Atlantic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virgin_Atlantic \"Virgin Atlantic\") [Volotea](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volotea \"Volotea\") [Vueling](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vueling \"Vueling\") [Wamos Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wamos_Air \"Wamos Air\") [White Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/White_Airways \"White Airways\") [Widerøe](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wider%C3%B8e \"Widerøe\") [World2Fly](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World2Fly \"World2Fly\") |\n| The Americas Region |\n| [ABX Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ABX_Air \"ABX Air\") [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerol%C3%ADneas_Argentinas \"Aerolíneas Argentinas\") [Aeromar](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aeromar \"Aeromar\") [Aeroméxico](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerom%C3%A9xico \"Aeroméxico\") [Air Canada](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Canada \"Air Canada\") [Air Transat](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Transat \"Air Transat\") [Alaska Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alaska_Airlines \"Alaska Airlines\") [American Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Airlines \"American Airlines\") [Atlas Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlas_Air \"Atlas Air\") [Avianca](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avianca \"Avianca\") [Avianca Costa Rica](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avianca_Costa_Rica \"Avianca Costa Rica\") [Avianca Ecuador](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avianca_Ecuador \"Avianca Ecuador\") [Avianca El Salvador](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Avianca_El_Salvador \"Avianca El Salvador\") [Azul Brazilian Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Azul_Brazilian_Airlines \"Azul Brazilian Airlines\") [Bahamasair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bahamasair \"Bahamasair\") [Boliviana de Aviación](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boliviana_de_Aviaci%C3%B3n \"Boliviana de Aviación\") [Cargojet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cargojet \"Cargojet\") [Caribbean Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caribbean_Airlines \"Caribbean Airlines\") [Copa Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copa_Airlines \"Copa Airlines\") [Copa Airlines Colombia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Copa_Airlines_Colombia \"Copa Airlines Colombia\") [Cubana de Aviación](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cubana_de_Aviaci%C3%B3n \"Cubana de Aviación\") [Delta Air Lines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delta_Air_Lines \"Delta Air Lines\") [Eastern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Airlines,_LLC \"Eastern Airlines, LLC\") [FedEx Express](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FedEx_Express \"FedEx Express\") [Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gol_Linhas_A%C3%A9reas_Inteligentes \"Gol Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes\") [Hawaiian Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawaiian_Airlines \"Hawaiian Airlines\") [JetBlue](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/JetBlue \"JetBlue\") [LATAM Airlines Group](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LATAM_Airlines_Group \"LATAM Airlines Group\") [LATAM Brasil](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LATAM_Brasil \"LATAM Brasil\") [LATAM Cargo Brasil](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LATAM_Cargo_Brasil \"LATAM Cargo Brasil\") [LATAM Cargo Chile](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LATAM_Cargo_Chile \"LATAM Cargo Chile\") [LATAM Colombia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LATAM_Airlines_Colombia \"LATAM Airlines Colombia\") [LATAM Ecuador](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LATAM_Ecuador \"LATAM Ecuador\") [LATAM Paraguay](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LATAM_Paraguay \"LATAM Paraguay\") [LATAM Perú](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LATAM_Per%C3%BA \"LATAM Perú\") [Mas Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mas_Air \"Mas Air\") [National Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Airlines_\$N8\$ \"National Airlines (N8)\") [Paranair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paranair \"Paranair\") [Polar Air Cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polar_Air_Cargo \"Polar Air Cargo\") [Ravn Alaska](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ravn_Alaska \"Ravn Alaska\") [Sky Airline](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sky_Airline \"Sky Airline\") [United Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/United_Airlines \"United Airlines\") [UPS Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/UPS_Airlines \"UPS Airlines\") [Volaris](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Volaris \"Volaris\") [WestJet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WestJet \"WestJet\") |\n\n| [v](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template:Transport_in_China \"Template:Transport in China\") [t](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Template_talk:Transport_in_China \"Template talk:Transport in China\") [e](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Special:EditPage\/Template:Transport_in_China \"Special:EditPage\/Template:Transport in China\")[Transport in China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transport_in_China \"Transport in China\") |   |\n|---|---|\n| [History](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_transport_in_China \"History of transport in China\") ![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/96\/Symbol_category_class.svg\/20px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png) [Proposed public transport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Category:Proposed_public_transport_in_China \"Category:Proposed public transport in China\") |   |\n| [Government agencies](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_Council_of_China \"State Council of China\") | [Ministry of Transport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ministry_of_Transport_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China \"Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China\") [Rail](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Railway_Administration_\$China\$ \"National Railway Administration (China)\") [Aviation](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_Aviation_Administration_of_China \"Civil Aviation Administration of China\") [Mail](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State_Post_Bureau \"State Post Bureau\") [Sea](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Maritime_Safety_Administration \"China Maritime Safety Administration\") [Space](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_National_Space_Administration \"China National Space Administration\") [![Hong Kong](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5b\/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong \"Hong Kong\") [Hong Kong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transport_and_Housing_Bureau \"Transport and Housing Bureau\")\\* [![Macau](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/63\/Flag_of_Macau.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macau \"Macau\") [Macau](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Secretariat_for_Transport_and_Public_Works_\$Macau\$ \"Secretariat for Transport and Public Works (Macau)\")\\* |\n| [Road](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roads_in_China \"Roads in China\") | [Expressways (NTHS)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Expressways_of_China \"Expressways of China\") [China National Highways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_National_Highways \"China National Highways\") [Road numbering](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_road_numbering \"China road numbering\") [Rules](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rules_of_the_road_in_China \"Rules of the road in China\") ([Road safety law](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Road_Traffic_Safety_Law_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China \"Road Traffic Safety Law of the People's Republic of China\")) [Licence plates](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_China \"Vehicle registration plates of China\") [AH1](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AH1 \"AH1\") [Gallery road](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gallery_road \"Gallery road\") [Zhongshan Road](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_streets_named_after_Sun_Yat-sen \"List of streets named after Sun Yat-sen\") [Automotive industry](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Automotive_industry_in_China \"Automotive industry in China\") [Driving License](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Driving_licence_in_China \"Driving licence in China\") |\n| [Rail](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rail_transport_in_China \"Rail transport in China\") | [History](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_rail_transport_in_China \"History of rail transport in China\") [Eastern-Qing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_Eastern_Railway \"Chinese Eastern Railway\") [South Manchuria](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Manchuria_Railway \"South Manchuria Railway\") [Narrow-gauge](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Narrow-gauge_railways_in_China \"Narrow-gauge railways in China\") [Passenger rail](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Passenger_rail_transport_in_China \"Passenger rail transport in China\") [China Railway](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Railway \"China Railway\") [China Railway High-speed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Railway_High-speed \"China Railway High-speed\") [High-speed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-speed_rail_in_China \"High-speed rail in China\") [Harbin-Beijing–Guangzhou–Hong Kong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing%E2%80%93Harbin,_Beijing%E2%80%93Hong_Kong_\$Macau\$_corridor \"Beijing–Harbin, Beijing–Hong Kong (Macau) corridor\") [Beijing–Kunming](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing%E2%80%93Kunming_corridor \"Beijing–Kunming corridor\") [Beijing–Shanghai](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing%E2%80%93Shanghai_high-speed_railway \"Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway\") [Lianyungang–Ürümqi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eurasia_Continental_Bridge_corridor \"Eurasia Continental Bridge corridor\") [Shanghai–Chengdu](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai%E2%80%93Wuhan%E2%80%93Chengdu_high-speed_railway \"Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu high-speed railway\") [Shanghai–Kunming](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai%E2%80%93Kunming_high-speed_railway \"Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway\") [Lines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_railway_lines_in_China \"List of railway lines in China\") 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For the geographical region, see [South China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_China \"South China\").\n\n|   |   |   |\n|---|---|---|\n| [![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/b\/b4\/China_Southern_Airlines_logo.svg\/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_logo.svg.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_Airlines_logo.svg) |   |   |\n| [![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a5\/B-309W%40PEK_%2820191029135846%29.jpg\/250px-B-309W%40PEK_%2820191029135846%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-309W@PEK_\$20191029135846\$.jpg)China Southern Airlines [Airbus A350-900](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A350-900 \"Airbus A350-900\") |   |   |\n| [IATA](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_codes#IATA_airline_designator \"Airline codes\") | [ICAO](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_codes#ICAO_airline_designator \"Airline codes\") | [Call sign](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aviation_call_signs#Commercial_airline \"Aviation call signs\") |\n| CZ | CSN CSG[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Southerncargo-1)[\\[a\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-callsign-2) | CHINA SOUTHERN[\\[b\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-3) SOUTHERN CARGO[\\[1\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Southerncargo-1)[\\[a\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-callsign-2) |\n| Founded | 1 July 1988; 37 years ago |   |\n| Commenced operations | 1 February 1991; 35 years ago (as *China Southern Airlines*)[\\[2\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-4) |   |\n| [Hubs](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_hub \"Airline hub\") | [Beijing–Daxing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport \"Beijing Daxing International Airport\") [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport \"Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport\") [Shenzhen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhen_Bao%27an_International_Airport \"Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport\") |   |\n| [Secondary hubs](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_hub#Primary_and_secondary_hubs \"Airline hub\") | [Chongqing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chongqing_Jiangbei_International_Airport \"Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport\") [Shanghai–Pudong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Pudong_International_Airport \"Shanghai Pudong International Airport\") [Ürümqi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_Diwopu_International_Airport \"Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport\") [Wuhan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wuhan_Tianhe_International_Airport \"Wuhan Tianhe International Airport\") [Zhengzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhengzhou_Xinzheng_International_Airport \"Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport\") |   |\n| [Focus cities](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_hub#Focus_city \"Airline hub\") | [Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Suvarnabhumi_Airport \"Suvarnabhumi Airport\") [Changchun](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Changchun_Longjia_International_Airport \"Changchun Longjia International Airport\") [Changsha](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Changsha_Huanghua_International_Airport \"Changsha Huanghua International Airport\") [Chengdu–Tianfu](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chengdu_Tianfu_International_Airport \"Chengdu Tianfu International Airport\") [Dalian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dalian_Zhoushuizi_International_Airport \"Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport\") [Guiyang](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guiyang_Longdongbao_International_Airport \"Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport\") [Haikou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haikou_Meilan_International_Airport \"Haikou Meilan International Airport\") [Hangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hangzhou_Xiaoshan_International_Airport \"Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport\") [Harbin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Harbin_Taiping_International_Airport \"Harbin Taiping International Airport\") [Jieyang](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jieyang_Chaoshan_International_Airport \"Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport\") [Kunming](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kunming_Changshui_International_Airport \"Kunming Changshui International Airport\") [Sanya](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sanya_Phoenix_International_Airport \"Sanya Phoenix International Airport\") [Seoul–Incheon](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Incheon_International_Airport \"Incheon International Airport\") [Shenyang](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenyang_Taoxian_International_Airport \"Shenyang Taoxian International Airport\") [Xi'an](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xi%27an_Xianyang_International_Airport \"Xi'an Xianyang International Airport\") [Zhuhai](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhuhai_Jinwan_Airport \"Zhuhai Jinwan Airport\") |   |\n| [Frequent-flyer program](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frequent-flyer_program \"Frequent-flyer program\") | Sky Pearl Club |   |\n| [Alliance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_alliance \"Airline alliance\") | [SkyTeam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam \"SkyTeam\") (2007–2018) |   |\n| [Subsidiaries](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Subsidiary \"Subsidiary\") | [Chongqing Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chongqing_Airlines \"Chongqing Airlines\") (60%) [GAMECO](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GAMECO \"GAMECO\") [Sichuan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sichuan_Airlines \"Sichuan Airlines\") (39%) [XiamenAir](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XiamenAir \"XiamenAir\") (55%) Xiongan Airlines |   |\n| Fleet size | 708 |   |\n| Destinations | [233](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_China_Southern_Airlines_destinations \"List of China Southern Airlines destinations\")[\\[3\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-5) |   |\n| [Parent company](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Holding_company#Parent_company \"Holding company\") | China Southern Air Holding |   |\n| [Traded as](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ticker_symbol \"Ticker symbol\") | [SSE](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Stock_Exchange \"Shanghai Stock Exchange\"): [600029](https:\/\/english.sse.com.cn\/markets\/equities\/list\/overview\/?COMPANY_CODE=600029&STOCK_CODE=600029) (A share) [SEHK](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong_Stock_Exchange \"Hong Kong Stock Exchange\"): [1055](https:\/\/www.hkex.com.hk\/Market-Data\/Securities-Prices\/Equities\/Equities-Quote?sym=1055&sc_lang=en) (H share) |   |\n| Headquarters | [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou \"Guangzhou\"), [Guangdong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangdong \"Guangdong\") |   |\n| Key people | Han Wensheng ([president](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/President_\$corporate_title\$ \"President (corporate title)\")) Ma Xulun ([chairman](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chairman \"Chairman\")) |   |\n| [Revenue](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Revenue \"Revenue\") | ![Increase](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b0\/Increase2.svg\/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renminbi \"Renminbi\")174\\.224 billion (2024)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) |   |\n| [Operating income](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes \"Earnings before interest and taxes\") | ![Increase](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b0\/Increase2.svg\/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renminbi \"Renminbi\")8\\.327 billion (2024)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) |   |\n| [Net income](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Net_income \"Net income\") | ![Increase](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b0\/Increase2.svg\/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renminbi \"Renminbi\")0\\.025 billion (2024)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) |   |\n| [Total assets](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Asset \"Asset\") | ![Increase](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b0\/Increase2.svg\/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renminbi \"Renminbi\")191\\.577 billion (2024)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) |   |\n| [Total equity](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Equity_\$finance\$ \"Equity (finance)\") | ![Increase](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/b0\/Increase2.svg\/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renminbi \"Renminbi\")52\\.836 billion (2024)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) |   |\n| Employees | 102,597 (2024)[\\[4\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) |   |\n| Website | [csair.com\/en](https:\/\/www.csair.com\/en\/) (in English) [csair.com](https:\/\/www.csair.com\/) (in Chinese) |   |\n\n| China Southern Airlines |   |\n|---|---|\n| [Simplified Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simplified_Chinese_characters \"Simplified Chinese characters\") | 中国南方航空 |\n| [Traditional Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Traditional_Chinese_characters \"Traditional Chinese characters\") | 中國南方航空 |\n| Transcriptions |   |\n| [Standard Mandarin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Standard_Chinese \"Standard Chinese\") |   |\n| [Hanyu Pinyin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanyu_Pinyin \"Hanyu Pinyin\") | Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng |\n| [Yue: Cantonese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cantonese \"Cantonese\") |   |\n| [Jyutping](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyutping \"Jyutping\") | zung1gwok3 naam4fong1 hong4hung1 |\n| China Southern Airlines Company Limited |   |\n| [Simplified Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simplified_Chinese_characters \"Simplified Chinese characters\") | [中国](https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD \"wikt:中国\")[南方](https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9 \"wikt:南方\")[航空](https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA \"wikt:航空\")[股份](https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E8%82%A1%E4%BB%BD \"wikt:股份\")[公司](https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8 \"wikt:公司\") |\n| [Traditional Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Traditional_Chinese_characters \"Traditional Chinese characters\") | 中國南方航空股份公司 |\n| Literal meaning | China Southern Airlines, Company Limited by Shares |\n| Transcriptions |   |\n| [Standard Mandarin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Standard_Chinese \"Standard Chinese\") |   |\n| [Hanyu Pinyin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanyu_Pinyin \"Hanyu Pinyin\") | Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng Gǔfèn gōngsī |\n| [Yue: Cantonese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cantonese \"Cantonese\") |   |\n| [Jyutping](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyutping \"Jyutping\") | zung1gwok3 naam4fong1 hong4hung1 gu2fan6\\*2 jau5haan6 gung1si1 |\n| Second alternative Chinese name |   |\n| [Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_language \"Chinese language\") | 南方航空 |\n| Literal meaning | Southern Airlines |\n| Transcriptions |   |\n| [Standard Mandarin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Standard_Chinese \"Standard Chinese\") |   |\n| [Hanyu Pinyin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanyu_Pinyin \"Hanyu Pinyin\") | Nánfāng Hángkōng |\n| [Yue: Cantonese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cantonese \"Cantonese\") |   |\n| [Jyutping](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyutping \"Jyutping\") | naam4fong1 hong4hung1 |\n| Third alternative Chinese name |   |\n| [Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_language \"Chinese language\") | [南](https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E5%8D%97#Chinese \"wikt:南\")[航](https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E8%88%AA#Chinese \"wikt:航\") |\n| Transcriptions |   |\n| [Standard Mandarin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Standard_Chinese \"Standard Chinese\") |   |\n| [Hanyu Pinyin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hanyu_Pinyin \"Hanyu Pinyin\") | Nánháng |\n| [Yue: Cantonese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cantonese \"Cantonese\") |   |\n| [Jyutping](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyutping \"Jyutping\") | naam4 hong4 |\n\n**China Southern Airlines** (branded as **China Southern**) is a major airline in China, headquartered in [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou \"Guangzhou\"), [Guangdong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangdong \"Guangdong\"). It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with [Air China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_China \"Air China\") and [China Eastern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Eastern_Airlines \"China Eastern Airlines\").\n\nEstablished on 1 July 1988 following the restructuring of [CAAC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CAAC_\$airline\$ \"CAAC (airline)\") that acquired and merged several domestic airlines, the airline became the [world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Largest_airlines_in_the_world \"Largest airlines in the world\") and Asia's [largest airline in fleet size](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Largest_airlines_in_the_world#By_fleet_size \"Largest airlines in the world\"), [revenue](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Revenue \"Revenue\"), and passengers carried. In 2024, it ranked as the world's ninth-largest airline by brand market value.[\\[5\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-7)\n\nWith its main hubs at [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport \"Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport\"), [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhen_Bao%27an_International_Airport \"Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport\") and [Beijing Daxing International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport \"Beijing Daxing International Airport\"), the airline operates more than 2,000 flights to more than 200 destinations daily and was a member of [SkyTeam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam \"SkyTeam\") until 1 January 2019. The airline started a frequent flyer program partnership with [American Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Airlines \"American Airlines\") in March 2019. The logo of the airline consists of a [kapok](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bombax_ceiba \"Bombax ceiba\") flower (which is also the city flower of Guangzhou) on a blue tail fin.[\\[6\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-8) The company slogan is *Fly towards your dreams*. The airline also operates [cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cargo \"Cargo\") flights branded under the name **China Southern Cargo**.\n\nThe parent company of China Southern Airlines Company Limited is China Southern Air Holding Company, a state-owned enterprise that is supervised by the [State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/State-owned_Assets_Supervision_and_Administration_Commission_of_the_State_Council \"State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council\") of the State Council.\n\n## History and development\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=1 \"Edit section: History and development\")\\]\n\nChina Southern Airlines was established on July 1, 1988, as part of the Chinese government's initiative to decentralize the [Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CAAC_\$airline\$ \"CAAC (airline)\"), and liberalize the Chinese aviation market.[\\[7\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-9) This restructuring aimed to transform CAAC's regional divisions into independent commercial entities. China Southern emerged from the former Guangzhou Regional Administration of CAAC, marking its inception as a separate airline. However, the airline's first commercial operations under its own name and livery didn't launch until February 1991.[\\[8\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-10)\n\nThe airline completed its decentralization from CAAC when it gained independence on 10 October 1993.[\\[9\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-11) During the airline's early years, the carrier was the dominant domestic carrier. Together with the two major airlines of China – Air China and China Eastern – the airline handled half of the passenger traffic carried by all Chinese carriers. Owing to Air China's status as the country's [flag carrier](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flag_carrier \"Flag carrier\"), the airline is entitled to extensive international service rights, with China Eastern and China Southern's international networks confined to mainly East Asia and within Asia, respectively. Like other Chinese carriers, China Southern was subjected to CAAC's exclusive right to grant route-specific operating licenses and domestic prices.[\\[10\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-12)\n\nTo raise its operating standards and distance itself from mostly unprofitable second and third-tier domestic airlines, the carrier signed agreements with several foreign carriers regarding staff training and [aircraft maintenance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft_maintenance \"Aircraft maintenance\"), with the ultimate aim of being listed on the [New York Stock Exchange](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_York_Stock_Exchange \"New York Stock Exchange\"), possibly as soon as early 1995.[\\[11\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-NYSE-13)\n\nStarting in the mid-1990s, China Southern sought to expand its international reach beyond Asia. In December 1995, the Chinese and United States governments signed an aviation agreement that would allow the commencement of non-stop air services between the two countries.[\\[12\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-14) After having been granted the right to establish services to [Amsterdam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amsterdam \"Amsterdam\") in early 1996, the airline started Guangzhou–Beijing–Amsterdam, its first [long-haul](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_length \"Flight length\") route, in November 1996. The following year, the carrier commenced non-stop trans-Pacific services to [Los Angeles](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles \"Los Angeles\"), as well as services to [Brisbane](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Brisbane \"Brisbane\").[\\[13\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-15)\n\nThe start of European and American services coincided with the arrival of the long-range Boeing 777s, the first of which was delivered in late December 1995, as well as a general expansion and upgrade of the carrier's fleet and the associated facilities. Due to engine certification and labor relations issues, the delivery of the first Boeing 777 was more than a month behind schedule. As a result, the carrier considered, but ultimately decided against, leasing the [Boeing 747-400](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_747-400 \"Boeing 747-400\"), which would have been used to cover anticipated delays as well as to launch trans-Pacific services to the United States.[\\[14\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-16)[\\[15\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-17)[\\[16\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Double_fleet-18)[\\[17\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-CSA_B777_O&D-19) Nevertheless, the airline planned to double its fleet of 67 aircraft. In April 1996, the Chinese government placed an order, on China Southern's behalf, for 10 Airbus A320s; the delivery of the first aircraft, and China Southern's first Airbus, was made the following year.[\\[18\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-20)[\\[19\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-21) [Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/GAMECO \"GAMECO\"), which was jointly established with [Lockheed Aircraft Services International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lockheed_Corporation \"Lockheed Corporation\") and [Hutchinson Whampoa](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hutchinson_Whampoa \"Hutchinson Whampoa\"), was carrying out expansion of its aircraft maintenance facilities in anticipation of the increase.[\\[20\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-22)\n\nIn July 1997, China Southern Airlines went public, listing on both the Hong Kong and New York Stock Exchanges. The airline raised \\$600–\\$700 million, which was mainly used to expand its fleet, pay off debt, and invest in other key areas.[\\[21\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-23) In 2003, China Southern Airlines listed domestically on the [Shanghai Stock Exchange](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Stock_Exchange \"Shanghai Stock Exchange\").[\\[22\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-24) By 1997, the airline, along with its joint-venture airlines [Xiamen Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xiamen_Airlines \"Xiamen Airlines\"), Shantou Airlines and Guangxi Airlines, was carrying some 15 million passengers per year using about 90 aircraft, operating about 270 routes among 68 destinations and almost 2,450 flights per week. The airline group's revenue totaled some US\\$1.4 billion with a net income of \\$90 million.[\\[23\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-25)[\\[24\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-26)\n\n### Mergers and acquisitions\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=4 \"Edit section: Mergers and acquisitions\")\\]\n\nThe end of the 1990s was a period of consolidation for the Chinese airline industry. Initially, China Southern looked to acquire several smaller non-profitable domestic carriers as it sought to highlight its expansion plans intoaise funds; among the deals was the purchase of 60% shares of Guizhou Airlines.[\\[25\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-27)[\\[26\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-28) Due to the weakening economy amidst the [1997 Asian financial crisis](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1997_Asian_financial_crisis \"1997 Asian financial crisis\") and intense competition among the some 30 Chinese carriers, in 1998, [CAAC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CAAC_Airlines \"CAAC Airlines\") considered a comprehensive restructuring of the industry that would see the consolidation of the airlines into three or five carrier groups.[\\[27\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Bigger-29)[\\[28\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-30) At one stage, it was reported that CAAC was contemplating a forced merger of Air China and China Southern. Given the latter's dual listing in Hong Kong and New York, it was thought that such a merger would have eased Air China's path towardits own share offering. China Southern confirmed that such talks between them were occurring, although they ultimately proved fruitless. Had the merger proceeded, their combined fleets would have numbered some 250 aircraft, which would have made the resultant airline the largest in Asia.[\\[29\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-31)[\\[30\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-32)[\\[31\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-33)\n\nAlthough there was considerable resistance to CAAC's call to rationalise the industry, in July 2000, the administrative body announced that the 10 airlines under its direct management will be merged into three airline groups, revolving around Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern itself.[\\[27\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Bigger-29) Within a month, China Southern had started absorbing [Zhengzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhengzhou \"Zhengzhou\")\\-based [Zhongyuan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhongyuan_Airlines \"Zhongyuan Airlines\"), which at the time operated five Boeing 737s and two [Xian Y-7](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xian_Y-7 \"Xian Y-7\") turboprops.[\\[32\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-34) The carrier would later merge with [Shenyang](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenyang \"Shenyang\")\\-based [China Northern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Northern_Airlines \"China Northern Airlines\") and [Urumqi](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Urumqi \"Urumqi\")\\-based [Xinjiang Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xinjiang_Airlines \"Xinjiang Airlines\") to form China Southern Air Holding Co., a process that took more than two years and would culminate in China Southern's acquisition of their US\\$2 billion's worth of assets (as well as \\$1.8 billion of debt) in November 2004. Consequently, China Southern's fleet expanded from some 140 aircraft to over 210. The takeovers meant that the carrier became the main airline in Shenyang and Ürümqi, with passenger numbersjumping from 28.2 million in 2004 to 44.1 million in 2005.[\\[33\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-35) As a result, China Southern Airlines became one of the \"Big Three\" carriers in the country. Since then, it has successively taken over shareholding stocks and joined the equity in numerous Chinese carriers. The airline is the major shareholder of [Xiamen Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xiamen_Airlines \"Xiamen Airlines\") (55%) and [Chongqing Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chongqing_Airlines \"Chongqing Airlines\") (60%); it also invests in [Sichuan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sichuan_Airlines \"Sichuan Airlines\") (39%).[\\[34\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-36)\n\nAmidst the major consolidation of the airline industry, China Southern in April 2000 started dedicated cargo services from [Shenzhen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhen \"Shenzhen\") using a Boeing 747-200F (which was quickly upgraded to the Boeing 747-400F) [wet-leased](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aircraft_lease#Wet_lease \"Aircraft lease\") from [Atlas Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Atlas_Air \"Atlas Air\"). To capitalize on the economic growth of the [Pearl River Delta](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pearl_River_Delta \"Pearl River Delta\") region (which includes Hong Kong), the carrier constructed a dedicated cargo center in Shenzhen.[\\[35\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-37) Successful operations prompted an order for two Boeing 747-400Fs the following year.[\\[36\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-38) The airline by now had commenced operations to [Sydney](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sydney \"Sydney\") and [Melbourne](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melbourne \"Melbourne\").[\\[37\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-39)\n\nIn September 2003, China Southern signed a purchase agreement for four [Airbus A330-200s](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A330 \"Airbus A330\") to be delivered in 2005. This was part of the order placed in April by the China Aviation Supplies Imp. & Exp. Group covering 30 aircraft.[\\[38\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-40) China Southern became the first mainland Chinese A330 operator with the delivery of the first example in February 2005.[\\[39\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-First_CSA_A330-41) China Southern followed up in September 2005 with a further order for eight A330-300s and two A330-200s.[\\[40\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-42)\n\nThe month of January 2005 proved to be significant for [civil aviation in China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_aviation_in_China \"Civil aviation in China\") in general and China Southern in particular. In preparation for the [2008 Summer Olympics](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2008_Summer_Olympics \"2008 Summer Olympics\") in Beijing, China Southern, and the Chinese government placed several landmark widebody-aircraft orders from [Airbus](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus \"Airbus\") and [Boeing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_Commercial_Airplanes \"Boeing Commercial Airplanes\"). More specifically, on 28 January 2005, the carrier became the first (and so far the only) Chinese carrier to commit to the [Airbus A380](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A380 \"Airbus A380\") double-deck aircraft, when it signed a general-terms agreement for five examples worth US\\$1.4 billion at catalog prices.[\\[41\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-43)[\\[42\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-44) On the same day, China Southern, along with five other domestic carriers, placed a bulk order for 60 Boeing 7E7s (later renamed the [Boeing 787 Dreamliner](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_787_Dreamliner \"Boeing 787 Dreamliner\")). The aircraft was worth \\$7.2 billion at list prices, and the first example was expected to be delivered in time for the Olympics;[\\[43\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-45) however, the first aircraft did not arrive until June 2013.[\\[44\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-46)\n\nEarlier during the month, the CAAC had approved the temporary operations of charter flights between mainland China and [Taiwan](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan \"Taiwan\"). On the same day as the widebody orders, a China Southern Airlines Boeing 777–200 took off from Guangzhou and landed in [Taipei](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taipei \"Taipei\") the following day, becoming the first mainland Chinese aircraft to land in the [Republic of China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Republic_of_China \"Republic of China\") since 1949, when the [Kuomintang](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kuomintang \"Kuomintang\") were involved in [Chinese Civil War](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_Civil_War \"Chinese Civil War\") with the [Chinese Communist Party](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_Communist_Party \"Chinese Communist Party\"). The flight carried 242 passengers home after the [Chinese New Year](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chinese_New_Year \"Chinese New Year\"). Previously, passengers traveling between the mainland and Taiwan had to transit through a third port such as Hong Kong or [Macau](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macau \"Macau\").[\\[45\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-47)[\\[46\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-48) Within three years, in July 2008, a China Southern Airlines Airbus A330 carrying 230 tourists[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FN.com_Chn-Twn_flight-49) again landed in [Taipei](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taipei \"Taipei\").[\\[48\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-NYTimes.com_Chn-Twn-flight-50) The governments of China and Taiwan had both agreed to allow direct flights across the [Taiwan Strait](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taiwan_Strait \"Taiwan Strait\") in June, ending six decades of limited air travel between the two sides. Following the flight, China Southern Airlines Chairman and pilot of the flight, Liu Shaoyong, said, \"From today onward, regular commercial flights will replace the rumbling warplanes over the skies of the Taiwan Strait, and relations between the two sides will become better and better.\"[\\[47\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FN.com_Chn-Twn_flight-49)[\\[48\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-NYTimes.com_Chn-Twn-flight-50)\n\nFollowing two years of negotiations which had started in August 2004, in late June 2006, China Southern signed an agreement with [SkyTeam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam \"SkyTeam\"), one of the three global [airline alliances](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_alliance \"Airline alliance\"), formally pledging itself to the improvement of standards with the aim of its eventual joining. According to the agreement, the airline committed to the upgrade of handling services, facilities, and training of at least 75% of its staff to SkyTeam's standards.[\\[49\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-51)[\\[50\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-52) On 15 November 2007, China Southern officially joined SkyTeam, becoming the eleventh carrier to join the grouping and the first mainland Chinese carrier to join an airline alliance. The welcoming ceremony was attended by high-ranking Chinese government and SkyTeam corporate officials and was held at the [Great Hall of the People](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Great_Hall_of_the_People \"Great Hall of the People\").[\\[51\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-53) The carrier's integration with the alliance continued with its entry into [SkyTeam Cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam_Cargo \"SkyTeam Cargo\") in November 2010,[\\[52\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-54) and its joint-venture carrier Xiamen Airlines' formal joining in November 2012. With China Eastern's ascension in June 2011, SkyTeam furthered its leading presence on the mainland Chinese market; the remaining Big Three carrier, Air China, is a member of [Star Alliance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Alliance \"Star Alliance\").[\\[53\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-55)[\\[54\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-56)\n\nIt followed up with another Airbus order on 7 July 2006, when it confirmed a deal covering the purchase of 50 more A320 narrow bodies for delivery in 2009.[\\[55\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-57) The order included 13 A319-100s, 20 A320-200s and 17 A321-200s, reportedly worth \\$3.3 billion at list prices.[\\[56\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-58) In December 2005, China Southern Airlines along with CASGC, announced an order with Boeing for 9 [Boeing 737-700s](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737 \"Boeing 737\") and 11 [Boeing 737-800s](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-800_SFP \"Boeing 737-800 SFP\").\n\nIn June 2006, China Southern Airlines confirmed another order of three Boeing 737-700s and seven Boeing 737-800s. The deliveries would continue through 2010.[\\[57\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-59) On 18 October 2006, China Southern Airlines placed an order for six [Boeing 777](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_777 \"Boeing 777\") freighters, striding forward a brand new step in its cargo development.[\\[58\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-60) The aircraft would be delivered from November 2008 to July 2010.\n\nOn 20 August 2007, China Southern Airlines announced its intention for an order of 25 Boeing 737-700s and 30 Boeing 737-800s, which will be delivered from May 2011 to October 2013.[\\[59\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-61) It was a mere two months before, on 23 October 2007, China Southern Airlines announced that it had placed an order for 10 additional Airbus A330-200s. The order has a listed price of US\\$1.677 billion and the aircraft will be delivered from March 2010 to August 2012.[\\[60\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-62)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/52\/China_Southern_Airlines_office_in_Melbourne.jpg\/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_office_in_Melbourne.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_Airlines_office_in_Melbourne.jpg)\n\nChina Southern Airlines office in [Melbourne](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melbourne \"Melbourne\")\n\n### Recent developments\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=5 \"Edit section: Recent developments\")\\]\n\nDuring 2009, China Southern Airlines remodeled its strategy from a point-to-point hub to a full hub and spoke carrier, which has been proven successful. Along with that, the airline has rapidly expanded its international market share, particularly in [Australia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australia \"Australia\"), where passenger numbers in 2011 have been 97% greater than in 2010.[\\[61\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-airlineroute.net-63)\n\nOn 21 January 2010, China Southern Airlines announced an order for an additional 20 A320-200s, scheduled for delivery in 2011, due to the falling fuel costs and surging passenger demand.[\\[62\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-64) In March 2010, the Chinese carrier issued new shares in [Hong Kong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hong_Kong \"Hong Kong\") and [Shanghai](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai \"Shanghai\") 2010 to raise 10.75 billion yuan (\\$1.57 billion) in a bid to pay off outstanding loans.[\\[63\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-65) In December, CNY810 million (\\$121.5 million) was injected by China Southern Airlines into its subsidiary [Xiamen Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xiamen_Airlines \"Xiamen Airlines\") to fund its fleet expansion.[\\[64\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-66) In November 2010, China Southern Airlines signed an agreement with Airbus for the purchase of 6 A330s and 30 A320–200s.[\\[65\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-67)\n\nOn 11 January 2011, China Southern Airlines announced a lease for 10 [Embraer E190](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embraer_E-190 \"Embraer E-190\") aircraft, set to be delivered from the second half of 2011. On 27 January 2011, China Southern Airlines was awarded a four-star ranking by [Skytrax](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skytrax \"Skytrax\"). It is the largest airline to hold this title.[\\[66\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-68) On 17 October 2011, China Southern Airlines made its [first flight](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_flight \"First flight\") with the [Airbus A380](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A380 \"Airbus A380\"). Initially, the airline deployed the A380s on domestic routes, flying between Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. At the same time, the carrier conducted negotiations to commence A380 international services. Due to the government-imposed limitation that confined an international route to a single airline, China Southern in August 2012 announced its intention to initiate Beijing-[Paris](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paris \"Paris\") services in cooperation with Air China, pending government approval. Two months later, the A380 was deployed on Guangzhou-Los Angeles services.[\\[67\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-69) Early A380 operations were unprofitable and the aircraft, underutilised; services to Sydney were thus launched in October 2013.[\\[68\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-70) By May 2013, talks with Air China on Beijing-Paris services had ceased.[\\[69\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-71)\n\nWhile China Southern, like the other two of the big three Chinese carriers, [Air China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_China \"Air China\") and [China Eastern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Eastern_Airlines \"China Eastern Airlines\"),[\\[70\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-72) had been expanding rapidly since 2000, much of their activities had been focused on the domestic market.[\\[71\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Canton-73) With the increase in outflow of Chinese tourists, who in 2012, for example, spent \\$102 billion internationally,[\\[72\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-74) as well as the rapid construction and introduction of [high-speed rail in China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High-speed_rail_in_China \"High-speed rail in China\"), the carrier shifted its outlook overseas to sustain growth.[\\[71\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Canton-73) Owing to the location of its hub at Guangzhou, which hinders the airline from effectively serving the North American market, the airline concentrated its international expansion on [Australasia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australasia \"Australasia\"). In June 2012, with the inauguration of services from [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou \"Guangzhou\") to [London-Heathrow](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London_Heathrow_Airport \"London Heathrow Airport\"), the airline started marketing its services connecting Europe and Australia as the \"Canton Route\",[\\[73\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Destinations-75)[\\[74\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ReferenceA-76) an alternative to the [Kangaroo Route](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kangaroo_Route \"Kangaroo Route\") flown by carriers such as Qantas. It hoped to attract the predominantly business traffic that travel between Europe and Australia, and channel such sixth-freedom traffic as well as traffic from mainland China through its Guangzhou hub (thereby transforming the carrier's network from one that emphasises point-to-point to a hub-and-spoke system).[\\[75\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-77)[\\[76\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-78) The carrier by now had added cities such as [Auckland](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auckland \"Auckland\"), [Istanbul](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Istanbul \"Istanbul\"), [Perth](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Perth \"Perth\"), and [Vancouver](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vancouver \"Vancouver\") to its route map.[\\[73\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Destinations-75)[\\[77\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-79)[\\[78\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-80)\n\nDuring May–June 2012, China Southern Airlines has recruited Dutch flight attendants to serve the First and Business class sections for flights from Guangzhou to Amsterdam.[\\[79\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-81)\n\nOn 7 June 2013, China Southern operated its first [Boeing 787](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_787 \"Boeing 787\") on a route from [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport \"Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport\") to [Beijing Capital](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Capital_International_Airport \"Beijing Capital International Airport\"), the first Chinese airline to introduce the 787-8.[\\[80\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-82) The 787s were going to be part of China Southern's fleet for only a dozen years: in November 2024, the airline announced its intention to sell all 10 aircraft of the type by 2026 due to [challenges in recovering long-haul services](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_commercial_air_transport \"Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial air transport\") following the [COVID-19 pandemic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/COVID-19_pandemic \"COVID-19 pandemic\").[\\[81\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-83)\n\nIn early 2015, it was announced that the airline would lease 24 Airbus A320neo aircraft from [AerCap](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/AerCap \"AerCap\") for delivery between 2016 and 2019.[\\[82\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-84)\n\nOn 15 November 2018, the airline announced that it would leave SkyTeam by 1 January 2019 and will strengthen its partnership with [American Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Airlines \"American Airlines\") and others.[\\[83\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-85) The announcement lead to speculation that it will join [Oneworld](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oneworld \"Oneworld\") alongside Hong Kong carrier [Cathay Pacific](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cathay_Pacific \"Cathay Pacific\"). Various media outlets reported that while analysts predict that its Oneworld move could threaten Cathay Pacific's position in the alliance, other analysts state that China Southern joining Oneworld would benefit Cathay more due to different target markets.[\\[84\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-86)\n\nIn March 2019, the airline announced a frequent flyer partnership with [American Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Airlines \"American Airlines\").[\\[85\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-87) Currently, the airline plans for more flexible tie-ups with other carriers, mostly with Oneworld members such as Qatar Airways while not joining the alliance 'for a few years' in order to fulfill its dream as 'world's largest airline'.[\\[86\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-88) On 26 September 2019, China Southern operates at [Beijing Daxing International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport \"Beijing Daxing International Airport\") alongside its former and current partners, and all of its flights to and from Beijing are transferred to Daxing on 25 October 2020.\n\nChina Southern operated its last commercial [Airbus A380](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A380 \"Airbus A380\") flight on 5 November 2022, remaining the only Chinese airline ever to operate the A380. The aircraft were retired due to market challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic, the last two being flown to storage at [Mojave Air and Space Port](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mojave_Air_and_Space_Port \"Mojave Air and Space Port\") in December 2022. One former China Southern A380 was acquired by [Global Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Airlines \"Global Airlines\") in 2024 with plans to launch flights between the United Kingdom and the United States using this aircraft in 2025.[\\[87\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-89)\n\nIn early January 2025, China Southern Airlines suspend its daily service between [Beijing Daxing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport \"Beijing Daxing International Airport\") and [Moscow Sheremetyevo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sheremetyevo_International_Airport \"Sheremetyevo International Airport\") from 20 January to 30 March 2025. No reason was given by the airline. However, experts commented it may be due to the on-going [conflict](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russo-Ukrainian_War \"Russo-Ukrainian War\") between [Russia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Russia \"Russia\") and [Ukraine](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ukraine \"Ukraine\").[\\[88\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-90)\n\nThe key trends for the China Southern Airlines Group are (as of the financial year ending December 31):[\\[89\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-91)\n\n|   | Revenue ([RMB](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renminbi \"Renminbi\") b) | [Net profit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Net_income \"Net income\") (RMB b) | Number of employees | Number of passengers (m) | Passenger load factor (%) | Fleet size | References |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| 2012 | 99\\.5 | 3\\.7 | 73,668 | 86\\.4 | 79\\.9 | 491 | [\\[90\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-92) |\n| 2013 | 98\\.5 | 2\\.7 | 80,175 | 91\\.7 | 79\\.4 | 561 | [\\[91\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-93) |\n| 2014 | 108 | 2\\.3 | 82,132 | 100 | 79\\.4 | 612 | [\\[92\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-94) |\n| 2015 | 111 | 4\\.8 | 82,132 | 109 | 80\\.5 | 667 | [\\[93\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-95) |\n| 2016 | 114 | 5\\.8 | 93,132 | 114 | 80\\.5 | 702 | [\\[94\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-96) |\n| 2017 | 127 | 6\\.8 | 100,831 | 126 | 82\\.2 | 754 | [\\[95\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-97) |\n| 2018 | 143 | 3\\.3 | 100,831 | 139 | 82\\.4 | 840 | [\\[96\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-98) |\n| 2019 | 154 | 3\\.0 | 103,876 | 151 | 82\\.8 | 862 | [\\[97\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-99) |\n| 2020 | 92\\.5 | −11.8 | 100,431 | 96\\.8 | 71\\.4 | 867 | [\\[98\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-100) |\n| 2021 | 101 | −11.0 | 98,098 | 98\\.5 | 71\\.2 | 878 | [\\[99\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-101) |\n| 2022 | 87 | −33.7 | 97,899 | 62\\.6 | 66\\.3 | 894 | [\\[100\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-102) |\n| 2023 | 160 | −2.9 | 99,468 | 142 | 78\\.9 | 908 | [\\[101\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-103) |\n| 2024 | 174 | 0\\.025 | 102,597 | 165 | 84\\.4 | 917 | [\\[102\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-104) |\n\n### Ownership structure\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=8 \"Edit section: Ownership structure\")\\]\n\n|   |   |   |   |\n|---|---|---|---|\n| [\\[103\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-105) | Owner | Number of shares held | Percentage of shares held |\n| 1 | China Southern Airlines Group Co., Ltd. | 9404468936 | 51\\.9 |\n| 2 | Nanlong Holdings Limited | 2612124036 | 14\\.41 |\n| 3 | Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (Agent) | 1750815837 | 9\\.66 |\n| 4 | Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited | 654597606 | 3\\.61 |\n| 5 | China Securities Finance Corporation Limited | 320484148 | 1\\.77 |\n| 6 | [American Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Airlines \"American Airlines\") | 270606272 | 1\\.49 |\n| 7 | China Aviation Oil Holding Company Limited | 261685354 | 1\\.44 |\n| 8 | [Spring Airlines Co., Ltd.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spring_Airlines \"Spring Airlines\") | 140043961 | 0\\.77 |\n| 9 | China State-Owned Enterprise Structural Adjustment Fund Co., Ltd. | 72077475 | 0\\.4 |\n| 10 | GF Ruiyi Leading Mixed Securities Investment Fund | 70644579 | 0\\.39 |\n\n### Cooperation with American Airlines\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=9 \"Edit section: Cooperation with American Airlines\")\\]\n\nAmerican Airlines invested \\$200 million in China Southern Airlines in March 2017, laying a strong foundation for a long-term relationship between two of the world's largest airlines. After the investment, American Airlines holds a 2.7% equity stake in China Southern Airlines.[\\[104\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-106) American Airlines and China Southern are two of the world's largest airlines with complementary networks, offering customers unparalleled destinations in both the business and leisure traveler markets. The two airlines have signed [codeshare](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Codeshare_agreement \"Codeshare agreement\") and interline agreements to provide travelers with flights to more destinations in China, North and South America. The codeshare route partnership includes the ability to earn and redeem AAdvantage miles, check baggage through, and book tickets.[\\[105\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-107)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/c7\/The_Headquarters_building_of_China_Southern_Airlines%2820181004%29.jpg\/250px-The_Headquarters_building_of_China_Southern_Airlines%2820181004%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:The_Headquarters_building_of_China_Southern_Airlines\$20181004\$.jpg)\n\nThe China Southern Air Building, the company headquarters located in [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou \"Guangzhou\")\n\nChina Southern is headquartered in the China Southern Air Building at 68 Qixin Road (齐心路) in [Baiyun District](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baiyun_District,_Guangzhou \"Baiyun District, Guangzhou\"), [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou \"Guangzhou\"), [Guangdong Province](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangdong_Province \"Guangdong Province\").[\\[106\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-108)\n\nIt was previously at 278 Jichang (Airport) Road (机场路) in Baiyun District.[\\[107\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-109)[\\[108\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-110)[\\[109\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-111)\n\nChina Southern had plans to open a new headquarters facility on a 988-acre (400 ha) site on the outskirts of Guangzhou, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport \"Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport\"). [Woods Bagot](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Woods_Bagot \"Woods Bagot\") won a competition for the architect firm which would design the facility. The proposed site consists of two parcels of land on opposite sides of a highway leading to Baiyun Airport; both sites are shaped like wings. The site will have a bridge and light rail system that operates above the highway to connect the two parcels, which will each have distinct functions. For instance, the east parcel will house internal functions such as the data center facilities, staff dormitories, and the training center. The airline wants it to be aesthetically pleasing from the air since it sits below a runway approach. The site will have a lot of outdoor space, which Woods Bagot designed along with Hargreaves Associates and Sherwood Design Engineers. Jean Weng, a Woods Bagot [Beijing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing \"Beijing\")\\-based principal, said \"Most Chinese cities are very dense and very urban, but China Southern wants to create a human-scale campus, that's close to nature.\"[\\[110\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-112) The new headquarters was opened in August 2016.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a8\/China_Southern_Airlines_Cargo_Boeing_777-F1B_B-2075_%2824111998001%29.jpg\/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_Cargo_Boeing_777-F1B_B-2075_%2824111998001%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_Airlines_Cargo_Boeing_777-F1B_B-2075_\$24111998001\$.jpg)\n\nChina Southern Cargo [Boeing 777F](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_777F \"Boeing 777F\") landing at [Frankfurt Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt_Airport \"Frankfurt Airport\") in 2011\n\nChina Southern Cargo is the cargo subsidiary of China Southern Airlines. The cargo airline provides services between mainland China and worldwide cities including [Amsterdam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amsterdam_Schiphol_Airport \"Amsterdam Schiphol Airport\"), [Vienna](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vienna_International_Airport \"Vienna International Airport\"), [Frankfurt](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frankfurt_Airport \"Frankfurt Airport\"), [Los Angeles](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles_International_Airport \"Los Angeles International Airport\"), [Chicago](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chicago_O%27Hare \"Chicago O'Hare\"),[\\[111\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-113) [Glasgow](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Glasgow_Prestwick \"Glasgow Prestwick\"),[\\[112\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-glasgowcargo-114) and [London Stansted](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/London_Stansted \"London Stansted\") served from its main hubs of [Guangzhou Baiyun](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun \"Guangzhou Baiyun\") and [Shanghai Pudong](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Pudong_International_Airport \"Shanghai Pudong International Airport\").\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\nThe cargo subsidiary joined the [SkyTeam Cargo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam_Cargo \"SkyTeam Cargo\") alliance in November 2010 and withdrew on 1 January 2019 following the airline's withdrawal from [SkyTeam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam \"SkyTeam\").[\\[113\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-115)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1c\/China_Southern_Airlines_-_Sikorsky_S-92A.jpg\/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_-_Sikorsky_S-92A.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_Airlines_-_Sikorsky_S-92A.jpg)\n\nCSAGA [Sikorsky S-92A](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sikorsky_S-92A \"Sikorsky S-92A\") in 2010\n\nChina Southern Airlines General Aviation (CSAGA) is the [helicopter](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helicopter \"Helicopter\") division of China Southern Airlines. Established in 1980 as Zhuhai Helicopter Company, the division was rebranded to China Southern Airlines General Aviation in 2003.[\\[114\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-aboutcsaga-116) The company currently operates out of 13 bases.[\\[115\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-helis-117) Currently, it operates passenger, charter, rescue, aerial photography and other inspection flights.[\\[114\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-aboutcsaga-116)\n\nChina Southern Airlines serves [193 destinations](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_China_Southern_Airlines_destinations \"List of China Southern Airlines destinations\") in 35 countries worldwide.[\\[116\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-118) It maintains a strong presence in the domestic market with its main hubs at [Beijing Daxing International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport \"Beijing Daxing International Airport\") and [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport \"Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport\") with secondary hubs at [Shanghai Pudong International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shanghai_Pudong_International_Airport \"Shanghai Pudong International Airport\"), [Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chongqing_Jiangbei_International_Airport \"Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport\"), [Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_Diwopu_International_Airport \"Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport\"), and [Wuhan Tianhe International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wuhan_Tianhe_International_Airport \"Wuhan Tianhe International Airport\"), along with other [focus cities](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Focus_city \"Focus city\") in [Changchun](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Changchun \"Changchun\"), [Changsha](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Changsha \"Changsha\"), [Dalian](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dalian \"Dalian\"), [Shenyang](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenyang \"Shenyang\"), [Shenzhen](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhen \"Shenzhen\"), and [Zhengzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zhengzhou \"Zhengzhou\"). The airline plans to continue to develop Chongqing and Ürümqi as hubs as well as to exploit the domestic market potential.[\\[117\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-119)\n\nChina Southern offers 485 flights a day from its [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport \"Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport\") hub and 221 from its [Beijing](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport \"Beijing Daxing International Airport\") hub.[\\[61\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-airlineroute.net-63) The airline provides services to 65 international destinations. Most of the international flights link [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou \"Guangzhou\") with world cities. There are also plenty of international flights operated through Beijing, Shanghai, Ürümqi (notably to Central Asia and Middle-East) and Dalian (to Japan, South Korea, and Russia). China Southern Airlines has developed an extensive network in Southeast Asia and also has become the Chinese airline with the largest presence in Australia.[\\[118\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-csair.com-120)\\[*[non-primary source needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")*\\] China Southern is also considering expanding into the South American markets, as well as further expansion into the African market.[\\[74\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ReferenceA-76)\\[*[non-primary source needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")*\\]\n\nOn 12 December 2024, it was reported that China Southern has resumed the direct routes between [Guangzhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou \"Guangzhou\") and [Adelaide](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Adelaide \"Adelaide\"), [South Australia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/South_Australia \"South Australia\"). The route was initially launched in 2016, but ceased in 2020 due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/COVID-19_pandemic \"COVID-19 pandemic\").[\\[119\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-121)\n\nOn 28 August 2004, China Southern Airlines signed a [Memorandum of Understanding](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Memorandum_of_Understanding \"Memorandum of Understanding\") with the [airline alliance](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airline_alliance \"Airline alliance\") [SkyTeam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SkyTeam \"SkyTeam\"). On 15 November 2007, the airline was officially welcomed as the 11th member of SkyTeam, becoming the first [mainland Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mainland_China \"Mainland China\") airline to join any global airline alliance,[\\[120\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-122) expanding the alliance's presence on [mainland China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mainland_China \"Mainland China\").\n\nOn 24 December 2018, China Southern Airlines released an official statement saying that it would discontinue its SkyTeam membership on 1 January 2019 and will also terminate its partnership with [China Eastern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Eastern_Airlines \"China Eastern Airlines\") and [Delta Air Lines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delta_Air_Lines \"Delta Air Lines\").[\\[121\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-123)\\[*[non-primary source needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")*\\]\n\n### Codeshare agreements\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=17 \"Edit section: Codeshare agreements\")\\]\n\nChina Southern Airlines [codeshares](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Codeshare_agreement \"Codeshare agreement\") with the following airlines:[\\[122\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-124)[\\[123\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-125)\n\n- [Aeroflot](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aeroflot \"Aeroflot\")[\\[124\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-126)[\\[125\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-127)\n- [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerol%C3%ADneas_Argentinas \"Aerolíneas Argentinas\")\n- [Air France](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_France \"Air France\") (joint venture partner)[\\[126\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ch-aviation.com-128)\n- [Air Serbia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Serbia \"Air Serbia\")[\\[127\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-129)\n- [American Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Airlines \"American Airlines\")\n- [British Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/British_Airways \"British Airways\")[\\[128\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-130)\n- [Chengdu Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Chengdu_Airlines \"Chengdu Airlines\")[\\[129\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131)\n- [China Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Airlines \"China Airlines\")\n- [China Express Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Express_Airlines \"China Express Airlines\")\n- [Donghai Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Donghai_Airlines \"Donghai Airlines\")[\\[129\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131)\n- [Emirates](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Emirates_\$airline\$ \"Emirates (airline)\")[\\[130\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-132)\n- [Etihad Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Etihad_Airways \"Etihad Airways\")\n- [Finnair](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finnair \"Finnair\")[\\[131\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-133)\n- [Garuda Indonesia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Garuda_Indonesia \"Garuda Indonesia\")\n- [Hebei Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hebei_Airlines \"Hebei Airlines\")[\\[129\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131)\n- [Iberia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Iberia_\$airline\$ \"Iberia (airline)\")\n- [Japan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Japan_Airlines \"Japan Airlines\")\n- [Kenya Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kenya_Airways \"Kenya Airways\")\n- [KLM](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/KLM \"KLM\") (joint venture partner)[\\[126\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ch-aviation.com-128)\n- [Korean Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korean_Air \"Korean Air\")\n- [LATAM Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LATAM_Airlines \"LATAM Airlines\")\n- [Loong Air](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Loong_Air \"Loong Air\")[\\[129\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131)\n- [Malaysia Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malaysia_Airlines \"Malaysia Airlines\")[\\[132\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-134)\n- [Mandarin Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandarin_Airlines \"Mandarin Airlines\")[\\[129\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131)\n- [Pakistan International Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pakistan_International_Airlines \"Pakistan International Airlines\")\n- [Qantas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qantas \"Qantas\")\n- [Qatar Airways](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qatar_Airways \"Qatar Airways\")\n- [Qingdao Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Qingdao_Airlines \"Qingdao Airlines\")[\\[129\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131)\n- [Saudia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saudia \"Saudia\")[\\[133\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-135)\n- [Sichuan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sichuan_Airlines \"Sichuan Airlines\")[\\[134\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-136)\n- [Vietnam Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vietnam_Airlines \"Vietnam Airlines\")\n- [WestJet](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WestJet \"WestJet\")\n- [XiamenAir](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XiamenAir \"XiamenAir\") (subsidiary)\n\n### Interline Agreements\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=18 \"Edit section: Interline Agreements\")\\]\n\n- [My Freighter Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/My_Freighter_Airlines \"My Freighter Airlines\")[\\[135\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-137)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/4c\/B-6293_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Airbus_A320-214_-_TAO_%2811237297626%29.jpg\/250px-B-6293_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Airbus_A320-214_-_TAO_%2811237297626%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-6293_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Airbus_A320-214_-_TAO_\$11237297626\$.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/31\/B-1065%40PEK_%2820180604144833%29.jpg\/250px-B-1065%40PEK_%2820180604144833%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-1065@PEK_\$20180604144833\$.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2a\/B-308T%40SHA_%2820191021095441%29.jpg\/250px-B-308T%40SHA_%2820191021095441%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-308T@SHA_\$20191021095441\$.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2a\/China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_737-800%3B_B-5112%40HKG%3B04.08.2011_615df_%286207740878%29.jpg\/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_737-800%3B_B-5112%40HKG%3B04.08.2011_615df_%286207740878%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_737-800;_B-5112@HKG;04.08.2011_615df_\$6207740878\$.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/84\/B-2029%40PEK_%2820191219153715%29.jpg\/250px-B-2029%40PEK_%2820191219153715%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-2029@PEK_\$20191219153715\$.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/53\/B-2737_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_SHA_%2815359798985%29.jpg\/250px-B-2737_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_SHA_%2815359798985%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-2737_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_SHA_\$15359798985\$.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/ed\/20231230_COMAC_ARJ21-700_of_China_Southern_Airlines_%28B-651Y%29_at_CGO_02.jpg\/250px-20231230_COMAC_ARJ21-700_of_China_Southern_Airlines_%28B-651Y%29_at_CGO_02.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:20231230_COMAC_ARJ21-700_of_China_Southern_Airlines_\$B-651Y\$_at_CGO_02.jpg)\n\nAs of December 2025, China Southern Airlines operates the following aircraft:[\\[136\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-138)[\\[137\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-139)\n\n| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers[\\[138\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-140) | Notes |   |   |   |\n|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|\n| J | W | Y | Total |   |   |   |   |\n| [Airbus A319neo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A319neo \"Airbus A319neo\") | 9 | — | 4 | 24 | 116 | 144[\\[139\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-141) | Launch customer.[\\[140\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-142) |\n| [Airbus A320-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A320-200 \"Airbus A320-200\") | 93 | — | 8 | 24 | 120 | 152[\\[141\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-143) |   |\n| 4 | 18 | 138 | 160[\\[142\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-144) |   |   |   |   |\n| 24 | 166[\\[143\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-145) |   |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Airbus A320neo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A320neo \"Airbus A320neo\") | 73 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 138 | 166 |   |\n| [Airbus A321-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A321-200 \"Airbus A321-200\") | 84 | — | 12 | 24 | 143 | 179 |   |\n| 4 | 18 | 167 | 189 |   |   |   |   |\n| 24 | 195 |   |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Airbus A321neo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A321neo \"Airbus A321neo\") | 93 | 41 | 4 | 24 | 167 | 195 |   |\n| 12 | 164 | 200 |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Airbus A330-300](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A330-300 \"Airbus A330-300\") | 25 | — | 30 | — | 253 | 283 |   |\n| 28 | 258 | 286 |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Airbus A350-900](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A350-900 \"Airbus A350-900\") | 20 | — | 28 | 24 | 262 | 314[\\[144\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-146) |   |\n| — | 307 | 335[\\[145\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-147) |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Boeing 737-700](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-700 \"Boeing 737-700\") | 8 | — | 4 | 18 | 106 | 128[\\[146\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-148) |   |\n| [Boeing 737-800](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-800 \"Boeing 737-800\") | 153 | — | 8 | 24 | 132 | 164[\\[147\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-149) |   |\n| 4 | 150 | 178[\\[148\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-150) |   |   |   |   |   |\n| 18 | 147 | 169[\\[149\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-151) |   |   |   |   |   |\n| 150 | 172[\\[150\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-152) |   |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Boeing 737 MAX 8](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737_MAX_8 \"Boeing 737 MAX 8\") | 42 | 26 | 4 | 24 | 150 | 178[\\[151\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-153) |   |\n| [Boeing 777-300ER](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_777-300ER \"Boeing 777-300ER\") | 15 | — | 28 | 28 | 305 | 361[\\[152\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-154) |   |\n| [Boeing 787-9](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_787-9 \"Boeing 787-9\") | 21 | — | 28 | 28 | 220 | 276[\\[153\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-155) | 3 orders were transferred to [XiamenAir](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/XiamenAir \"XiamenAir\").[\\[154\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-156) |\n| — | 269 | 297[\\[155\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-157) |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Comac C909](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comac_C909 \"Comac C909\") | 35 | — | — | — | 90 | 90[\\[156\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-158) |   |\n| [Comac C919-100STD](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comac_C919 \"Comac C919\") | 8 | 92 | 8 | — | 156 | 164 | First aircraft delivered in August 2024.[\\[157\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-159) |\n| China Southern Cargo fleet |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |\n| [Boeing 777F](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_777F \"Boeing 777F\") | 19 | — | Cargo |   |   |   |   |\n| Total | 708 | 164 |   |   |   |   |   |\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/df\/B-2329_%283981801638%29.jpg\/250px-B-2329_%283981801638%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-2329_\$3981801638\$.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/40\/China_Southern_Airlines_A330-200_B-6516_AMS_2011-4-9.png\/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_A330-200_B-6516_AMS_2011-4-9.png)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_Airlines_A330-200_B-6516_AMS_2011-4-9.png)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/09\/China_Southern_A380-800_B-6136.jpg\/250px-China_Southern_A380-800_B-6136.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_A380-800_B-6136.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/6e\/China_Southern_B-2473.jpg\/250px-China_Southern_B-2473.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_B-2473.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/6\/60\/China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_757-21B_B-2824_%288814372752%29.jpg\/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_757-21B_B-2824_%288814372752%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_757-21B_B-2824_\$8814372752\$.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/0f\/Boeing_767-31B-ER%2C_China_Southern_Airlines_AN0669954.jpg\/250px-Boeing_767-31B-ER%2C_China_Southern_Airlines_AN0669954.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Boeing_767-31B-ER,_China_Southern_Airlines_AN0669954.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/07\/B-3060_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Embraer_ERJ-145LI_-_CAN_%2811307637134%29.jpg\/250px-B-3060_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Embraer_ERJ-145LI_-_CAN_%2811307637134%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-3060_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Embraer_ERJ-145LI_-_CAN_\$11307637134\$.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a1\/B-3218_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_ERJ-190LR_-_CAN_%289496942641%29.jpg\/250px-B-3218_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_ERJ-190LR_-_CAN_%289496942641%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-3218_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_ERJ-190LR_-_CAN_\$9496942641\$.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/55\/B-2147_McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82_China_Southern_%287368339254%29.jpg\/250px-B-2147_McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82_China_Southern_%287368339254%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-2147_McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82_China_Southern_\$7368339254\$.jpg)\n\n[![](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/Xian_Y-7.jpg\/250px-Xian_Y-7.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Xian_Y-7.jpg)\n\nA former [Xian Y-7](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xian_Y-7 \"Xian Y-7\") at Beijing Civil Aviation Museum\n\nChina Southern Airlines previously operated the following aircraft:\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\n| Aircraft | Number | Introduced | Retired | Notes\/refs |\n|---|---|---|---|---|\n| [Airbus A300-600R](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A300-600R \"Airbus A300-600R\") | 6 | 2004 | 2011 |   |\n| [Airbus A300-600RF](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A300-600RF \"Airbus A300-600RF\") | 1 | 2004 | 2011 |   |\n| [Airbus A319-100](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A319-100 \"Airbus A319-100\") | 9 | 2003 | 2024 | [\\[158\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-160) |\n| [Airbus A330-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A330-200 \"Airbus A330-200\") | 16 | 2005 | 2025 |   |\n| [Airbus A380-800](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Airbus_A380-800 \"Airbus A380-800\") | 5 | 2011 | 2022 | Last scheduled flights on 6 November 2022. Some of them transferred to [Global Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Airlines \"Global Airlines\").\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] |\n| [ATR 72-500](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ATR_72-500 \"ATR 72-500\") | 5 | 2004 | 2011 |   |\n| [Boeing 737-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-200 \"Boeing 737-200\") | 10 | 1988 | 2006 |   |\n| [Boeing 737-300](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-300 \"Boeing 737-300\") | 36 | 1991 | 2015 | Three aircraft are stored. After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters.[\\[159\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-161) |\n| [Boeing 737-300QC](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-300F \"Boeing 737-300F\") | 2 | 2003 | 2005 | After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters. Disposed to [China Postal Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Postal_Airlines \"China Postal Airlines\"). |\n| [Boeing 737-500](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-500 \"Boeing 737-500\") | 12 | 1991 | 2009 | Disposed to [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aerol%C3%ADneas_Argentinas \"Aerolíneas Argentinas\"). |\n| [Boeing 747-400F](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_747-400F \"Boeing 747-400F\") | 2 | 2002 | 2022 | Disposed to [SF Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SF_Airlines \"SF Airlines\").[\\[160\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-162) |\n| [Boeing 757-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_757-200 \"Boeing 757-200\") | 32 | 1987 | 2018 | After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters. |\n| [Boeing 767-300ER](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_767-300ER \"Boeing 767-300ER\") | 6 | 1992 | 1998 |   |\n| [Boeing 777-200](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_777-200 \"Boeing 777-200\") | 10 | 1995 | 2018 |   |\n| [Boeing 777-200ER](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_777-200ER \"Boeing 777-200ER\") | 6 | 1997 | 2014 | Three aircraft are stored. |\n| [Boeing 787-8](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_787-8 \"Boeing 787-8\") | 10 | 2013 | 2025 | Sold to [Avalon Leasing.](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bohai_Trust \"Bohai Trust\")[\\[161\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-163) |\n| [Embraer ERJ-145](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embraer_ERJ-145 \"Embraer ERJ-145\") | 6 | 2004 | 2013 |   |\n| [Embraer E190](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Embraer_E190 \"Embraer E190\") | 20 | 2011 | 2021[\\[162\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-164) |   |\n| [McDonnell Douglas MD-82](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82 \"McDonnell Douglas MD-82\") | 23 | 2003 | 2008 | The last one left in 2010.[\\[163\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-165) |\n| [McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-90-30 \"McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30\") | 13 | 2004 | 2011 | Disposed to [Delta Air Lines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Delta_Air_Lines \"Delta Air Lines\"). |\n| [Saab 340](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saab_340 \"Saab 340\") | 4 | 1992 | 1997 | Disposed to [Shandong Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shandong_Airlines \"Shandong Airlines\").\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] |\n| [Short 360](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Short_360 \"Short 360\") | 3 | Unknown | 1994 | One aircraft scrapped in 2002. Remainder disposed to [Servicios Aéreos Profesionales](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Servicios_A%C3%A9reos_Profesionales \"Servicios Aéreos Profesionales\").[\\[164\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-166) |\n| [Xian Y-7](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Xian_Y-7 \"Xian Y-7\") | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |   |\n\nChina Southern was the only mainland Chinese airline to operate the Airbus A380. The airline initially operated these aircraft on Beijing–Hong Kong and Beijing–Guangzhou routes. However, these services struggled to be profitable. Due to the demand limitation of the airline's home base at [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport \"Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport\"), few routes from Guangzhou have the demand to support an A380.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\] In efforts to make its A380s viable, China Southern started operating A380 on its Guangzhou–[Los Angeles](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Los_Angeles_International_Airport \"Los Angeles International Airport\") route and on the Guangzhou–[Sydney](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sydney_Airport \"Sydney Airport\") route.\\[*[when?](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style\/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items \"Wikipedia:Manual of Style\/Dates and numbers\")*\\] Additionally, China Southern flew A380s to [Sydney](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sydney_Airport \"Sydney Airport\") and [Melbourne](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Melbourne_Airport \"Melbourne Airport\") every summer during its peak travel period. As of 20 June 2015, China Southern began operating the Airbus A380 from Beijing to [Amsterdam](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Amsterdam_Airport_Schiphol \"Amsterdam Airport Schiphol\"). The A380 also operated four domestic flights each day between Beijing and Guangzhou. The airline's A380s were retired by November 2022.\\[*[citation needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed \"Wikipedia:Citation needed\")*\\]\n\n### Special liveries gallery\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=23 \"Edit section: Special liveries gallery\")\\]\n\n- [![Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in 2010 Asian Games livery](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/30\/China_Southern_A330-243_B-6057_Guangzhou_2010_Asian_Games.jpg\/120px-China_Southern_A330-243_B-6057_Guangzhou_2010_Asian_Games.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:China_Southern_A330-243_B-6057_Guangzhou_2010_Asian_Games.jpg \"Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in 2010 Asian Games livery\")\n  Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in [2010 Asian Games](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/2010_Asian_Games \"2010 Asian Games\") livery\n- [![Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in Canton Lychee livery](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/1b\/B-8870%40PEK_%2820200520130233%29.jpg\/120px-B-8870%40PEK_%2820200520130233%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-8870@PEK_\$20200520130233\$.jpg \"Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in Canton Lychee livery\")\n  Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in [Canton](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guangdong \"Guangdong\") [Lychee](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lychee \"Lychee\") livery\n- [![Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in Guizhou livery](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9f\/B-6069%40PEK_%2820190630175458%29.jpg\/120px-B-6069%40PEK_%2820190630175458%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-6069@PEK_\$20190630175458\$.jpg \"Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in Guizhou livery\")\n  Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in [Guizhou](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guizhou \"Guizhou\") livery\n- [![Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with \"787th Boeing 787\" logo](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8d\/B-1168%40SHA_%2820191114090326%29.jpg\/120px-B-1168%40SHA_%2820191114090326%29.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:B-1168@SHA_\$20191114090326\$.jpg \"Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with \\\"787th Boeing 787\\\" logo\")\n  Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with \"787th Boeing 787\" logo\n- [![Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in WorldSkills livery](https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/13\/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E2%80%9C%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%96%E8%B5%9B%E5%8F%B7%E2%80%9D%EF%BC%88B-2007%EF%BC%89%E5%9C%A8%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E7%99%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA%E5%81%9C%E9%9D%A0.jpg\/120px-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E2%80%9C%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%96%E8%B5%9B%E5%8F%B7%E2%80%9D%EF%BC%88B-2007%EF%BC%89%E5%9C%A8%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E7%99%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA%E5%81%9C%E9%9D%A0.jpg)](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E2%80%9C%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%96%E8%B5%9B%E5%8F%B7%E2%80%9D%EF%BC%88B-2007%EF%BC%89%E5%9C%A8%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E7%99%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA%E5%81%9C%E9%9D%A0.jpg \"Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in WorldSkills livery\")\n  Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in [WorldSkills](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WorldSkills_Competition \"WorldSkills Competition\") livery\n\nChina Southern Airlines offers First Class (formerly), Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class.\n\nFirst Class\n\nChina Southern Airlines offered an \"Experience Luxurious Skybed\" on Boeing 787s. It was equipped with personal privacy, in-built massage, a 17-inch personal TV and fully reclining seat. It also had First Class on Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-300ERs, which featured a seat pitch of 84 inches (210 cm) and converted into a fully flat bed with a personal TV.[\\[165\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-167)[\\[166\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-168)\n\nChina Southern Airlines offered Premium First Class on select flights, such as on the Beijing-Guangzhou route. This cabin offered more amenities and was more spacious than Regular First Class, such as a variety of lighting options and a private storage cabinet with a password lock.[\\[167\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-169)\\[*[non-primary source needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")*\\]\n\nBusiness Class\n\nBusiness class also offers a fully flat bed, and an adjustable privacy divider. It includes a USB port and a reading light. It also has a 15-inch TV.[\\[168\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-170)\\[*[needs update](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style\/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items \"Wikipedia:Manual of Style\/Dates and numbers\")*\\]\\[*[non-primary source needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")*\\]\n\nEconomy Class\n\nEconomy class features a seat and a 9-inch personal TV. It also has a multi-adjustable headrest.[\\[169\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-171)\\[*[non-primary source needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")*\\]\n\nPremium Economy Class\n\nChina Southern also offers [Premium Economy class](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Premium_economy \"Premium economy\"), which is more spacious than economy class. In most aircraft, the seats are 35–37 inches (89–94 cm), compared to 31 inches (79 cm) in Economy.[\\[170\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-172) The Boeing 777-300ERs, however, are equipped with fixed-shell premium economy seats similar to those seen on Air France's Boeing 777s.[\\[171\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-173)\n\nChina Southern Airlines's [frequent-flyer program](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Frequent-flyer_program \"Frequent-flyer program\") is called Sky Pearl Club ([simplified Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Simplified_Chinese_characters \"Simplified Chinese characters\"): 明珠俱乐部; [traditional Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Traditional_Chinese_characters \"Traditional Chinese characters\"): 明珠俱樂部; [pinyin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pinyin \"Pinyin\"): *Míngzhū Jùlèbù*; [Jyutping](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jyutping \"Jyutping\"): *ming4 zyu1 keoi1 lok6 bou6*). The Sky Pearl Club allows its members to earn FFP mileage not only by flying China Southern domestic segments, but also by flying routes of other codeshare member airlines. Additionally, Sky Pearl Club members can earn and use mileage on partnered [Sichuan Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sichuan_Airlines \"Sichuan Airlines\"), [China Eastern Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Eastern_Airlines \"China Eastern Airlines\"), and [China Airlines](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Airlines \"China Airlines\") flights. Membership of Sky Pearl Club is divided into four tiers: Sky Pearl Gold Card, Sky Pearl Silver Card, Sky Pearl Member Card and Little Pearl On The Palm Card, the first three tier are available for all adult members, but Little Pearl On The Palm Card is only available for members aged 2–11.[\\[172\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-174)\\[*[non-primary source needed](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources \"Wikipedia:No original research\")*\\]\n\n## Incidents and accidents\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=26 \"Edit section: Incidents and accidents\")\\]\n\n- On 24 November 1992, [China Southern Airlines Flight 3943](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines_Flight_3943 \"China Southern Airlines Flight 3943\"), a [Boeing 737-300](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-300 \"Boeing 737-300\"), crashed into a hill near [Guilin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guilin \"Guilin\"), Guangxi, due to an engine thrust malfunction. All 141 people on board were killed.[\\[173\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-175)[\\[174\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-176)\n- On 8 May 1997, [China Southern Flight 3456](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Flight_3456 \"China Southern Flight 3456\"), a [Boeing 737-300](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_737-300 \"Boeing 737-300\"), crashed on approach to [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shenzhen_Bao%27an_International_Airport \"Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport\") killing 35 people and injuring 9.[\\[175\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-177)\n\n### Shipping of primates to laboratories\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=28 \"Edit section: Shipping of primates to laboratories\")\\]\n\nThe USDA ordered China Southern Airlines to pay \\$11,600 in fines\\[*[when?](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style\/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items \"Wikipedia:Manual of Style\/Dates and numbers\")*\\] for violations of the [Animal Welfare Act](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animal_Welfare_Act_of_1966 \"Animal Welfare Act of 1966\") (AWA) during the airline's transport of animals without proper licences to the United States. Although the USDA cited Air Transport International for failure to provide food and water to the imported animals, China Southern Airlines was previously also ordered to pay \\$14,438 for AWA violations during one transport that left more than a dozen monkeys dead after they went without food and water for an extended period of time. Following these most recent violations, where the delivered animals were left neglected after arrival in the US, China Southern announced that it would no longer transport laboratory animals to the US. [PETA](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/PETA \"PETA\") had protested against the airline for these shipments.[\\[176\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-178)[\\[177\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-179)\n\n### 10-yuan ticketing glitch\n\\[[edit](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=29 \"Edit section: 10-yuan ticketing glitch\")\\]\n\nIn November 2023, the airline inadvertently priced its tickets as low as 10 yuan (around \\$1.37) on its mobile app and travel websites like [Trip.com](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Trip.com \"Trip.com\"), due to a technical glitch.[\\[178\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-180) The airline later confirmed on [Weibo](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Weibo \"Weibo\") that the tickets sold during the two-hour window would be honored.[\\[179\\]](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-181)\n\n- [Civil aviation in China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_aviation_in_China \"Civil aviation in China\")\n- [List of airlines of China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_airlines_of_China \"List of airlines of China\")\n- [Transport in China](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transport_in_China \"Transport in China\")\n\n1. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-Southerncargo_1-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-Southerncargo_1-1)\n   [\"Airline codes full details - Airline Codes Full Details\"](https:\/\/www.avcodes.co.uk\/details.asp?ID=29465). *www.avcodes.co.uk*. Retrieved 23 May 2025.\n2. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-4)**\n   [\"China Southern Airlines Cargo Application\"](https:\/\/www.seuic.us\/solutions\/publicservice\/China-Southern-Airlines.html). Seuic. Retrieved 6 May 2025.\n3. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-5)**\n   [\"China Southern Airlines on ch-aviation\"](https:\/\/www.ch-aviation.com\/portal\/airline\/CZ). *ch-aviation*. Retrieved 9 November 2023.\n4. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-FY2024_6-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-FY2024_6-1) [***c***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-FY2024_6-2) [***d***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-FY2024_6-3) [***e***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-FY2024_6-4) [***f***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-FY2024_6-5)\n   [\"China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. – 2024 Annual Results\"](https:\/\/www.csair.com\/cts-oss\/MIGRATION_RESOURCE\/mcms\/innotice\/66920dd9fb394735867a67187f216aeb.pdf) (PDF). China Southern Airlines. Retrieved 8 March 2026.\n5. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-7)**\n   Savio D'souza (2024). [\"Airlines 50 2024\"](https:\/\/brandirectory.com\/reports\/airlines). *Brand Finance*. London: Branddirectory. Retrieved 10 January 2025.\n6. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-8)** China Southern Airlines. Retrieved on 10 June 2017. [Company Profile: China Southern Airlines](http:\/\/www.csair.com\/cn\/about\/gongsijianjie\/)\n7. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-9)**\n   [\"The History of China Southern Airlines - iFLY\"](https:\/\/www.ifly.com\/airlines\/china-southern-airlines\/airline-history). *www.ifly.com*. Retrieved 22 April 2025.\n8. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-10)**\n   [\"China Southern Airlines \\| Company Overview & News\"](https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/companies\/china-southern-airlines\/). *Forbes*. Retrieved 22 April 2025.\n9. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-11)**\n   Bailey, John (13–19 October 1993). [\"China's 'big three' gain independence\"](https:\/\/www.flightglobal.com\/pdfarchive\/view\/1993\/1993%20-%202462.html). *[Flight International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_International \"Flight International\")*. **144** (4391). London, UK: Reed Business Publishing: 9. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0015-3710](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0015-3710). Retrieved 1 October 2016.\n10. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-12)**\n    Le, Thuong T. (Winter 1997). \"Reforming China's airline industry: From state-owned monopoly to market dynamism\". *[Transportation Journal](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Transportation_Journal \"Transportation Journal\")*. **37** (2): 48, 51–52\\. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0041-1612](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0041-1612). [JSTOR](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/JSTOR_\$identifier\$ \"JSTOR (identifier)\") [20713344](https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/20713344).\n11. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-NYSE_13-0)**\n    Kahn, Joseph; Jordan, Miriam (1 November 1994). \"China's Big State Airlines Are Flying in New Direction – They Seek Operating Accords, and Possibly Funds, From Foreign Lines\". *Wall Street Journal*. p. B4.\n12. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-14)**\n    \"U.S., China sign accord for non-stop air service\". *Chicago Tribune*. Associated Press. 24 December 1995. p. 11.\n13. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-15)**\n    For Amsterdam, see\n    \n    \"Asian-Pacific Brief: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines\". *[The Wall Street Journal Asia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wall_Street_Journal_Asia \"The Wall Street Journal Asia\")*. 24 June 1996. p. 4.\n    \n    and\n    \n    \"Asia\/Pacific report\". *[Air Transport World](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Air_Transport_World \"Air Transport World\")*. **33** (11). New York: Penton Media: 20. November 1996. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0002-2543](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0002-2543).\n    \n    - For Los Angeles, see\n      Miller, Nick (22 July 1997). \"GE90 powers 1st twin-engine China-U.S. flight\". *Cincinnati Post*.\n    - For Brisbane, see\n      Bailey, Murray (13 November 1997). \"CSA set for leading aviation role\". *South China Morning Post*. p. 2.\n14. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-16)**\n    \"China Southern's first\". *Business Times*. Kuala Lumpur. 2 January 1996. p. 1.\n15. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-17)**\n    [\"Interim Lease Plan\"](https:\/\/www.flightglobal.com\/pdfarchive\/view\/1995\/1995%20-%203104.html). *[Flight International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_International \"Flight International\")*. **148** (4496). London, UK: Reed Business Publishing: 11. 1–7 November 1995. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0015-3710](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0015-3710). Retrieved 1 October 2016.\n16. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-Double_fleet_18-0)**\n    Ionides, Nicholas (10 October 1995). \"China airline set to double size of fleet\". *South China Morning Post*. p. 10.\n17. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-CSA_B777_O&D_19-0)**\n    [\"777 Model Summary\"](http:\/\/active.boeing.com\/commercial\/orders\/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=777&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=777&ViewReportF=View+Report). Boeing. [Archived](https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20151031013801\/http:\/\/active.boeing.com\/commercial\/orders\/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=777&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=777&ViewReportF=View+Report) from the original on 31 October 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2011.\n18. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-20)**\n    \"Airbus wins order from China for planes valued at \\$1.5 billion\". *Wall Street Journal*. 11 April 1996. p. A4.\n19. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-21)**\n    [\"China Southern Airlines receives first A320 from Airbus\"](https:\/\/www.flightglobal.com\/pdfarchive\/view\/1997\/1997%20-%201722.html). *[Flight International](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flight_International \"Flight International\")*. **152** (4581). London, UK: Reed Business Publishing: 10. 2–8 July 1997. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0015-3710](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0015-3710). Retrieved 1 October 2016.\n20. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-22)**\n    Mecham, Michael (10 January 1994). \"Gameco to grow beyond home base\". *Aviation Week & Space Technology*. **140** (2). New York: McGraw-Hill: 41. [ISSN](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/ISSN_\$identifier\$ \"ISSN (identifier)\") [0005-2175](https:\/\/search.worldcat.org\/issn\/0005-2175).\n21. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-23)**\n    \"China Southern Airlines Files for Global IPO\". *[The Wall Street Journal Asia](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Wall_Street_Journal_Asia \"The Wall Street Journal Asia\")*. 27 June 1997. p. 20.\n22. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-24)**\n    Dela Cruz, Ramoncito (28 July 2003). [\"Shares of China Southern Rise 44% in Shanghai Debut\"](https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/SB105933662518940000). *Wall Street Journal*. 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[\"U.S. Charter Airline Cited for Neglecting Cargo of Macaques From China\"](https:\/\/sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com\/2015\/01\/08\/u-s-charter-airline-cited-for-neglecting-cargo-of-macaques-from-china\/?_r=1). Sinosphere. New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2015.\n177. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-179)**\n     Huang, Shaojie (21 April 2014). [\"China Southern Pays U.S. Fine Over Monkey Cargo\"](https:\/\/sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com\/2014\/04\/21\/china-southern-pays-u-s-fine-over-monkey-cargo\/). Sinosphere. New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2015.\n178. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-180)**\n     Tan, Huileng. [\"An airline in China accidentally sold tickets for as little as \\$1.40 — and it's honoring the deal\"](https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/china-southern-airline-ticket-fares-accident-system-glitch-flights-2023-11). *Business Insider*. 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Retrieved 11 November 2023.\n\n- [Global.csair.com: official China Southern Airlines website](http:\/\/global.csair.com\/)—(in English)\n- [Csair.com: official China Southern Airlines website](http:\/\/www.csair.com\/cn\/)—(in Chinese)\n- [Xjair.com: China Southern Airlines—Xinjiang Air website](http:\/\/www.xjair.com\/)\n\n1. ^ [***a***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-callsign_2-0) [***b***](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-callsign_2-1) Only for cargo flights.\n2. **[^](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-3)** Chinese airlines use [Mandarin Chinese](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandarin_Chinese \"Mandarin Chinese\") callsigns when in Chinese airspace. China Southern's Mandarin callsign is 南方; [pinyin](https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pinyin \"Pinyin\"): nánfāng, lit. \"southern\".","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	"China Southern" redirects here. For the geographical region, see South China . China Southern Airlines 中国南方航空 China Southern Airlines Airbus A350-900 IATA ICAO Call sign CZ CSN CSG [ 1 ] [ a ] CHINA SOUTHERN [ b ] SOUTHERN CARGO [ 1 ] [ a ] Founded 1 July 1988 ; 37 years ago Commenced operations 1 February 1991 ; 35 years ago (as China Southern Airlines ) [ 2 ] Hubs Beijing–Daxing Guangzhou Shenzhen Secondary hubs Chongqing Shanghai–Pudong Ürümqi Wuhan Zhengzhou Focus cities Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi Changchun Changsha Chengdu–Tianfu Dalian Guiyang Haikou Hangzhou Harbin Jieyang Kunming Sanya Seoul–Incheon Shenyang Xi'an Zhuhai Frequent-flyer program Sky Pearl Club Alliance SkyTeam (2007–2018) Subsidiaries Chongqing Airlines (60%) GAMECO Sichuan Airlines (39%) XiamenAir (55%) Xiongan Airlines Fleet size 708 Destinations 233 [ 3 ] Parent company China Southern Air Holding Traded as SSE : 600029 (A share) SEHK : 1055 (H share) Headquarters Guangzhou , Guangdong Key people Han Wensheng ( president ) Ma Xulun ( chairman ) Revenue CN¥ 174.224 billion (2024) [ 4 ] Operating income CN¥ 8.327 billion (2024) [ 4 ] Net income CN¥ 0.025 billion (2024) [ 4 ] Total assets CN¥ 191.577 billion (2024) [ 4 ] Total equity CN¥ 52.836 billion (2024) [ 4 ] Employees 102,597 (2024) [ 4 ] Website csair.com/en (in English) csair.com (in Chinese) China Southern Airlines Simplified Chinese 中国南方航空 Traditional Chinese 中國南方航空 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping zung 1 gwok 3 naam 4 fong 1 hong 4 hung 1 China Southern Airlines Company Limited Simplified Chinese 中国南方航空股份公司 Traditional Chinese 中國南方航空股份公司 Literal meaning China Southern Airlines, Company Limited by Shares Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng Gǔfèn gōngsī Yue: Cantonese Jyutping zung 1 gwok 3 naam 4 fong 1 hong 4 hung 1 gu 2 fan 6*2 jau 5 haan 6 gung 1 si 1 Second alternative Chinese name Chinese 南方航空 Literal meaning Southern Airlines Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánfāng Hángkōng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping naam 4 fong 1 hong 4 hung 1 Third alternative Chinese name Chinese 南航 Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Nánháng Yue: Cantonese Jyutping naam 4 hong 4 China Southern Airlines (branded as China Southern ) is a major airline in China, headquartered in Guangzhou , Guangdong . It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with Air China and China Eastern Airlines . Established on 1 July 1988 following the restructuring of CAAC that acquired and merged several domestic airlines, the airline became the world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried and Asia's largest airline in fleet size , revenue , and passengers carried. In 2024, it ranked as the world's ninth-largest airline by brand market value. [ 5 ] With its main hubs at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport , Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport , the airline operates more than 2,000 flights to more than 200 destinations daily and was a member of SkyTeam until 1 January 2019. The airline started a frequent flyer program partnership with American Airlines in March 2019. The logo of the airline consists of a kapok flower (which is also the city flower of Guangzhou) on a blue tail fin. [ 6 ] The company slogan is Fly towards your dreams . The airline also operates cargo flights branded under the name China Southern Cargo . The parent company of China Southern Airlines Company Limited is China Southern Air Holding Company, a state-owned enterprise that is supervised by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council. History and development [ edit ] China Southern Airlines was established on July 1, 1988, as part of the Chinese government's initiative to decentralize the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) , and liberalize the Chinese aviation market. [ 7 ] This restructuring aimed to transform CAAC's regional divisions into independent commercial entities. China Southern emerged from the former Guangzhou Regional Administration of CAAC, marking its inception as a separate airline. However, the airline's first commercial operations under its own name and livery didn't launch until February 1991. [ 8 ] The airline completed its decentralization from CAAC when it gained independence on 10 October 1993. [ 9 ] During the airline's early years, the carrier was the dominant domestic carrier. Together with the two major airlines of China – Air China and China Eastern – the airline handled half of the passenger traffic carried by all Chinese carriers. Owing to Air China's status as the country's flag carrier , the airline is entitled to extensive international service rights, with China Eastern and China Southern's international networks confined to mainly East Asia and within Asia, respectively. Like other Chinese carriers, China Southern was subjected to CAAC's exclusive right to grant route-specific operating licenses and domestic prices. [ 10 ] To raise its operating standards and distance itself from mostly unprofitable second and third-tier domestic airlines, the carrier signed agreements with several foreign carriers regarding staff training and aircraft maintenance , with the ultimate aim of being listed on the New York Stock Exchange , possibly as soon as early 1995. [ 11 ] Starting in the mid-1990s, China Southern sought to expand its international reach beyond Asia. In December 1995, the Chinese and United States governments signed an aviation agreement that would allow the commencement of non-stop air services between the two countries. [ 12 ] After having been granted the right to establish services to Amsterdam in early 1996, the airline started Guangzhou–Beijing–Amsterdam, its first long-haul route, in November 1996. The following year, the carrier commenced non-stop trans-Pacific services to Los Angeles , as well as services to Brisbane . [ 13 ] The start of European and American services coincided with the arrival of the long-range Boeing 777s, the first of which was delivered in late December 1995, as well as a general expansion and upgrade of the carrier's fleet and the associated facilities. Due to engine certification and labor relations issues, the delivery of the first Boeing 777 was more than a month behind schedule. As a result, the carrier considered, but ultimately decided against, leasing the Boeing 747-400 , which would have been used to cover anticipated delays as well as to launch trans-Pacific services to the United States. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Nevertheless, the airline planned to double its fleet of 67 aircraft. In April 1996, the Chinese government placed an order, on China Southern's behalf, for 10 Airbus A320s; the delivery of the first aircraft, and China Southern's first Airbus, was made the following year. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company , which was jointly established with Lockheed Aircraft Services International and Hutchinson Whampoa , was carrying out expansion of its aircraft maintenance facilities in anticipation of the increase. [ 20 ] In July 1997, China Southern Airlines went public, listing on both the Hong Kong and New York Stock Exchanges. The airline raised $600–$700 million, which was mainly used to expand its fleet, pay off debt, and invest in other key areas. [ 21 ] In 2003, China Southern Airlines listed domestically on the Shanghai Stock Exchange . [ 22 ] By 1997, the airline, along with its joint-venture airlines Xiamen Airlines , Shantou Airlines and Guangxi Airlines, was carrying some 15 million passengers per year using about 90 aircraft, operating about 270 routes among 68 destinations and almost 2,450 flights per week. The airline group's revenue totaled some US$1.4 billion with a net income of $90 million. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] Mergers and acquisitions [ edit ] The end of the 1990s was a period of consolidation for the Chinese airline industry. Initially, China Southern looked to acquire several smaller non-profitable domestic carriers as it sought to highlight its expansion plans intoaise funds; among the deals was the purchase of 60% shares of Guizhou Airlines. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] Due to the weakening economy amidst the 1997 Asian financial crisis and intense competition among the some 30 Chinese carriers, in 1998, CAAC considered a comprehensive restructuring of the industry that would see the consolidation of the airlines into three or five carrier groups. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] At one stage, it was reported that CAAC was contemplating a forced merger of Air China and China Southern. Given the latter's dual listing in Hong Kong and New York, it was thought that such a merger would have eased Air China's path towardits own share offering. China Southern confirmed that such talks between them were occurring, although they ultimately proved fruitless. Had the merger proceeded, their combined fleets would have numbered some 250 aircraft, which would have made the resultant airline the largest in Asia. [ 29 ] [ 30 ] [ 31 ] Although there was considerable resistance to CAAC's call to rationalise the industry, in July 2000, the administrative body announced that the 10 airlines under its direct management will be merged into three airline groups, revolving around Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern itself. [ 27 ] Within a month, China Southern had started absorbing Zhengzhou -based Zhongyuan Airlines , which at the time operated five Boeing 737s and two Xian Y-7 turboprops. [ 32 ] The carrier would later merge with Shenyang -based China Northern Airlines and Urumqi -based Xinjiang Airlines to form China Southern Air Holding Co., a process that took more than two years and would culminate in China Southern's acquisition of their US$2 billion's worth of assets (as well as $1.8 billion of debt) in November 2004. Consequently, China Southern's fleet expanded from some 140 aircraft to over 210. The takeovers meant that the carrier became the main airline in Shenyang and Ürümqi, with passenger numbersjumping from 28.2 million in 2004 to 44.1 million in 2005. [ 33 ] As a result, China Southern Airlines became one of the "Big Three" carriers in the country. Since then, it has successively taken over shareholding stocks and joined the equity in numerous Chinese carriers. The airline is the major shareholder of Xiamen Airlines (55%) and Chongqing Airlines (60%); it also invests in Sichuan Airlines (39%). [ 34 ] Amidst the major consolidation of the airline industry, China Southern in April 2000 started dedicated cargo services from Shenzhen using a Boeing 747-200F (which was quickly upgraded to the Boeing 747-400F) wet-leased from Atlas Air . To capitalize on the economic growth of the Pearl River Delta region (which includes Hong Kong), the carrier constructed a dedicated cargo center in Shenzhen. [ 35 ] Successful operations prompted an order for two Boeing 747-400Fs the following year. [ 36 ] The airline by now had commenced operations to Sydney and Melbourne . [ 37 ] In September 2003, China Southern signed a purchase agreement for four Airbus A330-200s to be delivered in 2005. This was part of the order placed in April by the China Aviation Supplies Imp. & Exp. Group covering 30 aircraft. [ 38 ] China Southern became the first mainland Chinese A330 operator with the delivery of the first example in February 2005. [ 39 ] China Southern followed up in September 2005 with a further order for eight A330-300s and two A330-200s. [ 40 ] The month of January 2005 proved to be significant for civil aviation in China in general and China Southern in particular. In preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China Southern, and the Chinese government placed several landmark widebody-aircraft orders from Airbus and Boeing . More specifically, on 28 January 2005, the carrier became the first (and so far the only) Chinese carrier to commit to the Airbus A380 double-deck aircraft, when it signed a general-terms agreement for five examples worth US$1.4 billion at catalog prices. [ 41 ] [ 42 ] On the same day, China Southern, along with five other domestic carriers, placed a bulk order for 60 Boeing 7E7s (later renamed the Boeing 787 Dreamliner ). The aircraft was worth $7.2 billion at list prices, and the first example was expected to be delivered in time for the Olympics; [ 43 ] however, the first aircraft did not arrive until June 2013. [ 44 ] Earlier during the month, the CAAC had approved the temporary operations of charter flights between mainland China and Taiwan . On the same day as the widebody orders, a China Southern Airlines Boeing 777–200 took off from Guangzhou and landed in Taipei the following day, becoming the first mainland Chinese aircraft to land in the Republic of China since 1949, when the Kuomintang were involved in Chinese Civil War with the Chinese Communist Party . The flight carried 242 passengers home after the Chinese New Year . Previously, passengers traveling between the mainland and Taiwan had to transit through a third port such as Hong Kong or Macau . [ 45 ] [ 46 ] Within three years, in July 2008, a China Southern Airlines Airbus A330 carrying 230 tourists [ 47 ] again landed in Taipei . [ 48 ] The governments of China and Taiwan had both agreed to allow direct flights across the Taiwan Strait in June, ending six decades of limited air travel between the two sides. Following the flight, China Southern Airlines Chairman and pilot of the flight, Liu Shaoyong, said, "From today onward, regular commercial flights will replace the rumbling warplanes over the skies of the Taiwan Strait, and relations between the two sides will become better and better." [ 47 ] [ 48 ] Following two years of negotiations which had started in August 2004, in late June 2006, China Southern signed an agreement with SkyTeam , one of the three global airline alliances , formally pledging itself to the improvement of standards with the aim of its eventual joining. According to the agreement, the airline committed to the upgrade of handling services, facilities, and training of at least 75% of its staff to SkyTeam's standards. [ 49 ] [ 50 ] On 15 November 2007, China Southern officially joined SkyTeam, becoming the eleventh carrier to join the grouping and the first mainland Chinese carrier to join an airline alliance. The welcoming ceremony was attended by high-ranking Chinese government and SkyTeam corporate officials and was held at the Great Hall of the People . [ 51 ] The carrier's integration with the alliance continued with its entry into SkyTeam Cargo in November 2010, [ 52 ] and its joint-venture carrier Xiamen Airlines' formal joining in November 2012. With China Eastern's ascension in June 2011, SkyTeam furthered its leading presence on the mainland Chinese market; the remaining Big Three carrier, Air China, is a member of Star Alliance . [ 53 ] [ 54 ] It followed up with another Airbus order on 7 July 2006, when it confirmed a deal covering the purchase of 50 more A320 narrow bodies for delivery in 2009. [ 55 ] The order included 13 A319-100s, 20 A320-200s and 17 A321-200s, reportedly worth $3.3 billion at list prices. [ 56 ] In December 2005, China Southern Airlines along with CASGC, announced an order with Boeing for 9 Boeing 737-700s and 11 Boeing 737-800s . In June 2006, China Southern Airlines confirmed another order of three Boeing 737-700s and seven Boeing 737-800s. The deliveries would continue through 2010. [ 57 ] On 18 October 2006, China Southern Airlines placed an order for six Boeing 777 freighters, striding forward a brand new step in its cargo development. [ 58 ] The aircraft would be delivered from November 2008 to July 2010. On 20 August 2007, China Southern Airlines announced its intention for an order of 25 Boeing 737-700s and 30 Boeing 737-800s, which will be delivered from May 2011 to October 2013. [ 59 ] It was a mere two months before, on 23 October 2007, China Southern Airlines announced that it had placed an order for 10 additional Airbus A330-200s. The order has a listed price of US$1.677 billion and the aircraft will be delivered from March 2010 to August 2012. [ 60 ] China Southern Airlines office in Melbourne Recent developments [ edit ] During 2009, China Southern Airlines remodeled its strategy from a point-to-point hub to a full hub and spoke carrier, which has been proven successful. Along with that, the airline has rapidly expanded its international market share, particularly in Australia , where passenger numbers in 2011 have been 97% greater than in 2010. [ 61 ] On 21 January 2010, China Southern Airlines announced an order for an additional 20 A320-200s, scheduled for delivery in 2011, due to the falling fuel costs and surging passenger demand. [ 62 ] In March 2010, the Chinese carrier issued new shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai 2010 to raise 10.75 billion yuan ($1.57 billion) in a bid to pay off outstanding loans. [ 63 ] In December, CNY810 million ($121.5 million) was injected by China Southern Airlines into its subsidiary Xiamen Airlines to fund its fleet expansion. [ 64 ] In November 2010, China Southern Airlines signed an agreement with Airbus for the purchase of 6 A330s and 30 A320–200s. [ 65 ] On 11 January 2011, China Southern Airlines announced a lease for 10 Embraer E190 aircraft, set to be delivered from the second half of 2011. On 27 January 2011, China Southern Airlines was awarded a four-star ranking by Skytrax . It is the largest airline to hold this title. [ 66 ] On 17 October 2011, China Southern Airlines made its first flight with the Airbus A380 . Initially, the airline deployed the A380s on domestic routes, flying between Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. At the same time, the carrier conducted negotiations to commence A380 international services. Due to the government-imposed limitation that confined an international route to a single airline, China Southern in August 2012 announced its intention to initiate Beijing- Paris services in cooperation with Air China, pending government approval. Two months later, the A380 was deployed on Guangzhou-Los Angeles services. [ 67 ] Early A380 operations were unprofitable and the aircraft, underutilised; services to Sydney were thus launched in October 2013. [ 68 ] By May 2013, talks with Air China on Beijing-Paris services had ceased. [ 69 ] While China Southern, like the other two of the big three Chinese carriers, Air China and China Eastern Airlines , [ 70 ] had been expanding rapidly since 2000, much of their activities had been focused on the domestic market. [ 71 ] With the increase in outflow of Chinese tourists, who in 2012, for example, spent $102 billion internationally, [ 72 ] as well as the rapid construction and introduction of high-speed rail in China , the carrier shifted its outlook overseas to sustain growth. [ 71 ] Owing to the location of its hub at Guangzhou, which hinders the airline from effectively serving the North American market, the airline concentrated its international expansion on Australasia . In June 2012, with the inauguration of services from Guangzhou to London-Heathrow , the airline started marketing its services connecting Europe and Australia as the "Canton Route", [ 73 ] [ 74 ] an alternative to the Kangaroo Route flown by carriers such as Qantas. It hoped to attract the predominantly business traffic that travel between Europe and Australia, and channel such sixth-freedom traffic as well as traffic from mainland China through its Guangzhou hub (thereby transforming the carrier's network from one that emphasises point-to-point to a hub-and-spoke system). [ 75 ] [ 76 ] The carrier by now had added cities such as Auckland , Istanbul , Perth , and Vancouver to its route map. [ 73 ] [ 77 ] [ 78 ] During May–June 2012, China Southern Airlines has recruited Dutch flight attendants to serve the First and Business class sections for flights from Guangzhou to Amsterdam. [ 79 ] On 7 June 2013, China Southern operated its first Boeing 787 on a route from Guangzhou to Beijing Capital , the first Chinese airline to introduce the 787-8. [ 80 ] The 787s were going to be part of China Southern's fleet for only a dozen years: in November 2024, the airline announced its intention to sell all 10 aircraft of the type by 2026 due to challenges in recovering long-haul services following the COVID-19 pandemic . [ 81 ] In early 2015, it was announced that the airline would lease 24 Airbus A320neo aircraft from AerCap for delivery between 2016 and 2019. [ 82 ] On 15 November 2018, the airline announced that it would leave SkyTeam by 1 January 2019 and will strengthen its partnership with American Airlines and others. [ 83 ] The announcement lead to speculation that it will join Oneworld alongside Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific . Various media outlets reported that while analysts predict that its Oneworld move could threaten Cathay Pacific's position in the alliance, other analysts state that China Southern joining Oneworld would benefit Cathay more due to different target markets. [ 84 ] In March 2019, the airline announced a frequent flyer partnership with American Airlines . [ 85 ] Currently, the airline plans for more flexible tie-ups with other carriers, mostly with Oneworld members such as Qatar Airways while not joining the alliance 'for a few years' in order to fulfill its dream as 'world's largest airline'. [ 86 ] On 26 September 2019, China Southern operates at Beijing Daxing International Airport alongside its former and current partners, and all of its flights to and from Beijing are transferred to Daxing on 25 October 2020. China Southern operated its last commercial Airbus A380 flight on 5 November 2022, remaining the only Chinese airline ever to operate the A380. The aircraft were retired due to market challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic, the last two being flown to storage at Mojave Air and Space Port in December 2022. One former China Southern A380 was acquired by Global Airlines in 2024 with plans to launch flights between the United Kingdom and the United States using this aircraft in 2025. [ 87 ] In early January 2025, China Southern Airlines suspend its daily service between Beijing Daxing and Moscow Sheremetyevo from 20 January to 30 March 2025. No reason was given by the airline. However, experts commented it may be due to the on-going conflict between Russia and Ukraine . [ 88 ] The key trends for the China Southern Airlines Group are (as of the financial year ending December 31): [ 89 ] Revenue ( RMB b) Net profit (RMB b) Number of employees Number of passengers (m) Passenger load factor (%) Fleet size References 2012 99.5 3.7 73,668 86.4 79.9 491 [ 90 ] 2013 98.5 2.7 80,175 91.7 79.4 561 [ 91 ] 2014 108 2.3 82,132 100 79.4 612 [ 92 ] 2015 111 4.8 82,132 109 80.5 667 [ 93 ] 2016 114 5.8 93,132 114 80.5 702 [ 94 ] 2017 127 6.8 100,831 126 82.2 754 [ 95 ] 2018 143 3.3 100,831 139 82.4 840 [ 96 ] 2019 154 3.0 103,876 151 82.8 862 [ 97 ] 2020 92.5 −11.8 100,431 96.8 71.4 867 [ 98 ] 2021 101 −11.0 98,098 98.5 71.2 878 [ 99 ] 2022 87 −33.7 97,899 62.6 66.3 894 [ 100 ] 2023 160 −2.9 99,468 142 78.9 908 [ 101 ] 2024 174 0.025 102,597 165 84.4 917 [ 102 ] Ownership structure [ edit ] [ 103 ] Owner Number of shares held Percentage of shares held 1 China Southern Airlines Group Co., Ltd. 9404468936 51.9 2 Nanlong Holdings Limited 2612124036 14.41 3 Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (Agent) 1750815837 9.66 4 Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited 654597606 3.61 5 China Securities Finance Corporation Limited 320484148 1.77 6 American Airlines 270606272 1.49 7 China Aviation Oil Holding Company Limited 261685354 1.44 8 Spring Airlines Co., Ltd. 140043961 0.77 9 China State-Owned Enterprise Structural Adjustment Fund Co., Ltd. 72077475 0.4 10 GF Ruiyi Leading Mixed Securities Investment Fund 70644579 0.39 Cooperation with American Airlines [ edit ] American Airlines invested $200 million in China Southern Airlines in March 2017, laying a strong foundation for a long-term relationship between two of the world's largest airlines. After the investment, American Airlines holds a 2.7% equity stake in China Southern Airlines. [ 104 ] American Airlines and China Southern are two of the world's largest airlines with complementary networks, offering customers unparalleled destinations in both the business and leisure traveler markets. The two airlines have signed codeshare and interline agreements to provide travelers with flights to more destinations in China, North and South America. The codeshare route partnership includes the ability to earn and redeem AAdvantage miles, check baggage through, and book tickets. [ 105 ] The China Southern Air Building, the company headquarters located in Guangzhou China Southern is headquartered in the China Southern Air Building at 68 Qixin Road ( 齐心路 ) in Baiyun District , Guangzhou , Guangdong Province . [ 106 ] It was previously at 278 Jichang (Airport) Road ( 机场路 ) in Baiyun District. [ 107 ] [ 108 ] [ 109 ] China Southern had plans to open a new headquarters facility on a 988-acre (400 ha) site on the outskirts of Guangzhou, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport . Woods Bagot won a competition for the architect firm which would design the facility. The proposed site consists of two parcels of land on opposite sides of a highway leading to Baiyun Airport; both sites are shaped like wings. The site will have a bridge and light rail system that operates above the highway to connect the two parcels, which will each have distinct functions. For instance, the east parcel will house internal functions such as the data center facilities, staff dormitories, and the training center. The airline wants it to be aesthetically pleasing from the air since it sits below a runway approach. The site will have a lot of outdoor space, which Woods Bagot designed along with Hargreaves Associates and Sherwood Design Engineers. Jean Weng, a Woods Bagot Beijing -based principal, said "Most Chinese cities are very dense and very urban, but China Southern wants to create a human-scale campus, that's close to nature." [ 110 ] The new headquarters was opened in August 2016. [ citation needed ] China Southern Cargo Boeing 777F landing at Frankfurt Airport in 2011 China Southern Cargo is the cargo subsidiary of China Southern Airlines. The cargo airline provides services between mainland China and worldwide cities including Amsterdam , Vienna , Frankfurt , Los Angeles , Chicago , [ 111 ] Glasgow , [ 112 ] and London Stansted served from its main hubs of Guangzhou Baiyun and Shanghai Pudong . [ citation needed ] The cargo subsidiary joined the SkyTeam Cargo alliance in November 2010 and withdrew on 1 January 2019 following the airline's withdrawal from SkyTeam . [ 113 ] CSAGA Sikorsky S-92A in 2010 China Southern Airlines General Aviation (CSAGA) is the helicopter division of China Southern Airlines. Established in 1980 as Zhuhai Helicopter Company, the division was rebranded to China Southern Airlines General Aviation in 2003. [ 114 ] The company currently operates out of 13 bases. [ 115 ] Currently, it operates passenger, charter, rescue, aerial photography and other inspection flights. [ 114 ] China Southern Airlines serves 193 destinations in 35 countries worldwide. [ 116 ] It maintains a strong presence in the domestic market with its main hubs at Beijing Daxing International Airport and Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport with secondary hubs at Shanghai Pudong International Airport , Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport , Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport , and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport , along with other focus cities in Changchun , Changsha , Dalian , Shenyang , Shenzhen , and Zhengzhou . The airline plans to continue to develop Chongqing and Ürümqi as hubs as well as to exploit the domestic market potential. [ 117 ] China Southern offers 485 flights a day from its Guangzhou hub and 221 from its Beijing hub. [ 61 ] The airline provides services to 65 international destinations. Most of the international flights link Guangzhou with world cities. There are also plenty of international flights operated through Beijing, Shanghai, Ürümqi (notably to Central Asia and Middle-East) and Dalian (to Japan, South Korea, and Russia). China Southern Airlines has developed an extensive network in Southeast Asia and also has become the Chinese airline with the largest presence in Australia. [ 118 ] [ non-primary source needed ] China Southern is also considering expanding into the South American markets, as well as further expansion into the African market. [ 74 ] [ non-primary source needed ] On 12 December 2024, it was reported that China Southern has resumed the direct routes between Guangzhou and Adelaide , South Australia . The route was initially launched in 2016, but ceased in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . [ 119 ] On 28 August 2004, China Southern Airlines signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the airline alliance SkyTeam . On 15 November 2007, the airline was officially welcomed as the 11th member of SkyTeam, becoming the first mainland Chinese airline to join any global airline alliance, [ 120 ] expanding the alliance's presence on mainland China . On 24 December 2018, China Southern Airlines released an official statement saying that it would discontinue its SkyTeam membership on 1 January 2019 and will also terminate its partnership with China Eastern Airlines and Delta Air Lines . [ 121 ] [ non-primary source needed ] Codeshare agreements [ edit ] China Southern Airlines codeshares with the following airlines: [ 122 ] [ 123 ] Aeroflot [ 124 ] [ 125 ] Aerolíneas Argentinas Air France (joint venture partner) [ 126 ] Air Serbia [ 127 ] American Airlines British Airways [ 128 ] Chengdu Airlines [ 129 ] China Airlines China Express Airlines Donghai Airlines [ 129 ] Emirates [ 130 ] Etihad Airways Finnair [ 131 ] Garuda Indonesia Hebei Airlines [ 129 ] Iberia Japan Airlines Kenya Airways KLM (joint venture partner) [ 126 ] Korean Air LATAM Airlines Loong Air [ 129 ] Malaysia Airlines [ 132 ] Mandarin Airlines [ 129 ] Pakistan International Airlines Qantas Qatar Airways Qingdao Airlines [ 129 ] Saudia [ 133 ] Sichuan Airlines [ 134 ] Vietnam Airlines WestJet XiamenAir (subsidiary) Interline Agreements [ edit ] My Freighter Airlines [ 135 ] As of December 2025 , China Southern Airlines operates the following aircraft: [ 136 ] [ 137 ] China Southern Airlines fleet Aircraft In service Orders Passengers [ 138 ] Notes J W Y Total Airbus A319neo 9 — 4 24 116 144 [ 139 ] Launch customer. [ 140 ] Airbus A320-200 93 — 8 24 120 152 [ 141 ] 4 18 138 160 [ 142 ] 24 166 [ 143 ] Airbus A320neo 73 5 4 24 138 166 Airbus A321-200 84 — 12 24 143 179 4 18 167 189 24 195 Airbus A321neo 93 41 4 24 167 195 12 164 200 Airbus A330-300 25 — 30 — 253 283 28 258 286 Airbus A350-900 20 — 28 24 262 314 [ 144 ] — 307 335 [ 145 ] Boeing 737-700 8 — 4 18 106 128 [ 146 ] Boeing 737-800 153 — 8 24 132 164 [ 147 ] 4 150 178 [ 148 ] 18 147 169 [ 149 ] 150 172 [ 150 ] Boeing 737 MAX 8 42 26 4 24 150 178 [ 151 ] Boeing 777-300ER 15 — 28 28 305 361 [ 152 ] Boeing 787-9 21 — 28 28 220 276 [ 153 ] 3 orders were transferred to XiamenAir . [ 154 ] — 269 297 [ 155 ] Comac C909 35 — — — 90 90 [ 156 ] Comac C919-100STD 8 92 8 — 156 164 First aircraft delivered in August 2024. [ 157 ] China Southern Cargo fleet Boeing 777F 19 — Cargo Total 708 164 A former Xian Y-7 at Beijing Civil Aviation Museum China Southern Airlines previously operated the following aircraft: [ citation needed ] China Southern Airlines retired fleet Aircraft Number Introduced Retired Notes/refs Airbus A300-600R 6 2004 2011 Airbus A300-600RF 1 2004 2011 Airbus A319-100 9 2003 2024 [ 158 ] Airbus A330-200 16 2005 2025 Airbus A380-800 5 2011 2022 Last scheduled flights on 6 November 2022. Some of them transferred to Global Airlines . [ citation needed ] ATR 72-500 5 2004 2011 Boeing 737-200 10 1988 2006 Boeing 737-300 36 1991 2015 Three aircraft are stored. After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters. [ 159 ] Boeing 737-300QC 2 2003 2005 After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters. Disposed to China Postal Airlines . Boeing 737-500 12 1991 2009 Disposed to Aerolíneas Argentinas . Boeing 747-400F 2 2002 2022 Disposed to SF Airlines . [ 160 ] Boeing 757-200 32 1987 2018 After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters. Boeing 767-300ER 6 1992 1998 Boeing 777-200 10 1995 2018 Boeing 777-200ER 6 1997 2014 Three aircraft are stored. Boeing 787-8 10 2013 2025 Sold to Avalon Leasing. [ 161 ] Embraer ERJ-145 6 2004 2013 Embraer E190 20 2011 2021 [ 162 ] McDonnell Douglas MD-82 23 2003 2008 The last one left in 2010. [ 163 ] McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 13 2004 2011 Disposed to Delta Air Lines . Saab 340 4 1992 1997 Disposed to Shandong Airlines . [ citation needed ] Short 360 3 Unknown 1994 One aircraft scrapped in 2002. Remainder disposed to Servicios Aéreos Profesionales . [ 164 ] Xian Y-7 Unknown Unknown Unknown China Southern was the only mainland Chinese airline to operate the Airbus A380. The airline initially operated these aircraft on Beijing–Hong Kong and Beijing–Guangzhou routes. However, these services struggled to be profitable. Due to the demand limitation of the airline's home base at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport , few routes from Guangzhou have the demand to support an A380. [ citation needed ] In efforts to make its A380s viable, China Southern started operating A380 on its Guangzhou– Los Angeles route and on the Guangzhou– Sydney route. [ when? ] Additionally, China Southern flew A380s to Sydney and Melbourne every summer during its peak travel period. As of 20 June 2015, China Southern began operating the Airbus A380 from Beijing to Amsterdam . The A380 also operated four domestic flights each day between Beijing and Guangzhou. The airline's A380s were retired by November 2022. [ citation needed ] Special liveries gallery [ edit ] Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in 2010 Asian Games livery Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in Canton Lychee livery Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in Guizhou livery Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with "787th Boeing 787" logo Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in WorldSkills livery China Southern Airlines offers First Class (formerly), Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class. First Class China Southern Airlines offered an "Experience Luxurious Skybed" on Boeing 787s. It was equipped with personal privacy, in-built massage, a 17-inch personal TV and fully reclining seat. It also had First Class on Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-300ERs, which featured a seat pitch of 84 inches (210 cm) and converted into a fully flat bed with a personal TV. [ 165 ] [ 166 ] China Southern Airlines offered Premium First Class on select flights, such as on the Beijing-Guangzhou route. This cabin offered more amenities and was more spacious than Regular First Class, such as a variety of lighting options and a private storage cabinet with a password lock. [ 167 ] [ non-primary source needed ] Business Class Business class also offers a fully flat bed, and an adjustable privacy divider. It includes a USB port and a reading light. It also has a 15-inch TV. [ 168 ] [ needs update ] [ non-primary source needed ] Economy Class Economy class features a seat and a 9-inch personal TV. It also has a multi-adjustable headrest. [ 169 ] [ non-primary source needed ] Premium Economy Class China Southern also offers Premium Economy class , which is more spacious than economy class. In most aircraft, the seats are 35–37 inches (89–94 cm), compared to 31 inches (79 cm) in Economy. [ 170 ] The Boeing 777-300ERs, however, are equipped with fixed-shell premium economy seats similar to those seen on Air France's Boeing 777s. [ 171 ] China Southern Airlines's frequent-flyer program is called Sky Pearl Club ( simplified Chinese : 明珠俱乐部 ; traditional Chinese : 明珠俱樂部 ; pinyin : Míngzhū Jùlèbù ; Jyutping : ming4 zyu1 keoi1 lok6 bou6 ). The Sky Pearl Club allows its members to earn FFP mileage not only by flying China Southern domestic segments, but also by flying routes of other codeshare member airlines. Additionally, Sky Pearl Club members can earn and use mileage on partnered Sichuan Airlines , China Eastern Airlines , and China Airlines flights. Membership of Sky Pearl Club is divided into four tiers: Sky Pearl Gold Card, Sky Pearl Silver Card, Sky Pearl Member Card and Little Pearl On The Palm Card, the first three tier are available for all adult members, but Little Pearl On The Palm Card is only available for members aged 2–11. [ 172 ] [ non-primary source needed ] Incidents and accidents [ edit ] On 24 November 1992, China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 , a Boeing 737-300 , crashed into a hill near Guilin , Guangxi, due to an engine thrust malfunction. All 141 people on board were killed. [ 173 ] [ 174 ] On 8 May 1997, China Southern Flight 3456 , a Boeing 737-300 , crashed on approach to Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport killing 35 people and injuring 9. [ 175 ] Shipping of primates to laboratories [ edit ] The USDA ordered China Southern Airlines to pay $11,600 in fines [ when? ] for violations of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) during the airline's transport of animals without proper licences to the United States. Although the USDA cited Air Transport International for failure to provide food and water to the imported animals, China Southern Airlines was previously also ordered to pay $14,438 for AWA violations during one transport that left more than a dozen monkeys dead after they went without food and water for an extended period of time. Following these most recent violations, where the delivered animals were left neglected after arrival in the US, China Southern announced that it would no longer transport laboratory animals to the US. PETA had protested against the airline for these shipments. [ 176 ] [ 177 ] 10-yuan ticketing glitch [ edit ] In November 2023, the airline inadvertently priced its tickets as low as 10 yuan (around $1.37) on its mobile app and travel websites like Trip.com , due to a technical glitch. [ 178 ] The airline later confirmed on Weibo that the tickets sold during the two-hour window would be honored. 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[2\.4 Head office](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Head_office) - [3 Divisions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Divisions) Toggle Divisions subsection - [3\.1 Cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Cargo) - [3\.2 General Aviation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#General_Aviation) - [4 Destinations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Destinations) Toggle Destinations subsection - [4\.1 Overview](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Overview) - [4\.2 Alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Alliance) - [4\.3 Codeshare agreements](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Codeshare_agreements) - [4\.4 Interline Agreements](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Interline_Agreements) - [5 Fleet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Fleet) Toggle Fleet subsection - [5\.1 Current fleet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Current_fleet) - [5\.2 Former fleet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Former_fleet) - [5\.2.1 Airbus A380](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Airbus_A380) - [5\.3 Special liveries gallery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Special_liveries_gallery) - [6 Services](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Services) - [7 Sky Pearl Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Sky_Pearl_Club) - [8 Incidents and accidents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Incidents_and_accidents) - [9 Controversies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Controversies) Toggle Controversies subsection - [9\.1 Shipping of primates to laboratories](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Shipping_of_primates_to_laboratories) - [9\.2 10-yuan ticketing glitch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#10-yuan_ticketing_glitch) - [10 See also](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#See_also) - [11 References](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#References) - [12 External links](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#External_links) - [13 Notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Notes) Toggle the table of contents # China Southern Airlines 49 languages - [Afrikaans](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Afrikaans") - [العربية](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B7_%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9 "خطوط جنوب الصين الجوية – Arabic") - [مصرى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B7_%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%87 "خطوط جنوب الصين الجويه – Egyptian Arabic") - [Asturianu](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Asturian") - [বাংলা](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8_%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B8 "চায়না সাউদার্ন এয়ারলাইন্স – Bangla") - [Català](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Catalan") - [Čeština](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Czech") - [Dansk](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Danish") - [Deutsch](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – German") - [Esperanto](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Esperanto") - [Español](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Spanish") - [Eesti](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Estonian") - [Euskara](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Basque") - [فارسی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C_%DA%86%DB%8C%D9%86 "هواپیمایی جنوبی چین – Persian") - [Suomi](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Finnish") - [Français](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – French") - [Galego](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Galician") - [Hausa](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Hausa") - [עברית](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A6%27%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%94_%D7%A1%D7%90%D7%95%D7%AA%27%D7%A8%D7%9F_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A1 "צ'יינה סאות'רן איירליינס – Hebrew") - [हिन्दी](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8 "चाइना सदर्न एयरलाइंस – Hindi") - [Hrvatski](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Croatian") - [Հայերեն](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Armenian") - [Bahasa Indonesia](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Indonesian") - [Italiano](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Italian") - [日本語](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA "中国南方航空 – Japanese") - [한국어](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%A4%91%EA%B5%AD%EB%82%A8%EB%B0%A9%ED%95%AD%EA%B3%B5 "중국남방항공 – Korean") - [Lietuvių](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Lithuanian") - [मराठी](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8 "चायना सदर्न एरलाइन्स – Marathi") - [Bahasa Melayu](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Malay") - [مازِرونی](https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%B2 "چین جنوبی ایرلاینز – Mazanderani") - [Nederlands](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Dutch") - [Norsk bokmål](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Norwegian Bokmål") - [Polski](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Polish") - [Português](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Portuguese") - [Română](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Romanian") - [Русский](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Russian") - [Simple English](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Simple English") - [Српски / srpski](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BD_%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%98%D0%BD%D1%81 "Чајна садерн ерлајнс – Serbian") - [Svenska](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines "China Southern Airlines – Swedish") - [தமிழ்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%BE_%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%8F%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%A9%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%B8%E0%AF%8D "சீனா சதர்ன் ஏர்லைன்ஸ் – Tamil") - 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[Beijing–Daxing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport "Beijing Daxing International Airport") [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport") [Shenzhen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen_Bao%27an_International_Airport "Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport") \| \| \| [Secondary hubs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_hub#Primary_and_secondary_hubs "Airline hub") \| [Chongqing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing_Jiangbei_International_Airport "Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport") [Shanghai–Pudong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Pudong_International_Airport "Shanghai Pudong International Airport") [Ürümqi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_Diwopu_International_Airport "Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport") [Wuhan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan_Tianhe_International_Airport "Wuhan Tianhe International Airport") [Zhengzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhengzhou_Xinzheng_International_Airport "Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport") \| \| \| [Focus cities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_hub#Focus_city "Airline hub") \| [Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suvarnabhumi_Airport "Suvarnabhumi Airport") [Changchun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changchun_Longjia_International_Airport "Changchun Longjia International Airport") [Changsha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changsha_Huanghua_International_Airport "Changsha Huanghua International Airport") [Chengdu–Tianfu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_Tianfu_International_Airport "Chengdu Tianfu International Airport") [Dalian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalian_Zhoushuizi_International_Airport "Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport") [Guiyang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiyang_Longdongbao_International_Airport "Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport") [Haikou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haikou_Meilan_International_Airport "Haikou Meilan International Airport") [Hangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangzhou_Xiaoshan_International_Airport "Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport") [Harbin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_Taiping_International_Airport "Harbin Taiping International Airport") [Jieyang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jieyang_Chaoshan_International_Airport "Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport") [Kunming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunming_Changshui_International_Airport "Kunming Changshui International Airport") [Sanya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanya_Phoenix_International_Airport "Sanya Phoenix International Airport") [Seoul–Incheon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incheon_International_Airport "Incheon International Airport") [Shenyang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang_Taoxian_International_Airport "Shenyang Taoxian International Airport") [Xi'an](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi%27an_Xianyang_International_Airport "Xi'an Xianyang International Airport") [Zhuhai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuhai_Jinwan_Airport "Zhuhai Jinwan Airport") \| \| \| [Frequent-flyer program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequent-flyer_program "Frequent-flyer program") \| Sky Pearl Club \| \| \| [Alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_alliance "Airline alliance") \| [SkyTeam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam "SkyTeam") (2007–2018) \| \| \| [Subsidiaries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiary "Subsidiary") \| [Chongqing Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing_Airlines "Chongqing Airlines") (60%) [GAMECO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAMECO "GAMECO") [Sichuan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_Airlines "Sichuan Airlines") (39%) [XiamenAir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XiamenAir "XiamenAir") (55%) Xiongan Airlines \| \| \| Fleet size \| 708 \| \| \| Destinations \| [233](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_China_Southern_Airlines_destinations "List of China Southern Airlines destinations")[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-5) \| \| \| [Parent company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holding_company#Parent_company "Holding company") \| China Southern Air Holding \| \| \| [Traded as](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticker_symbol "Ticker symbol") \| [SSE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Stock_Exchange "Shanghai Stock Exchange"): [600029](https://english.sse.com.cn/markets/equities/list/overview/?COMPANY_CODE=600029&STOCK_CODE=600029) (A share) [SEHK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Stock_Exchange "Hong Kong Stock Exchange"): [1055](https://www.hkex.com.hk/Market-Data/Securities-Prices/Equities/Equities-Quote?sym=1055&sc_lang=en) (H share) \| \| \| Headquarters \| [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou "Guangzhou"), [Guangdong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong "Guangdong") \| \| \| Key people \| Han Wensheng ([president](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_$corporate_title$ "President (corporate title)")) Ma Xulun ([chairman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman "Chairman")) \| \| \| [Revenue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue "Revenue") \| ![Increase](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi "Renminbi")174\.224 billion (2024)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) \| \| \| [Operating income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes "Earnings before interest and taxes") \| ![Increase](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi "Renminbi")8\.327 billion (2024)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) \| \| \| [Net income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_income "Net income") \| ![Increase](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi "Renminbi")0\.025 billion (2024)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) \| \| \| [Total assets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset "Asset") \| ![Increase](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi "Renminbi")191\.577 billion (2024)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) \| \| \| [Total equity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equity_$finance$ "Equity (finance)") \| ![Increase](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi "Renminbi")52\.836 billion (2024)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) \| \| \| Employees \| 102,597 (2024)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) \| \| \| Website \| [csair.com/en](https://www.csair.com/en/) (in English) [csair.com](https://www.csair.com/) (in Chinese) \| \| \| China Southern Airlines \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [Simplified Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters "Simplified Chinese characters") \| 中国南方航空 \| \| [Traditional Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters "Traditional Chinese characters") \| 中國南方航空 \| \| Transcriptions \| \| \| [Standard Mandarin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chinese "Standard Chinese") \| \| \| [Hanyu Pinyin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin "Hanyu Pinyin") \| Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng \| \| [Yue: Cantonese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese "Cantonese") \| \| \| [Jyutping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyutping "Jyutping") \| zung1gwok3 naam4fong1 hong4hung1 \| \| China Southern Airlines Company Limited \| \| \| [Simplified Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters "Simplified Chinese characters") \| [中国](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD "wikt:中国")[南方](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9 "wikt:南方")[航空](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA "wikt:航空")[股份](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%82%A1%E4%BB%BD "wikt:股份")[公司](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8 "wikt:公司") \| \| [Traditional Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters "Traditional Chinese characters") \| 中國南方航空股份公司 \| \| Literal meaning \| China Southern Airlines, Company Limited by Shares \| \| Transcriptions \| \| \| [Standard Mandarin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chinese "Standard Chinese") \| \| \| [Hanyu Pinyin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin "Hanyu Pinyin") \| Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng Gǔfèn gōngsī \| \| [Yue: Cantonese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese "Cantonese") \| \| \| [Jyutping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyutping "Jyutping") \| zung1gwok3 naam4fong1 hong4hung1 gu2fan6\2 jau5haan6 gung1si1 \| \| Second alternative Chinese name \| \| \| [Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language "Chinese language") \| 南方航空 \| \| Literal meaning \| Southern Airlines \| \| Transcriptions \| \| \| [Standard Mandarin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chinese "Standard Chinese") \| \| \| [Hanyu Pinyin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin "Hanyu Pinyin") \| Nánfāng Hángkōng \| \| [Yue: Cantonese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese "Cantonese") \| \| \| [Jyutping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyutping "Jyutping") \| naam4fong1 hong4hung1 \| \| Third alternative Chinese name \| \| \| [Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language "Chinese language") \| [南](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8D%97#Chinese "wikt:南")[航](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%88%AA#Chinese "wikt:航") \| \| Transcriptions \| \| \| [Standard Mandarin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chinese "Standard Chinese") \| \| \| [Hanyu Pinyin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin "Hanyu Pinyin") \| Nánháng \| \| [Yue: Cantonese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese "Cantonese") \| \| \| [Jyutping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyutping "Jyutping") \| naam4 hong4 \| China Southern Airlines* (branded as China Southern) is a major airline in China, headquartered in [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou "Guangzhou"), [Guangdong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong "Guangdong"). It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with [Air China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_China "Air China") and [China Eastern Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines "China Eastern Airlines"). Established on 1 July 1988 following the restructuring of [CAAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAAC_$airline$ "CAAC (airline)") that acquired and merged several domestic airlines, the airline became the [world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_airlines_in_the_world "Largest airlines in the world") and Asia's [largest airline in fleet size](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_airlines_in_the_world#By_fleet_size "Largest airlines in the world"), [revenue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue "Revenue"), and passengers carried. In 2024, it ranked as the world's ninth-largest airline by brand market value.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-7) With its main hubs at [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport"), [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen_Bao%27an_International_Airport "Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport") and [Beijing Daxing International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport "Beijing Daxing International Airport"), the airline operates more than 2,000 flights to more than 200 destinations daily and was a member of [SkyTeam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam "SkyTeam") until 1 January 2019. The airline started a frequent flyer program partnership with [American Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines "American Airlines") in March 2019. The logo of the airline consists of a [kapok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombax_ceiba "Bombax ceiba") flower (which is also the city flower of Guangzhou) on a blue tail fin.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-8) The company slogan is Fly towards your dreams. The airline also operates [cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo "Cargo") flights branded under the name China Southern Cargo. The parent company of China Southern Airlines Company Limited is China Southern Air Holding Company, a state-owned enterprise that is supervised by the [State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-owned_Assets_Supervision_and_Administration_Commission_of_the_State_Council "State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council") of the State Council. ## History and development \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: History and development")\] See also: [CAAC (airline)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAAC_$airline$ "CAAC (airline)") ### Founding \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=2 "Edit section: Founding")\] China Southern Airlines was established on July 1, 1988, as part of the Chinese government's initiative to decentralize the [Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAAC_$airline$ "CAAC (airline)"), and liberalize the Chinese aviation market.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-9) This restructuring aimed to transform CAAC's regional divisions into independent commercial entities. China Southern emerged from the former Guangzhou Regional Administration of CAAC, marking its inception as a separate airline. However, the airline's first commercial operations under its own name and livery didn't launch until February 1991.[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-10) The airline completed its decentralization from CAAC when it gained independence on 10 October 1993.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-11) During the airline's early years, the carrier was the dominant domestic carrier. Together with the two major airlines of China – Air China and China Eastern – the airline handled half of the passenger traffic carried by all Chinese carriers. Owing to Air China's status as the country's [flag carrier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_carrier "Flag carrier"), the airline is entitled to extensive international service rights, with China Eastern and China Southern's international networks confined to mainly East Asia and within Asia, respectively. Like other Chinese carriers, China Southern was subjected to CAAC's exclusive right to grant route-specific operating licenses and domestic prices.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-12) ### Expansion \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=3 "Edit section: Expansion")\] To raise its operating standards and distance itself from mostly unprofitable second and third-tier domestic airlines, the carrier signed agreements with several foreign carriers regarding staff training and [aircraft maintenance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_maintenance "Aircraft maintenance"), with the ultimate aim of being listed on the [New York Stock Exchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange "New York Stock Exchange"), possibly as soon as early 1995.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-NYSE-13) Starting in the mid-1990s, China Southern sought to expand its international reach beyond Asia. In December 1995, the Chinese and United States governments signed an aviation agreement that would allow the commencement of non-stop air services between the two countries.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-14) After having been granted the right to establish services to [Amsterdam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam "Amsterdam") in early 1996, the airline started Guangzhou–Beijing–Amsterdam, its first [long-haul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_length "Flight length") route, in November 1996. The following year, the carrier commenced non-stop trans-Pacific services to [Los Angeles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles "Los Angeles"), as well as services to [Brisbane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisbane "Brisbane").[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-15) The start of European and American services coincided with the arrival of the long-range Boeing 777s, the first of which was delivered in late December 1995, as well as a general expansion and upgrade of the carrier's fleet and the associated facilities. Due to engine certification and labor relations issues, the delivery of the first Boeing 777 was more than a month behind schedule. As a result, the carrier considered, but ultimately decided against, leasing the [Boeing 747-400](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-400 "Boeing 747-400"), which would have been used to cover anticipated delays as well as to launch trans-Pacific services to the United States.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-16)[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-17)[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Double_fleet-18)[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-CSA_B777_O&D-19) Nevertheless, the airline planned to double its fleet of 67 aircraft. In April 1996, the Chinese government placed an order, on China Southern's behalf, for 10 Airbus A320s; the delivery of the first aircraft, and China Southern's first Airbus, was made the following year.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-20)[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-21) [Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAMECO "GAMECO"), which was jointly established with [Lockheed Aircraft Services International](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Corporation "Lockheed Corporation") and [Hutchinson Whampoa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutchinson_Whampoa "Hutchinson Whampoa"), was carrying out expansion of its aircraft maintenance facilities in anticipation of the increase.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-22) In July 1997, China Southern Airlines went public, listing on both the Hong Kong and New York Stock Exchanges. The airline raised \$600–\$700 million, which was mainly used to expand its fleet, pay off debt, and invest in other key areas.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-23) In 2003, China Southern Airlines listed domestically on the [Shanghai Stock Exchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Stock_Exchange "Shanghai Stock Exchange").[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-24) By 1997, the airline, along with its joint-venture airlines [Xiamen Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiamen_Airlines "Xiamen Airlines"), Shantou Airlines and Guangxi Airlines, was carrying some 15 million passengers per year using about 90 aircraft, operating about 270 routes among 68 destinations and almost 2,450 flights per week. The airline group's revenue totaled some US\$1.4 billion with a net income of \$90 million.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-25)[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-26) ### Mergers and acquisitions \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Mergers and acquisitions")\] The end of the 1990s was a period of consolidation for the Chinese airline industry. Initially, China Southern looked to acquire several smaller non-profitable domestic carriers as it sought to highlight its expansion plans intoaise funds; among the deals was the purchase of 60% shares of Guizhou Airlines.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-27)[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-28) Due to the weakening economy amidst the [1997 Asian financial crisis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Asian_financial_crisis "1997 Asian financial crisis") and intense competition among the some 30 Chinese carriers, in 1998, [CAAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAAC_Airlines "CAAC Airlines") considered a comprehensive restructuring of the industry that would see the consolidation of the airlines into three or five carrier groups.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Bigger-29)[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-30) At one stage, it was reported that CAAC was contemplating a forced merger of Air China and China Southern. Given the latter's dual listing in Hong Kong and New York, it was thought that such a merger would have eased Air China's path towardits own share offering. China Southern confirmed that such talks between them were occurring, although they ultimately proved fruitless. Had the merger proceeded, their combined fleets would have numbered some 250 aircraft, which would have made the resultant airline the largest in Asia.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-31)[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-32)[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-33) Although there was considerable resistance to CAAC's call to rationalise the industry, in July 2000, the administrative body announced that the 10 airlines under its direct management will be merged into three airline groups, revolving around Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern itself.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Bigger-29) Within a month, China Southern had started absorbing [Zhengzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhengzhou "Zhengzhou")\-based [Zhongyuan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhongyuan_Airlines "Zhongyuan Airlines"), which at the time operated five Boeing 737s and two [Xian Y-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xian_Y-7 "Xian Y-7") turboprops.[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-34) The carrier would later merge with [Shenyang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang "Shenyang")\-based [China Northern Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Northern_Airlines "China Northern Airlines") and [Urumqi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urumqi "Urumqi")\-based [Xinjiang Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_Airlines "Xinjiang Airlines") to form China Southern Air Holding Co., a process that took more than two years and would culminate in China Southern's acquisition of their US\$2 billion's worth of assets (as well as \$1.8 billion of debt) in November 2004. Consequently, China Southern's fleet expanded from some 140 aircraft to over 210. The takeovers meant that the carrier became the main airline in Shenyang and Ürümqi, with passenger numbersjumping from 28.2 million in 2004 to 44.1 million in 2005.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-35) As a result, China Southern Airlines became one of the "Big Three" carriers in the country. Since then, it has successively taken over shareholding stocks and joined the equity in numerous Chinese carriers. The airline is the major shareholder of [Xiamen Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiamen_Airlines "Xiamen Airlines") (55%) and [Chongqing Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing_Airlines "Chongqing Airlines") (60%); it also invests in [Sichuan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_Airlines "Sichuan Airlines") (39%).[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-36) Amidst the major consolidation of the airline industry, China Southern in April 2000 started dedicated cargo services from [Shenzhen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen "Shenzhen") using a Boeing 747-200F (which was quickly upgraded to the Boeing 747-400F) [wet-leased](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_lease#Wet_lease "Aircraft lease") from [Atlas Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Air "Atlas Air"). To capitalize on the economic growth of the [Pearl River Delta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_River_Delta "Pearl River Delta") region (which includes Hong Kong), the carrier constructed a dedicated cargo center in Shenzhen.[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-37) Successful operations prompted an order for two Boeing 747-400Fs the following year.[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-38) The airline by now had commenced operations to [Sydney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney "Sydney") and [Melbourne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne "Melbourne").[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-39) In September 2003, China Southern signed a purchase agreement for four [Airbus A330-200s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A330 "Airbus A330") to be delivered in 2005. This was part of the order placed in April by the China Aviation Supplies Imp. & Exp. Group covering 30 aircraft.[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-40) China Southern became the first mainland Chinese A330 operator with the delivery of the first example in February 2005.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-First_CSA_A330-41) China Southern followed up in September 2005 with a further order for eight A330-300s and two A330-200s.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-42) The month of January 2005 proved to be significant for [civil aviation in China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_aviation_in_China "Civil aviation in China") in general and China Southern in particular. In preparation for the [2008 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics "2008 Summer Olympics") in Beijing, China Southern, and the Chinese government placed several landmark widebody-aircraft orders from [Airbus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus "Airbus") and [Boeing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Commercial_Airplanes "Boeing Commercial Airplanes"). More specifically, on 28 January 2005, the carrier became the first (and so far the only) Chinese carrier to commit to the [Airbus A380](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380 "Airbus A380") double-deck aircraft, when it signed a general-terms agreement for five examples worth US\$1.4 billion at catalog prices.[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-43)[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-44) On the same day, China Southern, along with five other domestic carriers, placed a bulk order for 60 Boeing 7E7s (later renamed the [Boeing 787 Dreamliner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner "Boeing 787 Dreamliner")). The aircraft was worth \$7.2 billion at list prices, and the first example was expected to be delivered in time for the Olympics;[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-45) however, the first aircraft did not arrive until June 2013.[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-46) Earlier during the month, the CAAC had approved the temporary operations of charter flights between mainland China and [Taiwan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan "Taiwan"). On the same day as the widebody orders, a China Southern Airlines Boeing 777–200 took off from Guangzhou and landed in [Taipei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei "Taipei") the following day, becoming the first mainland Chinese aircraft to land in the [Republic of China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China "Republic of China") since 1949, when the [Kuomintang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuomintang "Kuomintang") were involved in [Chinese Civil War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Civil_War "Chinese Civil War") with the [Chinese Communist Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party "Chinese Communist Party"). The flight carried 242 passengers home after the [Chinese New Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year "Chinese New Year"). Previously, passengers traveling between the mainland and Taiwan had to transit through a third port such as Hong Kong or [Macau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau "Macau").[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-47)[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-48) Within three years, in July 2008, a China Southern Airlines Airbus A330 carrying 230 tourists[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FN.com_Chn-Twn_flight-49) again landed in [Taipei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei "Taipei").[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-NYTimes.com_Chn-Twn-flight-50) The governments of China and Taiwan had both agreed to allow direct flights across the [Taiwan Strait](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_Strait "Taiwan Strait") in June, ending six decades of limited air travel between the two sides. Following the flight, China Southern Airlines Chairman and pilot of the flight, Liu Shaoyong, said, "From today onward, regular commercial flights will replace the rumbling warplanes over the skies of the Taiwan Strait, and relations between the two sides will become better and better."[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FN.com_Chn-Twn_flight-49)[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-NYTimes.com_Chn-Twn-flight-50) Following two years of negotiations which had started in August 2004, in late June 2006, China Southern signed an agreement with [SkyTeam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam "SkyTeam"), one of the three global [airline alliances](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_alliance "Airline alliance"), formally pledging itself to the improvement of standards with the aim of its eventual joining. According to the agreement, the airline committed to the upgrade of handling services, facilities, and training of at least 75% of its staff to SkyTeam's standards.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-51)[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-52) On 15 November 2007, China Southern officially joined SkyTeam, becoming the eleventh carrier to join the grouping and the first mainland Chinese carrier to join an airline alliance. The welcoming ceremony was attended by high-ranking Chinese government and SkyTeam corporate officials and was held at the [Great Hall of the People](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hall_of_the_People "Great Hall of the People").[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-53) The carrier's integration with the alliance continued with its entry into [SkyTeam Cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam_Cargo "SkyTeam Cargo") in November 2010,[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-54) and its joint-venture carrier Xiamen Airlines' formal joining in November 2012. With China Eastern's ascension in June 2011, SkyTeam furthered its leading presence on the mainland Chinese market; the remaining Big Three carrier, Air China, is a member of [Star Alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Alliance "Star Alliance").[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-55)[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-56) It followed up with another Airbus order on 7 July 2006, when it confirmed a deal covering the purchase of 50 more A320 narrow bodies for delivery in 2009.[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-57) The order included 13 A319-100s, 20 A320-200s and 17 A321-200s, reportedly worth \$3.3 billion at list prices.[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-58) In December 2005, China Southern Airlines along with CASGC, announced an order with Boeing for 9 [Boeing 737-700s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737 "Boeing 737") and 11 [Boeing 737-800s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-800_SFP "Boeing 737-800 SFP"). In June 2006, China Southern Airlines confirmed another order of three Boeing 737-700s and seven Boeing 737-800s. The deliveries would continue through 2010.[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-59) On 18 October 2006, China Southern Airlines placed an order for six [Boeing 777](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777 "Boeing 777") freighters, striding forward a brand new step in its cargo development.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-60) The aircraft would be delivered from November 2008 to July 2010. On 20 August 2007, China Southern Airlines announced its intention for an order of 25 Boeing 737-700s and 30 Boeing 737-800s, which will be delivered from May 2011 to October 2013.[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-61) It was a mere two months before, on 23 October 2007, China Southern Airlines announced that it had placed an order for 10 additional Airbus A330-200s. The order has a listed price of US\$1.677 billion and the aircraft will be delivered from March 2010 to August 2012.[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-62) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/China_Southern_Airlines_office_in_Melbourne.jpg/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_office_in_Melbourne.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_Airlines_office_in_Melbourne.jpg) China Southern Airlines office in [Melbourne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne "Melbourne") ### Recent developments \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Recent developments")\] During 2009, China Southern Airlines remodeled its strategy from a point-to-point hub to a full hub and spoke carrier, which has been proven successful. Along with that, the airline has rapidly expanded its international market share, particularly in [Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia "Australia"), where passenger numbers in 2011 have been 97% greater than in 2010.[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-airlineroute.net-63) On 21 January 2010, China Southern Airlines announced an order for an additional 20 A320-200s, scheduled for delivery in 2011, due to the falling fuel costs and surging passenger demand.[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-64) In March 2010, the Chinese carrier issued new shares in [Hong Kong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong "Hong Kong") and [Shanghai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai "Shanghai") 2010 to raise 10.75 billion yuan (\$1.57 billion) in a bid to pay off outstanding loans.[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-65) In December, CNY810 million (\$121.5 million) was injected by China Southern Airlines into its subsidiary [Xiamen Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiamen_Airlines "Xiamen Airlines") to fund its fleet expansion.[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-66) In November 2010, China Southern Airlines signed an agreement with Airbus for the purchase of 6 A330s and 30 A320–200s.[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-67) On 11 January 2011, China Southern Airlines announced a lease for 10 [Embraer E190](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_E-190 "Embraer E-190") aircraft, set to be delivered from the second half of 2011. On 27 January 2011, China Southern Airlines was awarded a four-star ranking by [Skytrax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skytrax "Skytrax"). It is the largest airline to hold this title.[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-68) On 17 October 2011, China Southern Airlines made its [first flight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_flight "First flight") with the [Airbus A380](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380 "Airbus A380"). Initially, the airline deployed the A380s on domestic routes, flying between Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. At the same time, the carrier conducted negotiations to commence A380 international services. Due to the government-imposed limitation that confined an international route to a single airline, China Southern in August 2012 announced its intention to initiate Beijing-[Paris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris "Paris") services in cooperation with Air China, pending government approval. Two months later, the A380 was deployed on Guangzhou-Los Angeles services.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-69) Early A380 operations were unprofitable and the aircraft, underutilised; services to Sydney were thus launched in October 2013.[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-70) By May 2013, talks with Air China on Beijing-Paris services had ceased.[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-71) While China Southern, like the other two of the big three Chinese carriers, [Air China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_China "Air China") and [China Eastern Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines "China Eastern Airlines"),[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-72) had been expanding rapidly since 2000, much of their activities had been focused on the domestic market.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Canton-73) With the increase in outflow of Chinese tourists, who in 2012, for example, spent \$102 billion internationally,[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-74) as well as the rapid construction and introduction of [high-speed rail in China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China "High-speed rail in China"), the carrier shifted its outlook overseas to sustain growth.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Canton-73) Owing to the location of its hub at Guangzhou, which hinders the airline from effectively serving the North American market, the airline concentrated its international expansion on [Australasia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia "Australasia"). In June 2012, with the inauguration of services from [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou "Guangzhou") to [London-Heathrow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Heathrow_Airport "London Heathrow Airport"), the airline started marketing its services connecting Europe and Australia as the "Canton Route",[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Destinations-75)[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ReferenceA-76) an alternative to the [Kangaroo Route](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_Route "Kangaroo Route") flown by carriers such as Qantas. It hoped to attract the predominantly business traffic that travel between Europe and Australia, and channel such sixth-freedom traffic as well as traffic from mainland China through its Guangzhou hub (thereby transforming the carrier's network from one that emphasises point-to-point to a hub-and-spoke system).[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-77)[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-78) The carrier by now had added cities such as [Auckland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland "Auckland"), [Istanbul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul "Istanbul"), [Perth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth "Perth"), and [Vancouver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver "Vancouver") to its route map.[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Destinations-75)[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-79)[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-80) During May–June 2012, China Southern Airlines has recruited Dutch flight attendants to serve the First and Business class sections for flights from Guangzhou to Amsterdam.[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-81) On 7 June 2013, China Southern operated its first [Boeing 787](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787 "Boeing 787") on a route from [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport") to [Beijing Capital](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Capital_International_Airport "Beijing Capital International Airport"), the first Chinese airline to introduce the 787-8.[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-82) The 787s were going to be part of China Southern's fleet for only a dozen years: in November 2024, the airline announced its intention to sell all 10 aircraft of the type by 2026 due to [challenges in recovering long-haul services](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_commercial_air_transport "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial air transport") following the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic").[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-83) In early 2015, it was announced that the airline would lease 24 Airbus A320neo aircraft from [AerCap](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AerCap "AerCap") for delivery between 2016 and 2019.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-84) On 15 November 2018, the airline announced that it would leave SkyTeam by 1 January 2019 and will strengthen its partnership with [American Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines "American Airlines") and others.[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-85) The announcement lead to speculation that it will join [Oneworld](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneworld "Oneworld") alongside Hong Kong carrier [Cathay Pacific](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Pacific "Cathay Pacific"). Various media outlets reported that while analysts predict that its Oneworld move could threaten Cathay Pacific's position in the alliance, other analysts state that China Southern joining Oneworld would benefit Cathay more due to different target markets.[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-86) In March 2019, the airline announced a frequent flyer partnership with [American Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines "American Airlines").[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-87) Currently, the airline plans for more flexible tie-ups with other carriers, mostly with Oneworld members such as Qatar Airways while not joining the alliance 'for a few years' in order to fulfill its dream as 'world's largest airline'.[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-88) On 26 September 2019, China Southern operates at [Beijing Daxing International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport "Beijing Daxing International Airport") alongside its former and current partners, and all of its flights to and from Beijing are transferred to Daxing on 25 October 2020. China Southern operated its last commercial [Airbus A380](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380 "Airbus A380") flight on 5 November 2022, remaining the only Chinese airline ever to operate the A380. The aircraft were retired due to market challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic, the last two being flown to storage at [Mojave Air and Space Port](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_Air_and_Space_Port "Mojave Air and Space Port") in December 2022. One former China Southern A380 was acquired by [Global Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Airlines "Global Airlines") in 2024 with plans to launch flights between the United Kingdom and the United States using this aircraft in 2025.[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-89) In early January 2025, China Southern Airlines suspend its daily service between [Beijing Daxing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport "Beijing Daxing International Airport") and [Moscow Sheremetyevo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheremetyevo_International_Airport "Sheremetyevo International Airport") from 20 January to 30 March 2025. No reason was given by the airline. However, experts commented it may be due to the on-going [conflict](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War "Russo-Ukrainian War") between [Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia "Russia") and [Ukraine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine "Ukraine").[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-90) ## Corporate affairs \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Corporate affairs")\] ### Business trends \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=7 "Edit section: Business trends")\] The key trends for the China Southern Airlines Group are (as of the financial year ending December 31):[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-91) \| \| Revenue ([RMB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi "Renminbi") b) \| [Net profit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_income "Net income") (RMB b) \| Number of employees \| Number of passengers (m) \| Passenger load factor (%) \| Fleet size \| References \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| 2012 \| 99\.5 \| 3\.7 \| 73,668 \| 86\.4 \| 79\.9 \| 491 \| [\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-92) \| \| 2013 \| 98\.5 \| 2\.7 \| 80,175 \| 91\.7 \| 79\.4 \| 561 \| [\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-93) \| \| 2014 \| 108 \| 2\.3 \| 82,132 \| 100 \| 79\.4 \| 612 \| [\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-94) \| \| 2015 \| 111 \| 4\.8 \| 82,132 \| 109 \| 80\.5 \| 667 \| [\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-95) \| \| 2016 \| 114 \| 5\.8 \| 93,132 \| 114 \| 80\.5 \| 702 \| [\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-96) \| \| 2017 \| 127 \| 6\.8 \| 100,831 \| 126 \| 82\.2 \| 754 \| [\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-97) \| \| 2018 \| 143 \| 3\.3 \| 100,831 \| 139 \| 82\.4 \| 840 \| [\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-98) \| \| 2019 \| 154 \| 3\.0 \| 103,876 \| 151 \| 82\.8 \| 862 \| [\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-99) \| \| 2020 \| 92\.5 \| −11.8 \| 100,431 \| 96\.8 \| 71\.4 \| 867 \| [\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-100) \| \| 2021 \| 101 \| −11.0 \| 98,098 \| 98\.5 \| 71\.2 \| 878 \| [\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-101) \| \| 2022 \| 87 \| −33.7 \| 97,899 \| 62\.6 \| 66\.3 \| 894 \| [\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-102) \| \| 2023 \| 160 \| −2.9 \| 99,468 \| 142 \| 78\.9 \| 908 \| [\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-103) \| \| 2024 \| 174 \| 0\.025 \| 102,597 \| 165 \| 84\.4 \| 917 \| [\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-104) \| ### Ownership structure \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Ownership structure")\] \| \| \| \| \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| [\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-105) \| Owner \| Number of shares held \| Percentage of shares held \| \| 1 \| China Southern Airlines Group Co., Ltd. \| 9404468936 \| 51\.9 \| \| 2 \| Nanlong Holdings Limited \| 2612124036 \| 14\.41 \| \| 3 \| Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (Agent) \| 1750815837 \| 9\.66 \| \| 4 \| Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited \| 654597606 \| 3\.61 \| \| 5 \| China Securities Finance Corporation Limited \| 320484148 \| 1\.77 \| \| 6 \| [American Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines "American Airlines") \| 270606272 \| 1\.49 \| \| 7 \| China Aviation Oil Holding Company Limited \| 261685354 \| 1\.44 \| \| 8 \| [Spring Airlines Co., Ltd.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Airlines "Spring Airlines") \| 140043961 \| 0\.77 \| \| 9 \| China State-Owned Enterprise Structural Adjustment Fund Co., Ltd. \| 72077475 \| 0\.4 \| \| 10 \| GF Ruiyi Leading Mixed Securities Investment Fund \| 70644579 \| 0\.39 \| ### Cooperation with American Airlines \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Cooperation with American Airlines")\] American Airlines invested \$200 million in China Southern Airlines in March 2017, laying a strong foundation for a long-term relationship between two of the world's largest airlines. After the investment, American Airlines holds a 2.7% equity stake in China Southern Airlines.[\[104\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-106) American Airlines and China Southern are two of the world's largest airlines with complementary networks, offering customers unparalleled destinations in both the business and leisure traveler markets. The two airlines have signed [codeshare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codeshare_agreement "Codeshare agreement") and interline agreements to provide travelers with flights to more destinations in China, North and South America. The codeshare route partnership includes the ability to earn and redeem AAdvantage miles, check baggage through, and book tickets.[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-107) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/The_Headquarters_building_of_China_Southern_Airlines%2820181004%29.jpg/250px-The_Headquarters_building_of_China_Southern_Airlines%2820181004%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Headquarters_building_of_China_Southern_Airlines$20181004$.jpg) The China Southern Air Building, the company headquarters located in [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou "Guangzhou") ### Head office \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=10 "Edit section: Head office")\] China Southern is headquartered in the China Southern Air Building at 68 Qixin Road (齐心路) in [Baiyun District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiyun_District,_Guangzhou "Baiyun District, Guangzhou"), [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou "Guangzhou"), [Guangdong Province](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong_Province "Guangdong Province").[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-108) It was previously at 278 Jichang (Airport) Road (机场路) in Baiyun District.[\[107\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-109)[\[108\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-110)[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-111) China Southern had plans to open a new headquarters facility on a 988-acre (400 ha) site on the outskirts of Guangzhou, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport"). [Woods Bagot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woods_Bagot "Woods Bagot") won a competition for the architect firm which would design the facility. The proposed site consists of two parcels of land on opposite sides of a highway leading to Baiyun Airport; both sites are shaped like wings. The site will have a bridge and light rail system that operates above the highway to connect the two parcels, which will each have distinct functions. For instance, the east parcel will house internal functions such as the data center facilities, staff dormitories, and the training center. The airline wants it to be aesthetically pleasing from the air since it sits below a runway approach. The site will have a lot of outdoor space, which Woods Bagot designed along with Hargreaves Associates and Sherwood Design Engineers. Jean Weng, a Woods Bagot [Beijing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing "Beijing")\-based principal, said "Most Chinese cities are very dense and very urban, but China Southern wants to create a human-scale campus, that's close to nature."[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-112) The new headquarters was opened in August 2016.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] ## Divisions \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=11 "Edit section: Divisions")\] ### Cargo \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=12 "Edit section: Cargo")\] [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/China_Southern_Airlines_Cargo_Boeing_777-F1B_B-2075_%2824111998001%29.jpg/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_Cargo_Boeing_777-F1B_B-2075_%2824111998001%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_Airlines_Cargo_Boeing_777-F1B_B-2075_$24111998001$.jpg) China Southern Cargo [Boeing 777F](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777F "Boeing 777F") landing at [Frankfurt Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_Airport "Frankfurt Airport") in 2011 China Southern Cargo is the cargo subsidiary of China Southern Airlines. The cargo airline provides services between mainland China and worldwide cities including [Amsterdam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Schiphol_Airport "Amsterdam Schiphol Airport"), [Vienna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_International_Airport "Vienna International Airport"), [Frankfurt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_Airport "Frankfurt Airport"), [Los Angeles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport "Los Angeles International Airport"), [Chicago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_O%27Hare "Chicago O'Hare"),[\[111\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-113) [Glasgow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Prestwick "Glasgow Prestwick"),[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-glasgowcargo-114) and [London Stansted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Stansted "London Stansted") served from its main hubs of [Guangzhou Baiyun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun "Guangzhou Baiyun") and [Shanghai Pudong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Pudong_International_Airport "Shanghai Pudong International Airport").\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] The cargo subsidiary joined the [SkyTeam Cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam_Cargo "SkyTeam Cargo") alliance in November 2010 and withdrew on 1 January 2019 following the airline's withdrawal from [SkyTeam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam "SkyTeam").[\[113\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-115) ### General Aviation \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=13 "Edit section: General Aviation")\] [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/China_Southern_Airlines_-_Sikorsky_S-92A.jpg/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_-_Sikorsky_S-92A.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_Airlines_-_Sikorsky_S-92A.jpg) CSAGA [Sikorsky S-92A](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-92A "Sikorsky S-92A") in 2010 China Southern Airlines General Aviation (CSAGA) is the [helicopter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter "Helicopter") division of China Southern Airlines. Established in 1980 as Zhuhai Helicopter Company, the division was rebranded to China Southern Airlines General Aviation in 2003.[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-aboutcsaga-116) The company currently operates out of 13 bases.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-helis-117) Currently, it operates passenger, charter, rescue, aerial photography and other inspection flights.[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-aboutcsaga-116) ## Destinations \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=14 "Edit section: Destinations")\] ### Overview \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=15 "Edit section: Overview")\] Main article: [List of China Southern Airlines destinations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_China_Southern_Airlines_destinations "List of China Southern Airlines destinations") China Southern Airlines serves [193 destinations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_China_Southern_Airlines_destinations "List of China Southern Airlines destinations") in 35 countries worldwide.[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-118) It maintains a strong presence in the domestic market with its main hubs at [Beijing Daxing International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport "Beijing Daxing International Airport") and [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport") with secondary hubs at [Shanghai Pudong International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Pudong_International_Airport "Shanghai Pudong International Airport"), [Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing_Jiangbei_International_Airport "Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport"), [Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_Diwopu_International_Airport "Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport"), and [Wuhan Tianhe International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan_Tianhe_International_Airport "Wuhan Tianhe International Airport"), along with other [focus cities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_city "Focus city") in [Changchun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changchun "Changchun"), [Changsha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changsha "Changsha"), [Dalian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalian "Dalian"), [Shenyang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang "Shenyang"), [Shenzhen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen "Shenzhen"), and [Zhengzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhengzhou "Zhengzhou"). The airline plans to continue to develop Chongqing and Ürümqi as hubs as well as to exploit the domestic market potential.[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-119) China Southern offers 485 flights a day from its [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport") hub and 221 from its [Beijing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport "Beijing Daxing International Airport") hub.[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-airlineroute.net-63) The airline provides services to 65 international destinations. Most of the international flights link [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou "Guangzhou") with world cities. There are also plenty of international flights operated through Beijing, Shanghai, Ürümqi (notably to Central Asia and Middle-East) and Dalian (to Japan, South Korea, and Russia). China Southern Airlines has developed an extensive network in Southeast Asia and also has become the Chinese airline with the largest presence in Australia.[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-csair.com-120)\[[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research")\] China Southern is also considering expanding into the South American markets, as well as further expansion into the African market.[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ReferenceA-76)\[[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research")\] On 12 December 2024, it was reported that China Southern has resumed the direct routes between [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou "Guangzhou") and [Adelaide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide "Adelaide"), [South Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australia "South Australia"). The route was initially launched in 2016, but ceased in 2020 due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic").[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-121) ### Alliance \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=16 "Edit section: Alliance")\] \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [![icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg) \| This section relies excessively on [references](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability "Wikipedia:Verifiability") to [primary sources](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research"). Please improve this section by adding [secondary or tertiary sources](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research"). Find sources: ["China Southern Airlines"](https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22) – [news](https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1) · [newspapers](https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks) · [books](https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22+-wikipedia) · [scholar](https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22) · [JSTOR](https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22&acc=on&wc=on) (December 2023) ([Learn how and when to remove this message](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal "Help:Maintenance template removal")) \| On 28 August 2004, China Southern Airlines signed a [Memorandum of Understanding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum_of_Understanding "Memorandum of Understanding") with the [airline alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_alliance "Airline alliance") [SkyTeam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam "SkyTeam"). On 15 November 2007, the airline was officially welcomed as the 11th member of SkyTeam, becoming the first [mainland Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainland_China "Mainland China") airline to join any global airline alliance,[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-122) expanding the alliance's presence on [mainland China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainland_China "Mainland China"). On 24 December 2018, China Southern Airlines released an official statement saying that it would discontinue its SkyTeam membership on 1 January 2019 and will also terminate its partnership with [China Eastern Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines "China Eastern Airlines") and [Delta Air Lines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines "Delta Air Lines").[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-123)\[[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research")\] ### Codeshare agreements \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Codeshare agreements")\] China Southern Airlines [codeshares](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codeshare_agreement "Codeshare agreement") with the following airlines:[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-124)[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-125) - [Aeroflot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot "Aeroflot")[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-126)[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-127) - [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerol%C3%ADneas_Argentinas "Aerolíneas Argentinas") - [Air France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France "Air France") (joint venture partner)[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ch-aviation.com-128) - [Air Serbia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Serbia "Air Serbia")[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-129) - [American Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines "American Airlines") - [British Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways "British Airways")[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-130) - [Chengdu Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_Airlines "Chengdu Airlines")[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131) - [China Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines "China Airlines") - [China Express Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Express_Airlines "China Express Airlines") - [Donghai Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donghai_Airlines "Donghai Airlines")[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131) - [Emirates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_$airline$ "Emirates (airline)")[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-132) - [Etihad Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etihad_Airways "Etihad Airways") - [Finnair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnair "Finnair")[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-133) - [Garuda Indonesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda_Indonesia "Garuda Indonesia") - [Hebei Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebei_Airlines "Hebei Airlines")[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131) - [Iberia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberia_$airline$ "Iberia (airline)") - [Japan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Airlines "Japan Airlines") - [Kenya Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Airways "Kenya Airways") - [KLM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM "KLM") (joint venture partner)[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ch-aviation.com-128) - [Korean Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air "Korean Air") - [LATAM Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LATAM_Airlines "LATAM Airlines") - [Loong Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loong_Air "Loong Air")[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131) - [Malaysia Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines "Malaysia Airlines")[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-134) - [Mandarin Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Airlines "Mandarin Airlines")[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131) - [Pakistan International Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_International_Airlines "Pakistan International Airlines") - [Qantas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas "Qantas") - [Qatar Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_Airways "Qatar Airways") - [Qingdao Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qingdao_Airlines "Qingdao Airlines")[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131) - [Saudia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudia "Saudia")[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-135) - [Sichuan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_Airlines "Sichuan Airlines")[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-136) - [Vietnam Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Airlines "Vietnam Airlines") - [WestJet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WestJet "WestJet") - [XiamenAir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XiamenAir "XiamenAir") (subsidiary) ### Interline Agreements \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Interline Agreements")\] - [My Freighter Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Freighter_Airlines "My Freighter Airlines")[\[135\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-137) ## Fleet \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=19 "Edit section: Fleet")\] ### Current fleet \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=20 "Edit section: Current fleet")\] [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/B-6293_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Airbus_A320-214_-_TAO_%2811237297626%29.jpg/250px-B-6293_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Airbus_A320-214_-_TAO_%2811237297626%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-6293_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Airbus_A320-214_-_TAO_$11237297626$.jpg) [Airbus A320-200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A320-200 "Airbus A320-200") in 2013 [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/B-1065%40PEK_%2820180604144833%29.jpg/250px-B-1065%40PEK_%2820180604144833%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-1065@PEK_$20180604144833$.jpg) [Airbus A330-300](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A330-300 "Airbus A330-300") in 2018 [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/B-308T%40SHA_%2820191021095441%29.jpg/250px-B-308T%40SHA_%2820191021095441%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-308T@SHA_$20191021095441$.jpg) [Airbus A350-900](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A350-900 "Airbus A350-900") in 2019 [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_737-800%3B_B-5112%40HKG%3B04.08.2011_615df_%286207740878%29.jpg/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_737-800%3B_B-5112%40HKG%3B04.08.2011_615df_%286207740878%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_737-800;_B-5112@HKG;04.08.2011_615df_$6207740878$.jpg) [Boeing 737-800](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-800 "Boeing 737-800") in 2011 [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/B-2029%40PEK_%2820191219153715%29.jpg/250px-B-2029%40PEK_%2820191219153715%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-2029@PEK_$20191219153715$.jpg) [Boeing 777-300ER](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777-300ER "Boeing 777-300ER") in 2019 [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/B-2737_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_SHA_%2815359798985%29.jpg/250px-B-2737_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_SHA_%2815359798985%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-2737_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_SHA_$15359798985$.jpg) [Boeing 787-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787-8 "Boeing 787-8") in 2014 [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/20231230_COMAC_ARJ21-700_of_China_Southern_Airlines_%28B-651Y%29_at_CGO_02.jpg/250px-20231230_COMAC_ARJ21-700_of_China_Southern_Airlines_%28B-651Y%29_at_CGO_02.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:20231230_COMAC_ARJ21-700_of_China_Southern_Airlines_$B-651Y$_at_CGO_02.jpg) [Comac C909](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comac_C909 "Comac C909") in 2023 As of December 2025[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit), China Southern Airlines operates the following aircraft:[\[136\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-138)[\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-139) \| Aircraft \| In service \| Orders \| Passengers[\[138\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-140) \| Notes \| \| \| \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| J \| W \| Y \| Total \| \| \| \| \| \| [Airbus A319neo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A319neo "Airbus A319neo") \| 9 \| — \| 4 \| 24 \| 116 \| 144[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-141) \| Launch customer.[\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-142) \| \| [Airbus A320-200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A320-200 "Airbus A320-200") \| 93 \| — \| 8 \| 24 \| 120 \| 152[\[141\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-143) \| \| \| 4 \| 18 \| 138 \| 160[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-144) \| \| \| \| \| \| 24 \| 166[\[143\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-145) \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Airbus A320neo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A320neo "Airbus A320neo") \| 73 \| 5 \| 4 \| 24 \| 138 \| 166 \| \| \| [Airbus A321-200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A321-200 "Airbus A321-200") \| 84 \| — \| 12 \| 24 \| 143 \| 179 \| \| \| 4 \| 18 \| 167 \| 189 \| \| \| \| \| \| 24 \| 195 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Airbus A321neo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A321neo "Airbus A321neo") \| 93 \| 41 \| 4 \| 24 \| 167 \| 195 \| \| \| 12 \| 164 \| 200 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Airbus A330-300](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A330-300 "Airbus A330-300") \| 25 \| — \| 30 \| — \| 253 \| 283 \| \| \| 28 \| 258 \| 286 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Airbus A350-900](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A350-900 "Airbus A350-900") \| 20 \| — \| 28 \| 24 \| 262 \| 314[\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-146) \| \| \| — \| 307 \| 335[\[145\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-147) \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Boeing 737-700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-700 "Boeing 737-700") \| 8 \| — \| 4 \| 18 \| 106 \| 128[\[146\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-148) \| \| \| [Boeing 737-800](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-800 "Boeing 737-800") \| 153 \| — \| 8 \| 24 \| 132 \| 164[\[147\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-149) \| \| \| 4 \| 150 \| 178[\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-150) \| \| \| \| \| \| \| 18 \| 147 \| 169[\[149\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-151) \| \| \| \| \| \| \| 150 \| 172[\[150\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-152) \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Boeing 737 MAX 8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX_8 "Boeing 737 MAX 8") \| 42 \| 26 \| 4 \| 24 \| 150 \| 178[\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-153) \| \| \| [Boeing 777-300ER](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777-300ER "Boeing 777-300ER") \| 15 \| — \| 28 \| 28 \| 305 \| 361[\[152\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-154) \| \| \| [Boeing 787-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787-9 "Boeing 787-9") \| 21 \| — \| 28 \| 28 \| 220 \| 276[\[153\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-155) \| 3 orders were transferred to [XiamenAir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XiamenAir "XiamenAir").[\[154\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-156) \| \| — \| 269 \| 297[\[155\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-157) \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Comac C909](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comac_C909 "Comac C909") \| 35 \| — \| — \| — \| 90 \| 90[\[156\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-158) \| \| \| [Comac C919-100STD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comac_C919 "Comac C919") \| 8 \| 92 \| 8 \| — \| 156 \| 164 \| First aircraft delivered in August 2024.[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-159) \| \| China Southern Cargo fleet \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Boeing 777F](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777F "Boeing 777F") \| 19 \| — \| Cargo \| \| \| \| \| \| Total \| 708 \| 164 \| \| \| \| \| \| ### Former fleet \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=21 "Edit section: Former fleet")\] \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [![icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg) \| This 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Some of them transferred to [Global Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Airlines "Global Airlines").\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] \| \| [ATR 72-500](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR_72-500 "ATR 72-500") \| 5 \| 2004 \| 2011 \| \| \| [Boeing 737-200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-200 "Boeing 737-200") \| 10 \| 1988 \| 2006 \| \| \| [Boeing 737-300](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-300 "Boeing 737-300") \| 36 \| 1991 \| 2015 \| Three aircraft are stored. After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters.[\[159\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-161) \| \| [Boeing 737-300QC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-300F "Boeing 737-300F") \| 2 \| 2003 \| 2005 \| After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters. Disposed to [China Postal Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Postal_Airlines "China Postal Airlines"). \| \| [Boeing 737-500](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-500 "Boeing 737-500") \| 12 \| 1991 \| 2009 \| Disposed to [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerol%C3%ADneas_Argentinas "Aerolíneas Argentinas"). \| \| [Boeing 747-400F](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-400F "Boeing 747-400F") \| 2 \| 2002 \| 2022 \| Disposed to [SF Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SF_Airlines "SF Airlines").[\[160\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-162) \| \| [Boeing 757-200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_757-200 "Boeing 757-200") \| 32 \| 1987 \| 2018 \| After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters. \| \| [Boeing 767-300ER](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_767-300ER "Boeing 767-300ER") \| 6 \| 1992 \| 1998 \| \| \| [Boeing 777-200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777-200 "Boeing 777-200") \| 10 \| 1995 \| 2018 \| \| \| [Boeing 777-200ER](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777-200ER "Boeing 777-200ER") \| 6 \| 1997 \| 2014 \| Three aircraft are stored. \| \| [Boeing 787-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787-8 "Boeing 787-8") \| 10 \| 2013 \| 2025 \| Sold to [Avalon Leasing.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohai_Trust "Bohai Trust")[\[161\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-163) \| \| [Embraer ERJ-145](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_ERJ-145 "Embraer ERJ-145") \| 6 \| 2004 \| 2013 \| \| \| [Embraer E190](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_E190 "Embraer E190") \| 20 \| 2011 \| 2021[\[162\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-164) \| \| \| [McDonnell Douglas MD-82](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82 "McDonnell Douglas MD-82") \| 23 \| 2003 \| 2008 \| The last one left in 2010.[\[163\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-165) \| \| [McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-90-30 "McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30") \| 13 \| 2004 \| 2011 \| Disposed to [Delta Air Lines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines "Delta Air Lines"). \| \| [Saab 340](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_340 "Saab 340") \| 4 \| 1992 \| 1997 \| Disposed to [Shandong Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong_Airlines "Shandong Airlines").\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] \| \| [Short 360](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_360 "Short 360") \| 3 \| Unknown \| 1994 \| One aircraft scrapped in 2002. Remainder disposed to [Servicios Aéreos Profesionales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servicios_A%C3%A9reos_Profesionales "Servicios Aéreos Profesionales").[\[164\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-166) \| \| [Xian Y-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xian_Y-7 "Xian Y-7") \| Unknown \| Unknown \| Unknown \| \| #### Airbus A380 \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=22 "Edit section: Airbus A380")\] China Southern was the only mainland Chinese airline to operate the Airbus A380. The airline initially operated these aircraft on Beijing–Hong Kong and Beijing–Guangzhou routes. However, these services struggled to be profitable. Due to the demand limitation of the airline's home base at [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport"), few routes from Guangzhou have the demand to support an A380.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] In efforts to make its A380s viable, China Southern started operating A380 on its Guangzhou–[Los Angeles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport "Los Angeles International Airport") route and on the Guangzhou–[Sydney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Airport "Sydney Airport") route.\[[when?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items "Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers")\] Additionally, China Southern flew A380s to [Sydney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Airport "Sydney Airport") and [Melbourne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Airport "Melbourne Airport") every summer during its peak travel period. As of 20 June 2015, China Southern began operating the Airbus A380 from Beijing to [Amsterdam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Airport_Schiphol "Amsterdam Airport Schiphol"). The A380 also operated four domestic flights each day between Beijing and Guangzhou. The airline's A380s were retired by November 2022.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] ### Special liveries gallery \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=23 "Edit section: Special liveries gallery")\] - [![Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in 2010 Asian Games livery](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/China_Southern_A330-243_B-6057_Guangzhou_2010_Asian_Games.jpg/120px-China_Southern_A330-243_B-6057_Guangzhou_2010_Asian_Games.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_A330-243_B-6057_Guangzhou_2010_Asian_Games.jpg "Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in 2010 Asian Games livery") Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in [2010 Asian Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Asian_Games "2010 Asian Games") livery - [![Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in Canton Lychee livery](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/B-8870%40PEK_%2820200520130233%29.jpg/120px-B-8870%40PEK_%2820200520130233%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-8870@PEK_$20200520130233$.jpg "Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in Canton Lychee livery") Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in [Canton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong "Guangdong") [Lychee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychee "Lychee") livery - [![Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in Guizhou livery](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/B-6069%40PEK_%2820190630175458%29.jpg/120px-B-6069%40PEK_%2820190630175458%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-6069@PEK_$20190630175458$.jpg "Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in Guizhou livery") Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in [Guizhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guizhou "Guizhou") livery - [![Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with "787th Boeing 787" logo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/B-1168%40SHA_%2820191114090326%29.jpg/120px-B-1168%40SHA_%2820191114090326%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-1168@SHA_$20191114090326$.jpg "Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with \"787th Boeing 787\" logo") Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with "787th Boeing 787" logo - [![Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in WorldSkills livery](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E2%80%9C%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%96%E8%B5%9B%E5%8F%B7%E2%80%9D%EF%BC%88B-2007%EF%BC%89%E5%9C%A8%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E7%99%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA%E5%81%9C%E9%9D%A0.jpg/120px-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E2%80%9C%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%96%E8%B5%9B%E5%8F%B7%E2%80%9D%EF%BC%88B-2007%EF%BC%89%E5%9C%A8%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E7%99%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA%E5%81%9C%E9%9D%A0.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E2%80%9C%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%96%E8%B5%9B%E5%8F%B7%E2%80%9D%EF%BC%88B-2007%EF%BC%89%E5%9C%A8%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E7%99%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA%E5%81%9C%E9%9D%A0.jpg "Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in WorldSkills livery") Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in [WorldSkills](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldSkills_Competition "WorldSkills Competition") livery ## Services \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=24 "Edit section: Services")\] \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png) \| \| \| \| \| \| [![icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg) \| This section needs additional citations for [verification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability "Wikipedia:Verifiability"). 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Find sources: ["China Southern Airlines"](https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22) – [news](https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1) · [newspapers](https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks) · [books](https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22+-wikipedia) · [scholar](https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22) · [JSTOR](https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22&acc=on&wc=on) (December 2023) ([Learn how and when to remove this message](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal "Help:Maintenance template removal")) \| China Southern Airlines offers First Class (formerly), Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class. First Class China Southern Airlines offered an "Experience Luxurious Skybed" on Boeing 787s. It was equipped with personal privacy, in-built massage, a 17-inch personal TV and fully reclining seat. It also had First Class on Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-300ERs, which featured a seat pitch of 84 inches (210 cm) and converted into a fully flat bed with a personal TV.[\[165\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-167)[\[166\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-168) China Southern Airlines offered Premium First Class on select flights, such as on the Beijing-Guangzhou route. This cabin offered more amenities and was more spacious than Regular First Class, such as a variety of lighting options and a private storage cabinet with a password lock.[\[167\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-169)\[[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research")\] Business Class Business class also offers a fully flat bed, and an adjustable privacy divider. It includes a USB port and a reading light. It also has a 15-inch TV.[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-170)\[[needs update](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items "Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers")\]\[[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research")\] Economy Class Economy class features a seat and a 9-inch personal TV. It also has a multi-adjustable headrest.[\[169\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-171)\[[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research")\] Premium Economy Class China Southern also offers [Premium Economy class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premium_economy "Premium economy"), which is more spacious than economy class. In most aircraft, the seats are 35–37 inches (89–94 cm), compared to 31 inches (79 cm) in Economy.[\[170\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-172) The Boeing 777-300ERs, however, are equipped with fixed-shell premium economy seats similar to those seen on Air France's Boeing 777s.[\[171\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-173) ## Sky Pearl Club \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=25 "Edit section: Sky Pearl Club")\] \| \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [![icon](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/60px-Question_book-new.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg) \| This section relies excessively on [references](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability "Wikipedia:Verifiability") to [primary sources](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research"). Please improve this section by adding [secondary or tertiary sources](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research"). Find sources: ["China Southern Airlines"](https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22) – [news](https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1) · [newspapers](https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks) · [books](https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22+-wikipedia) · [scholar](https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22) · [JSTOR](https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22China+Southern+Airlines%22&acc=on&wc=on) (December 2023) ([Learn how and when to remove this message](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal "Help:Maintenance template removal")) \| China Southern Airlines's [frequent-flyer program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequent-flyer_program "Frequent-flyer program") is called Sky Pearl Club ([simplified Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters "Simplified Chinese characters"): 明珠俱乐部; [traditional Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters "Traditional Chinese characters"): 明珠俱樂部; [pinyin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin "Pinyin"): Míngzhū Jùlèbù; [Jyutping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyutping "Jyutping"): ming4 zyu1 keoi1 lok6 bou6). The Sky Pearl Club allows its members to earn FFP mileage not only by flying China Southern domestic segments, but also by flying routes of other codeshare member airlines. Additionally, Sky Pearl Club members can earn and use mileage on partnered [Sichuan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_Airlines "Sichuan Airlines"), [China Eastern Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines "China Eastern Airlines"), and [China Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines "China Airlines") flights. Membership of Sky Pearl Club is divided into four tiers: Sky Pearl Gold Card, Sky Pearl Silver Card, Sky Pearl Member Card and Little Pearl On The Palm Card, the first three tier are available for all adult members, but Little Pearl On The Palm Card is only available for members aged 2–11.[\[172\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-174)\[[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research")\] ## Incidents and accidents \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=26 "Edit section: Incidents and accidents")\] - On 24 November 1992, [China Southern Airlines Flight 3943](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines_Flight_3943 "China Southern Airlines Flight 3943"), a [Boeing 737-300](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-300 "Boeing 737-300"), crashed into a hill near [Guilin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilin "Guilin"), Guangxi, due to an engine thrust malfunction. All 141 people on board were killed.[\[173\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-175)[\[174\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-176) - On 8 May 1997, [China Southern Flight 3456](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Flight_3456 "China Southern Flight 3456"), a [Boeing 737-300](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-300 "Boeing 737-300"), crashed on approach to [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen_Bao%27an_International_Airport "Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport") killing 35 people and injuring 9.[\[175\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-177) ## Controversies \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=27 "Edit section: Controversies")\] ### Shipping of primates to laboratories \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=28 "Edit section: Shipping of primates to laboratories")\] The USDA ordered China Southern Airlines to pay \$11,600 in fines\[[when?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items "Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers")\] for violations of the [Animal Welfare Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Welfare_Act_of_1966 "Animal Welfare Act of 1966") (AWA) during the airline's transport of animals without proper licences to the United States. Although the USDA cited Air Transport International for failure to provide food and water to the imported animals, China Southern Airlines was previously also ordered to pay \$14,438 for AWA violations during one transport that left more than a dozen monkeys dead after they went without food and water for an extended period of time. Following these most recent violations, where the delivered animals were left neglected after arrival in the US, China Southern announced that it would no longer transport laboratory animals to the US. [PETA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PETA "PETA") had protested against the airline for these shipments.[\[176\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-178)[\[177\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-179) ### 10-yuan ticketing glitch \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=29 "Edit section: 10-yuan ticketing glitch")\] In November 2023, the airline inadvertently priced its tickets as low as 10 yuan (around \$1.37) on its mobile app and travel websites like [Trip.com](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trip.com "Trip.com"), due to a technical glitch.[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-180) The airline later confirmed on [Weibo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weibo "Weibo") that the tickets sold during the two-hour window would be honored.[\[179\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-181) ## See also \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=30 "Edit section: See also")\] - ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Aviacionavion.png/40px-Aviacionavion.png)[Aviation portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Aviation "Portal:Aviation") - ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Industry5.svg/40px-Industry5.svg.png)[Companies portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Companies "Portal:Companies") - ![flag](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/40px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png)[China portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:China "Portal:China") - [Civil aviation in China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_aviation_in_China "Civil aviation in China") - [List of airlines of China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_China "List of airlines of China") - [Transport in China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_China "Transport in China") ## References \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=31 "Edit section: References")\] 1. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-Southerncargo_1-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-Southerncargo_1-1) ["Airline codes full details - Airline Codes Full Details"](https://www.avcodes.co.uk/details.asp?ID=29465). www.avcodes.co.uk. 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["An airline in China accidentally sold tickets for as little as \$1.40 — and it's honoring the deal"](https://www.businessinsider.com/china-southern-airline-ticket-fares-accident-system-glitch-flights-2023-11). Business Insider. Retrieved 24 February 2024. 179. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-181) Baum, Bernadette (9 November 2023). ["China Southern to honour \$1.30 flight tickets sold during glitch"](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-southern-honour-130-flight-tickets-sold-during-glitch-2023-11-09/). Reuter. 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[Xiongan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Xiongan_Airlines&action=edit&redlink=1 "Xiongan Airlines (page does not exist)") \| \| People \| [Wang Changshun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wang_Changshun "Wang Changshun") [Yang Yuanyuan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yang_Yuanyuan "Yang Yuanyuan") \| \| [Incidents and accidents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#Accidents_and_incidents) \| [CZ3943](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines_Flight_3943 "China Southern Airlines Flight 3943") (1992) [CZ3456](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines_Flight_3456 "China Southern Airlines Flight 3456") (1997) \| \| ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/20px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png) [Category](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:China_Southern_Airlines "Category:China Southern Airlines") \| \| \| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Airlines_of_China "Template:Airlines of 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Kong") [Civil Aviation Department](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Aviation_Department_$Hong_Kong$ "Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong)") [![Macau](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Flag_of_Macau.svg/40px-Flag_of_Macau.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau "Macau") [Civil Aviation Authority](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Aviation_Authority_$Macau$ "Civil Aviation Authority (Macau)") \| \| \| Major airlines \| [Air China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_China "Air China") [Cathay Pacific](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Pacific "Cathay Pacific")1 [China Eastern Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines "China Eastern Airlines") [China Southern Airlines]() [Hainan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hainan_Airlines "Hainan Airlines") [Juneyao Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneyao_Air "Juneyao Air") [Shandong Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong_Airlines "Shandong Airlines") [Shanghai Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Airlines "Shanghai Airlines") [Shenzhen Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen_Airlines "Shenzhen Airlines") [Sichuan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_Airlines "Sichuan Airlines") [XiamenAir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XiamenAir "XiamenAir") \| \| Low-cost carriers \| [9 Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_Air "9 Air") [Beijing Capital Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Capital_Airlines "Beijing Capital Airlines") [Chengdu Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_Airlines "Chengdu Airlines") [China United Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_United_Airlines "China United Airlines") [Colorful Guizhou Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorful_Guizhou_Airlines "Colorful Guizhou Airlines") [Greater Bay Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Bay_Airlines "Greater Bay Airlines")1 [HK Express](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HK_Express "HK Express")1 [Jiangxi Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiangxi_Air "Jiangxi Air") [Lucky Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Air "Lucky Air") [Ruili Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruili_Airlines "Ruili Airlines") [Spring Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Airlines "Spring Airlines") [Tianjin Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianjin_Airlines "Tianjin Airlines") [Urumqi Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urumqi_Air "Urumqi Air") [West Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Air_$China$ "West Air (China)") \| \| Regional airlines \| [Air Changan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Changan "Air Changan") [Air Guilin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Guilin "Air Guilin") [Air Macau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Macau "Air Macau")2 [Air Travel (Hunan Airlines)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Travel_$airline$ "Air Travel (airline)") [China Eastern Yunnan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Yunnan_Airlines "China Eastern Yunnan Airlines") [China Express Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Express_Airlines "China Express Airlines") [China Flying Dragon Aviation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Flying_Dragon_Aviation "China Flying Dragon Aviation") [Chongqing Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing_Airlines "Chongqing Airlines") [Dalian Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalian_Airlines "Dalian Airlines") [Donghai Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donghai_Airlines "Donghai Airlines") [Fuzhou Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuzhou_Airlines "Fuzhou Airlines") [Genghis Khan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genghis_Khan_Airlines "Genghis Khan Airlines") [Grand China Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_China_Air "Grand China Air") [GX Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GX_Airlines "GX Airlines") [Hebei Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebei_Airlines "Hebei Airlines") [Hong Kong Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Airlines "Hong Kong Airlines")1 [Kunming Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunming_Airlines "Kunming Airlines") [LJ Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LJ_Air "LJ Air") [Loong Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loong_Air "Loong Air") [Okay Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okay_Airways "Okay Airways") [Qingdao Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qingdao_Airlines "Qingdao Airlines") [Suparna Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suparna_Airlines "Suparna Airlines") [Tibet Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet_Airlines "Tibet Airlines") \| \| Cargo \| [Air Central](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhao_Airlines "Longhao Airlines") [Air China Cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_China_Cargo "Air China Cargo") [Air Hong Kong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Hong_Kong "Air Hong Kong")1 [Cainiao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cainiao "Cainiao") [Cathay Pacific Cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Pacific "Cathay Pacific")1 [Central Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_Airlines_$China$ "Central Airlines (China)") [China Cargo Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Cargo_Airlines "China Cargo Airlines") [China Postal Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Postal_Airlines "China Postal Airlines") [China Southern Cargo]() [Hong Kong Air Cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Airlines "Hong Kong Airlines")1 [SF Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SF_Airlines "SF Airlines") [Sichuan Airlines Cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_Airlines "Sichuan Airlines") [Suparna Airlines Cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suparna_Airlines "Suparna Airlines") [Tianjin Air Cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianjin_Air_Cargo "Tianjin Air Cargo") [YTO Cargo Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YTO_Cargo_Airlines "YTO Cargo Airlines") \| \| Airlines with footnotes are headquartered in [Hong Kong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong "Hong Kong")1 or [Macau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau "Macau")2 [Special Administrative Regions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Administrative_Regions_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China "Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China") See also [List of defunct airlines of China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_defunct_airlines_of_China "List of defunct airlines of China") \| \| \| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:SkyTeam "Template:SkyTeam") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:SkyTeam "Template talk:SkyTeam") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:SkyTeam "Special:EditPage/Template:SkyTeam")Members of [SkyTeam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam "SkyTeam") \| \| \|---\|---\| \| Current members \| \| \| \| \| \| Founder members \| [Aeroméxico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerom%C3%A9xico "Aeroméxico") [Air France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France "Air France") [Delta Air Lines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines "Delta Air Lines") [Korean Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air "Korean Air") \| \| Full members \| [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerol%C3%ADneas_Argentinas "Aerolíneas Argentinas") [Air Europa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Europa "Air Europa") [China Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines "China Airlines") [China Eastern Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines "China Eastern Airlines") [Garuda Indonesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda_Indonesia "Garuda Indonesia") [Kenya Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Airways "Kenya Airways") [KLM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM "KLM") [Middle East Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_Airlines "Middle East Airlines") [Saudia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudia "Saudia") [Scandinavian Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines "Scandinavian Airlines") [TAROM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAROM "TAROM") [Vietnam Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Airlines "Vietnam Airlines") [Virgin Atlantic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Atlantic "Virgin Atlantic") [XiamenAir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XiamenAir "XiamenAir") \| \| Affiliate members \| [Air Europa Express](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Europa_Express "Air Europa Express") [Air France Hop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France_Hop "Air France Hop") [Aeroméxico Connect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerom%C3%A9xico_Connect "Aeroméxico Connect") [Delta Connection](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Connection "Delta Connection") [Delta Shuttle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Shuttle "Delta Shuttle") [KLM Cityhopper](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM_Cityhopper "KLM Cityhopper") [Mandarin Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Airlines "Mandarin Airlines") [SAS Connect](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_Airlines_Connect "Scandinavian Airlines Connect") [SAS Link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAS_Link "SAS Link") [Shanghai Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Airlines "Shanghai Airlines") \| \| Former members \| \| \| \| \| \| Former members \| [Alitalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alitalia "Alitalia") [China Southern Airlines]() [Continental Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Airlines "Continental Airlines") [Czech Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Airlines "Czech Airlines") [ITA Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITA_Airways "ITA Airways") [Northwest Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Airlines "Northwest Airlines") \| \| Affiliate members \| [Aeroméxico Travel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerom%C3%A9xico_Travel "Aeroméxico Travel") [Alitalia Express](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.A.I._First "C.A.I. First") [Alitalia CityLiner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alitalia_CityLiner "Alitalia CityLiner") [Austral Líneas Aéreas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral_L%C3%ADneas_A%C3%A9reas "Austral Líneas Aéreas") [Brit Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brit_Air "Brit Air") [CityJet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityJet "CityJet") [Comair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comair_$United_States$ "Comair (United States)") [Delta Express](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Express "Delta Express") [Dobrolet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobrolet_$airline$ "Dobrolet (airline)") [Donavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donavia "Donavia") [Joon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joon_$airline$ "Joon (airline)") [Régional](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9gional "Régional") [Song](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Song_$airline$ "Song (airline)") \| \| Associate members \| [Copa Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Airlines "Copa Airlines") \| \| Suspended members \| 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"Batik Air") [Batik Air Malaysia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batik_Air_Malaysia "Batik Air Malaysia") [Biman Bangladesh Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biman_Bangladesh_Airlines "Biman Bangladesh Airlines") [Cebu Pacific](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebu_Pacific "Cebu Pacific") [Fiji Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_Airways "Fiji Airways") [Garuda Indonesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda_Indonesia "Garuda Indonesia") [IndiGo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IndiGo "IndiGo") [Japan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Airlines "Japan Airlines") [Japan Transocean Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Transocean_Air "Japan Transocean Air") [Jeju Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeju_Air "Jeju Air") [Jin Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_Air "Jin Air") [Korean Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air "Korean Air") [Lanexang Airways International](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanexang_Airways_International "Lanexang Airways International") [Lao Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lao_Airlines "Lao Airlines") [Malaysia Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines "Malaysia Airlines") [Myanmar Airways International](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_Airways_International "Myanmar Airways International") [Nippon Cargo Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nippon_Cargo_Airlines "Nippon Cargo Airlines") [Pakistan International Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_International_Airlines "Pakistan International Airlines") [Philippine Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Airlines "Philippine Airlines") [Qantas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas "Qantas") [Royal Brunei Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Brunei_Airlines "Royal Brunei Airlines") [Scoot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoot "Scoot") [Singapore Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_Airlines "Singapore Airlines") [Solomon Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Airlines "Solomon Airlines") [SpiceJet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SpiceJet "SpiceJet") [SriLankan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SriLankan_Airlines "SriLankan Airlines") [T'way Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%27way_Air "T'way Air") [Thai Airways International](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_Airways_International "Thai Airways International") [Thai Lion Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thai_Lion_Air "Thai Lion Air") [VietJet Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VietJet_Air "VietJet Air") [Vietnam Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Airlines "Vietnam Airlines") [Virgin Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Australia "Virgin Australia") [Vistara](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vistara "Vistara") \| \| China and North Asia Region \| \| [Air Changan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Changan "Air Changan") [Air China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_China "Air China") [Air Guilin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Guilin "Air Guilin") [Air 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"Atlantic Airways") [Austrian Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austrian_Airlines "Austrian Airlines") [Azerbaijan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan_Airlines "Azerbaijan Airlines") [Azores Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azores_Airlines "Azores Airlines") [Belavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belavia "Belavia") [Binter Canarias](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binter_Canarias "Binter Canarias") [Braathens Regional Aviation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braathens_Regional_Aviation "Braathens Regional Aviation") [British Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways "British Airways") [Brussels Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_Airlines "Brussels Airlines") [Bulgaria Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_Air "Bulgaria Air") [Cargolux](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargolux "Cargolux") [Carpatair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carpatair "Carpatair") [Challenge Airlines IL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challenge_Airlines_IL "Challenge Airlines IL") [CityJet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CityJet "CityJet") [Condor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Condor_$airline$ "Condor (airline)") [Corendon Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corendon_Airlines "Corendon Airlines") [Corsair International](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsair_International "Corsair International") [Croatia Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_Airlines "Croatia Airlines") [Cyprus Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_Airways "Cyprus Airways") [Czech Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Airlines "Czech Airlines") [DHL Air UK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHL_Air_UK "DHL Air UK") [Eastern Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Airways "Eastern Airways") [Edelweiss Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edelweiss_Air "Edelweiss Air") [El Al](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Al "El Al") [EuroAtlantic Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EuroAtlantic_Airways "EuroAtlantic Airways") [European Air Transport 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"KLM") [La Compagnie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Compagnie "La Compagnie") [LOT Polish Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOT_Polish_Airlines "LOT Polish Airlines") [Lufthansa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa "Lufthansa") [Cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_Cargo "Lufthansa Cargo") [CityLine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufthansa_CityLine "Lufthansa CityLine") [Luxair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxair "Luxair") [Martinair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinair "Martinair") [MNG Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MNG_Airlines "MNG Airlines") [Neos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neos_$airline$ "Neos (airline)") [NordStar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NordStar "NordStar") [Nordwind Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordwind_Airlines "Nordwind Airlines") [Olympic Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_Air "Olympic Air") [Pegas Fly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pegas_Fly "Pegas Fly") [Pegasus 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Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Way_West_Airlines "Silk Way West Airlines") [Smartavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartavia "Smartavia") [Smartwings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartwings "Smartwings") [Somon Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somon_Air "Somon Air") [SunExpress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SunExpress "SunExpress") [Swiss International Air Lines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_International_Air_Lines "Swiss International Air Lines") [TAP Air Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAP_Air_Portugal "TAP Air Portugal") [TAROM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TAROM "TAROM") [TUIfly](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TUI_fly_Deutschland "TUI fly Deutschland") [Turkish Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish_Airlines "Turkish Airlines") [Ural Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ural_Airlines "Ural Airlines") [Utair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utair "Utair") [Uzbekistan Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan_Airways "Uzbekistan 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For the geographical region, see [South China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_China "South China"). \| \| \| \| \|---\|---\|---\| \| [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/China_Southern_Airlines_logo.svg/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_logo.svg.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_Airlines_logo.svg) \| \| \| \| [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/B-309W%40PEK_%2820191029135846%29.jpg/250px-B-309W%40PEK_%2820191029135846%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-309W@PEK_$20191029135846$.jpg)China Southern Airlines [Airbus A350-900](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A350-900 "Airbus A350-900") \| \| \| \| [IATA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_codes#IATA_airline_designator "Airline codes") \| [ICAO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_codes#ICAO_airline_designator "Airline codes") \| [Call sign](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation_call_signs#Commercial_airline "Aviation call signs") \| \| CZ \| CSN CSG[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Southerncargo-1)[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-callsign-2) \| CHINA SOUTHERN[\[b\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-3) SOUTHERN CARGO[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Southerncargo-1)[\[a\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-callsign-2) \| \| Founded \| 1 July 1988; 37 years ago \| \| \| Commenced operations \| 1 February 1991; 35 years ago (as China Southern Airlines)[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-4) \| \| \| [Hubs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_hub "Airline hub") \| [Beijing–Daxing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport "Beijing Daxing International Airport") [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport") [Shenzhen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen_Bao%27an_International_Airport "Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport") \| \| \| [Secondary hubs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_hub#Primary_and_secondary_hubs "Airline hub") \| [Chongqing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing_Jiangbei_International_Airport "Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport") [Shanghai–Pudong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Pudong_International_Airport "Shanghai Pudong International Airport") [Ürümqi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_Diwopu_International_Airport "Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport") [Wuhan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan_Tianhe_International_Airport "Wuhan Tianhe International Airport") [Zhengzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhengzhou_Xinzheng_International_Airport "Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport") \| \| \| [Focus cities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_hub#Focus_city "Airline hub") \| [Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suvarnabhumi_Airport "Suvarnabhumi Airport") [Changchun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changchun_Longjia_International_Airport "Changchun Longjia International Airport") [Changsha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changsha_Huanghua_International_Airport "Changsha Huanghua International Airport") [Chengdu–Tianfu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_Tianfu_International_Airport "Chengdu Tianfu International Airport") [Dalian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalian_Zhoushuizi_International_Airport "Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport") [Guiyang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guiyang_Longdongbao_International_Airport "Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport") [Haikou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haikou_Meilan_International_Airport "Haikou Meilan International Airport") [Hangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangzhou_Xiaoshan_International_Airport "Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport") [Harbin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbin_Taiping_International_Airport "Harbin Taiping International Airport") [Jieyang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jieyang_Chaoshan_International_Airport "Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport") [Kunming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunming_Changshui_International_Airport "Kunming Changshui International Airport") [Sanya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanya_Phoenix_International_Airport "Sanya Phoenix International Airport") [Seoul–Incheon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incheon_International_Airport "Incheon International Airport") [Shenyang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang_Taoxian_International_Airport "Shenyang Taoxian International Airport") [Xi'an](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xi%27an_Xianyang_International_Airport "Xi'an Xianyang International Airport") [Zhuhai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhuhai_Jinwan_Airport "Zhuhai Jinwan Airport") \| \| \| [Frequent-flyer program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequent-flyer_program "Frequent-flyer program") \| Sky Pearl Club \| \| \| [Alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_alliance "Airline alliance") \| [SkyTeam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam "SkyTeam") (2007–2018) \| \| \| [Subsidiaries](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidiary "Subsidiary") \| [Chongqing Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing_Airlines "Chongqing Airlines") (60%) [GAMECO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAMECO "GAMECO") [Sichuan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_Airlines "Sichuan Airlines") (39%) [XiamenAir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XiamenAir "XiamenAir") (55%) Xiongan Airlines \| \| \| Fleet size \| 708 \| \| \| Destinations \| [233](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_China_Southern_Airlines_destinations "List of China Southern Airlines destinations")[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-5) \| \| \| [Parent company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holding_company#Parent_company "Holding company") \| China Southern Air Holding \| \| \| [Traded as](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticker_symbol "Ticker symbol") \| [SSE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Stock_Exchange "Shanghai Stock Exchange"): [600029](https://english.sse.com.cn/markets/equities/list/overview/?COMPANY_CODE=600029&STOCK_CODE=600029) (A share) [SEHK](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Stock_Exchange "Hong Kong Stock Exchange"): [1055](https://www.hkex.com.hk/Market-Data/Securities-Prices/Equities/Equities-Quote?sym=1055&sc_lang=en) (H share) \| \| \| Headquarters \| [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou "Guangzhou"), [Guangdong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong "Guangdong") \| \| \| Key people \| Han Wensheng ([president](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_$corporate_title$ "President (corporate title)")) Ma Xulun ([chairman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chairman "Chairman")) \| \| \| [Revenue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue "Revenue") \| ![Increase](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi "Renminbi")174\.224 billion (2024)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) \| \| \| [Operating income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes "Earnings before interest and taxes") \| ![Increase](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi "Renminbi")8\.327 billion (2024)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) \| \| \| [Net income](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_income "Net income") \| ![Increase](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi "Renminbi")0\.025 billion (2024)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) \| \| \| [Total assets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asset "Asset") \| ![Increase](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi "Renminbi")191\.577 billion (2024)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) \| \| \| [Total equity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equity_$finance$ "Equity (finance)") \| ![Increase](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png) [CN¥](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi "Renminbi")52\.836 billion (2024)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) \| \| \| Employees \| 102,597 (2024)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FY2024-6) \| \| \| Website \| [csair.com/en](https://www.csair.com/en/) (in English) [csair.com](https://www.csair.com/) (in Chinese) \| \| \| China Southern Airlines \| \| \|---\|---\| \| [Simplified Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters "Simplified Chinese characters") \| 中国南方航空 \| \| [Traditional Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters "Traditional Chinese characters") \| 中國南方航空 \| \| Transcriptions \| \| \| [Standard Mandarin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chinese "Standard Chinese") \| \| \| [Hanyu Pinyin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin "Hanyu Pinyin") \| Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng \| \| [Yue: Cantonese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese "Cantonese") \| \| \| [Jyutping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyutping "Jyutping") \| zung1gwok3 naam4fong1 hong4hung1 \| \| China Southern Airlines Company Limited \| \| \| [Simplified Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters "Simplified Chinese characters") \| [中国](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD "wikt:中国")[南方](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9 "wikt:南方")[航空](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA "wikt:航空")[股份](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%82%A1%E4%BB%BD "wikt:股份")[公司](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8 "wikt:公司") \| \| [Traditional Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters "Traditional Chinese characters") \| 中國南方航空股份公司 \| \| Literal meaning \| China Southern Airlines, Company Limited by Shares \| \| Transcriptions \| \| \| [Standard Mandarin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chinese "Standard Chinese") \| \| \| [Hanyu Pinyin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin "Hanyu Pinyin") \| Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng Gǔfèn gōngsī \| \| [Yue: Cantonese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese "Cantonese") \| \| \| [Jyutping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyutping "Jyutping") \| zung1gwok3 naam4fong1 hong4hung1 gu2fan6\2 jau5haan6 gung1si1 \| \| Second alternative Chinese name \| \| \| [Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language "Chinese language") \| 南方航空 \| \| Literal meaning \| Southern Airlines \| \| Transcriptions \| \| \| [Standard Mandarin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chinese "Standard Chinese") \| \| \| [Hanyu Pinyin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin "Hanyu Pinyin") \| Nánfāng Hángkōng \| \| [Yue: Cantonese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese "Cantonese") \| \| \| [Jyutping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyutping "Jyutping") \| naam4fong1 hong4hung1 \| \| Third alternative Chinese name \| \| \| [Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_language "Chinese language") \| [南](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%8D%97#Chinese "wikt:南")[航](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%88%AA#Chinese "wikt:航") \| \| Transcriptions \| \| \| [Standard Mandarin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_Chinese "Standard Chinese") \| \| \| [Hanyu Pinyin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanyu_Pinyin "Hanyu Pinyin") \| Nánháng \| \| [Yue: Cantonese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cantonese "Cantonese") \| \| \| [Jyutping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyutping "Jyutping") \| naam4 hong4 \| China Southern Airlines* (branded as China Southern) is a major airline in China, headquartered in [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou "Guangzhou"), [Guangdong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong "Guangdong"). It is one of the three major airlines in the country, along with [Air China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_China "Air China") and [China Eastern Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines "China Eastern Airlines"). Established on 1 July 1988 following the restructuring of [CAAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAAC_$airline$ "CAAC (airline)") that acquired and merged several domestic airlines, the airline became the [world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_airlines_in_the_world "Largest airlines in the world") and Asia's [largest airline in fleet size](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Largest_airlines_in_the_world#By_fleet_size "Largest airlines in the world"), [revenue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue "Revenue"), and passengers carried. In 2024, it ranked as the world's ninth-largest airline by brand market value.[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-7) With its main hubs at [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport"), [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen_Bao%27an_International_Airport "Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport") and [Beijing Daxing International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport "Beijing Daxing International Airport"), the airline operates more than 2,000 flights to more than 200 destinations daily and was a member of [SkyTeam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam "SkyTeam") until 1 January 2019. The airline started a frequent flyer program partnership with [American Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines "American Airlines") in March 2019. The logo of the airline consists of a [kapok](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombax_ceiba "Bombax ceiba") flower (which is also the city flower of Guangzhou) on a blue tail fin.[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-8) The company slogan is Fly towards your dreams. The airline also operates [cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo "Cargo") flights branded under the name China Southern Cargo. The parent company of China Southern Airlines Company Limited is China Southern Air Holding Company, a state-owned enterprise that is supervised by the [State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State-owned_Assets_Supervision_and_Administration_Commission_of_the_State_Council "State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council") of the State Council. ## History and development \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=1 "Edit section: History and development")\] China Southern Airlines was established on July 1, 1988, as part of the Chinese government's initiative to decentralize the [Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAAC_$airline$ "CAAC (airline)"), and liberalize the Chinese aviation market.[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-9) This restructuring aimed to transform CAAC's regional divisions into independent commercial entities. China Southern emerged from the former Guangzhou Regional Administration of CAAC, marking its inception as a separate airline. However, the airline's first commercial operations under its own name and livery didn't launch until February 1991.[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-10) The airline completed its decentralization from CAAC when it gained independence on 10 October 1993.[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-11) During the airline's early years, the carrier was the dominant domestic carrier. Together with the two major airlines of China – Air China and China Eastern – the airline handled half of the passenger traffic carried by all Chinese carriers. Owing to Air China's status as the country's [flag carrier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_carrier "Flag carrier"), the airline is entitled to extensive international service rights, with China Eastern and China Southern's international networks confined to mainly East Asia and within Asia, respectively. Like other Chinese carriers, China Southern was subjected to CAAC's exclusive right to grant route-specific operating licenses and domestic prices.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-12) To raise its operating standards and distance itself from mostly unprofitable second and third-tier domestic airlines, the carrier signed agreements with several foreign carriers regarding staff training and [aircraft maintenance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_maintenance "Aircraft maintenance"), with the ultimate aim of being listed on the [New York Stock Exchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Stock_Exchange "New York Stock Exchange"), possibly as soon as early 1995.[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-NYSE-13) Starting in the mid-1990s, China Southern sought to expand its international reach beyond Asia. In December 1995, the Chinese and United States governments signed an aviation agreement that would allow the commencement of non-stop air services between the two countries.[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-14) After having been granted the right to establish services to [Amsterdam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam "Amsterdam") in early 1996, the airline started Guangzhou–Beijing–Amsterdam, its first [long-haul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_length "Flight length") route, in November 1996. The following year, the carrier commenced non-stop trans-Pacific services to [Los Angeles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles "Los Angeles"), as well as services to [Brisbane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brisbane "Brisbane").[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-15) The start of European and American services coincided with the arrival of the long-range Boeing 777s, the first of which was delivered in late December 1995, as well as a general expansion and upgrade of the carrier's fleet and the associated facilities. Due to engine certification and labor relations issues, the delivery of the first Boeing 777 was more than a month behind schedule. As a result, the carrier considered, but ultimately decided against, leasing the [Boeing 747-400](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-400 "Boeing 747-400"), which would have been used to cover anticipated delays as well as to launch trans-Pacific services to the United States.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-16)[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-17)[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Double_fleet-18)[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-CSA_B777_O&D-19) Nevertheless, the airline planned to double its fleet of 67 aircraft. In April 1996, the Chinese government placed an order, on China Southern's behalf, for 10 Airbus A320s; the delivery of the first aircraft, and China Southern's first Airbus, was made the following year.[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-20)[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-21) [Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAMECO "GAMECO"), which was jointly established with [Lockheed Aircraft Services International](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Corporation "Lockheed Corporation") and [Hutchinson Whampoa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutchinson_Whampoa "Hutchinson Whampoa"), was carrying out expansion of its aircraft maintenance facilities in anticipation of the increase.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-22) In July 1997, China Southern Airlines went public, listing on both the Hong Kong and New York Stock Exchanges. The airline raised \$600–\$700 million, which was mainly used to expand its fleet, pay off debt, and invest in other key areas.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-23) In 2003, China Southern Airlines listed domestically on the [Shanghai Stock Exchange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Stock_Exchange "Shanghai Stock Exchange").[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-24) By 1997, the airline, along with its joint-venture airlines [Xiamen Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiamen_Airlines "Xiamen Airlines"), Shantou Airlines and Guangxi Airlines, was carrying some 15 million passengers per year using about 90 aircraft, operating about 270 routes among 68 destinations and almost 2,450 flights per week. The airline group's revenue totaled some US\$1.4 billion with a net income of \$90 million.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-25)[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-26) ### Mergers and acquisitions \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=4 "Edit section: Mergers and acquisitions")\] The end of the 1990s was a period of consolidation for the Chinese airline industry. Initially, China Southern looked to acquire several smaller non-profitable domestic carriers as it sought to highlight its expansion plans intoaise funds; among the deals was the purchase of 60% shares of Guizhou Airlines.[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-27)[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-28) Due to the weakening economy amidst the [1997 Asian financial crisis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_Asian_financial_crisis "1997 Asian financial crisis") and intense competition among the some 30 Chinese carriers, in 1998, [CAAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAAC_Airlines "CAAC Airlines") considered a comprehensive restructuring of the industry that would see the consolidation of the airlines into three or five carrier groups.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Bigger-29)[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-30) At one stage, it was reported that CAAC was contemplating a forced merger of Air China and China Southern. Given the latter's dual listing in Hong Kong and New York, it was thought that such a merger would have eased Air China's path towardits own share offering. China Southern confirmed that such talks between them were occurring, although they ultimately proved fruitless. Had the merger proceeded, their combined fleets would have numbered some 250 aircraft, which would have made the resultant airline the largest in Asia.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-31)[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-32)[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-33) Although there was considerable resistance to CAAC's call to rationalise the industry, in July 2000, the administrative body announced that the 10 airlines under its direct management will be merged into three airline groups, revolving around Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern itself.[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Bigger-29) Within a month, China Southern had started absorbing [Zhengzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhengzhou "Zhengzhou")\-based [Zhongyuan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhongyuan_Airlines "Zhongyuan Airlines"), which at the time operated five Boeing 737s and two [Xian Y-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xian_Y-7 "Xian Y-7") turboprops.[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-34) The carrier would later merge with [Shenyang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang "Shenyang")\-based [China Northern Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Northern_Airlines "China Northern Airlines") and [Urumqi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urumqi "Urumqi")\-based [Xinjiang Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_Airlines "Xinjiang Airlines") to form China Southern Air Holding Co., a process that took more than two years and would culminate in China Southern's acquisition of their US\$2 billion's worth of assets (as well as \$1.8 billion of debt) in November 2004. Consequently, China Southern's fleet expanded from some 140 aircraft to over 210. The takeovers meant that the carrier became the main airline in Shenyang and Ürümqi, with passenger numbersjumping from 28.2 million in 2004 to 44.1 million in 2005.[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-35) As a result, China Southern Airlines became one of the "Big Three" carriers in the country. Since then, it has successively taken over shareholding stocks and joined the equity in numerous Chinese carriers. The airline is the major shareholder of [Xiamen Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiamen_Airlines "Xiamen Airlines") (55%) and [Chongqing Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing_Airlines "Chongqing Airlines") (60%); it also invests in [Sichuan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_Airlines "Sichuan Airlines") (39%).[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-36) Amidst the major consolidation of the airline industry, China Southern in April 2000 started dedicated cargo services from [Shenzhen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen "Shenzhen") using a Boeing 747-200F (which was quickly upgraded to the Boeing 747-400F) [wet-leased](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_lease#Wet_lease "Aircraft lease") from [Atlas Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_Air "Atlas Air"). To capitalize on the economic growth of the [Pearl River Delta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_River_Delta "Pearl River Delta") region (which includes Hong Kong), the carrier constructed a dedicated cargo center in Shenzhen.[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-37) Successful operations prompted an order for two Boeing 747-400Fs the following year.[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-38) The airline by now had commenced operations to [Sydney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney "Sydney") and [Melbourne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne "Melbourne").[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-39) In September 2003, China Southern signed a purchase agreement for four [Airbus A330-200s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A330 "Airbus A330") to be delivered in 2005. This was part of the order placed in April by the China Aviation Supplies Imp. & Exp. Group covering 30 aircraft.[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-40) China Southern became the first mainland Chinese A330 operator with the delivery of the first example in February 2005.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-First_CSA_A330-41) China Southern followed up in September 2005 with a further order for eight A330-300s and two A330-200s.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-42) The month of January 2005 proved to be significant for [civil aviation in China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_aviation_in_China "Civil aviation in China") in general and China Southern in particular. In preparation for the [2008 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Summer_Olympics "2008 Summer Olympics") in Beijing, China Southern, and the Chinese government placed several landmark widebody-aircraft orders from [Airbus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus "Airbus") and [Boeing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Commercial_Airplanes "Boeing Commercial Airplanes"). More specifically, on 28 January 2005, the carrier became the first (and so far the only) Chinese carrier to commit to the [Airbus A380](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380 "Airbus A380") double-deck aircraft, when it signed a general-terms agreement for five examples worth US\$1.4 billion at catalog prices.[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-43)[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-44) On the same day, China Southern, along with five other domestic carriers, placed a bulk order for 60 Boeing 7E7s (later renamed the [Boeing 787 Dreamliner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787_Dreamliner "Boeing 787 Dreamliner")). The aircraft was worth \$7.2 billion at list prices, and the first example was expected to be delivered in time for the Olympics;[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-45) however, the first aircraft did not arrive until June 2013.[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-46) Earlier during the month, the CAAC had approved the temporary operations of charter flights between mainland China and [Taiwan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan "Taiwan"). On the same day as the widebody orders, a China Southern Airlines Boeing 777–200 took off from Guangzhou and landed in [Taipei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei "Taipei") the following day, becoming the first mainland Chinese aircraft to land in the [Republic of China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_China "Republic of China") since 1949, when the [Kuomintang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuomintang "Kuomintang") were involved in [Chinese Civil War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Civil_War "Chinese Civil War") with the [Chinese Communist Party](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party "Chinese Communist Party"). The flight carried 242 passengers home after the [Chinese New Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_New_Year "Chinese New Year"). Previously, passengers traveling between the mainland and Taiwan had to transit through a third port such as Hong Kong or [Macau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau "Macau").[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-47)[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-48) Within three years, in July 2008, a China Southern Airlines Airbus A330 carrying 230 tourists[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FN.com_Chn-Twn_flight-49) again landed in [Taipei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei "Taipei").[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-NYTimes.com_Chn-Twn-flight-50) The governments of China and Taiwan had both agreed to allow direct flights across the [Taiwan Strait](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_Strait "Taiwan Strait") in June, ending six decades of limited air travel between the two sides. Following the flight, China Southern Airlines Chairman and pilot of the flight, Liu Shaoyong, said, "From today onward, regular commercial flights will replace the rumbling warplanes over the skies of the Taiwan Strait, and relations between the two sides will become better and better."[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-FN.com_Chn-Twn_flight-49)[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-NYTimes.com_Chn-Twn-flight-50) Following two years of negotiations which had started in August 2004, in late June 2006, China Southern signed an agreement with [SkyTeam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam "SkyTeam"), one of the three global [airline alliances](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_alliance "Airline alliance"), formally pledging itself to the improvement of standards with the aim of its eventual joining. According to the agreement, the airline committed to the upgrade of handling services, facilities, and training of at least 75% of its staff to SkyTeam's standards.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-51)[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-52) On 15 November 2007, China Southern officially joined SkyTeam, becoming the eleventh carrier to join the grouping and the first mainland Chinese carrier to join an airline alliance. The welcoming ceremony was attended by high-ranking Chinese government and SkyTeam corporate officials and was held at the [Great Hall of the People](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Hall_of_the_People "Great Hall of the People").[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-53) The carrier's integration with the alliance continued with its entry into [SkyTeam Cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam_Cargo "SkyTeam Cargo") in November 2010,[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-54) and its joint-venture carrier Xiamen Airlines' formal joining in November 2012. With China Eastern's ascension in June 2011, SkyTeam furthered its leading presence on the mainland Chinese market; the remaining Big Three carrier, Air China, is a member of [Star Alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Alliance "Star Alliance").[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-55)[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-56) It followed up with another Airbus order on 7 July 2006, when it confirmed a deal covering the purchase of 50 more A320 narrow bodies for delivery in 2009.[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-57) The order included 13 A319-100s, 20 A320-200s and 17 A321-200s, reportedly worth \$3.3 billion at list prices.[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-58) In December 2005, China Southern Airlines along with CASGC, announced an order with Boeing for 9 [Boeing 737-700s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737 "Boeing 737") and 11 [Boeing 737-800s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-800_SFP "Boeing 737-800 SFP"). In June 2006, China Southern Airlines confirmed another order of three Boeing 737-700s and seven Boeing 737-800s. The deliveries would continue through 2010.[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-59) On 18 October 2006, China Southern Airlines placed an order for six [Boeing 777](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777 "Boeing 777") freighters, striding forward a brand new step in its cargo development.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-60) The aircraft would be delivered from November 2008 to July 2010. On 20 August 2007, China Southern Airlines announced its intention for an order of 25 Boeing 737-700s and 30 Boeing 737-800s, which will be delivered from May 2011 to October 2013.[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-61) It was a mere two months before, on 23 October 2007, China Southern Airlines announced that it had placed an order for 10 additional Airbus A330-200s. The order has a listed price of US\$1.677 billion and the aircraft will be delivered from March 2010 to August 2012.[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-62) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/China_Southern_Airlines_office_in_Melbourne.jpg/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_office_in_Melbourne.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_Airlines_office_in_Melbourne.jpg) China Southern Airlines office in [Melbourne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne "Melbourne") ### Recent developments \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=5 "Edit section: Recent developments")\] During 2009, China Southern Airlines remodeled its strategy from a point-to-point hub to a full hub and spoke carrier, which has been proven successful. Along with that, the airline has rapidly expanded its international market share, particularly in [Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia "Australia"), where passenger numbers in 2011 have been 97% greater than in 2010.[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-airlineroute.net-63) On 21 January 2010, China Southern Airlines announced an order for an additional 20 A320-200s, scheduled for delivery in 2011, due to the falling fuel costs and surging passenger demand.[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-64) In March 2010, the Chinese carrier issued new shares in [Hong Kong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong "Hong Kong") and [Shanghai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai "Shanghai") 2010 to raise 10.75 billion yuan (\$1.57 billion) in a bid to pay off outstanding loans.[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-65) In December, CNY810 million (\$121.5 million) was injected by China Southern Airlines into its subsidiary [Xiamen Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiamen_Airlines "Xiamen Airlines") to fund its fleet expansion.[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-66) In November 2010, China Southern Airlines signed an agreement with Airbus for the purchase of 6 A330s and 30 A320–200s.[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-67) On 11 January 2011, China Southern Airlines announced a lease for 10 [Embraer E190](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_E-190 "Embraer E-190") aircraft, set to be delivered from the second half of 2011. On 27 January 2011, China Southern Airlines was awarded a four-star ranking by [Skytrax](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skytrax "Skytrax"). It is the largest airline to hold this title.[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-68) On 17 October 2011, China Southern Airlines made its [first flight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_flight "First flight") with the [Airbus A380](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380 "Airbus A380"). Initially, the airline deployed the A380s on domestic routes, flying between Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. At the same time, the carrier conducted negotiations to commence A380 international services. Due to the government-imposed limitation that confined an international route to a single airline, China Southern in August 2012 announced its intention to initiate Beijing-[Paris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris "Paris") services in cooperation with Air China, pending government approval. Two months later, the A380 was deployed on Guangzhou-Los Angeles services.[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-69) Early A380 operations were unprofitable and the aircraft, underutilised; services to Sydney were thus launched in October 2013.[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-70) By May 2013, talks with Air China on Beijing-Paris services had ceased.[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-71) While China Southern, like the other two of the big three Chinese carriers, [Air China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_China "Air China") and [China Eastern Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines "China Eastern Airlines"),[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-72) had been expanding rapidly since 2000, much of their activities had been focused on the domestic market.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Canton-73) With the increase in outflow of Chinese tourists, who in 2012, for example, spent \$102 billion internationally,[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-74) as well as the rapid construction and introduction of [high-speed rail in China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail_in_China "High-speed rail in China"), the carrier shifted its outlook overseas to sustain growth.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Canton-73) Owing to the location of its hub at Guangzhou, which hinders the airline from effectively serving the North American market, the airline concentrated its international expansion on [Australasia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australasia "Australasia"). In June 2012, with the inauguration of services from [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou "Guangzhou") to [London-Heathrow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Heathrow_Airport "London Heathrow Airport"), the airline started marketing its services connecting Europe and Australia as the "Canton Route",[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Destinations-75)[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ReferenceA-76) an alternative to the [Kangaroo Route](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_Route "Kangaroo Route") flown by carriers such as Qantas. It hoped to attract the predominantly business traffic that travel between Europe and Australia, and channel such sixth-freedom traffic as well as traffic from mainland China through its Guangzhou hub (thereby transforming the carrier's network from one that emphasises point-to-point to a hub-and-spoke system).[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-77)[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-78) The carrier by now had added cities such as [Auckland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland "Auckland"), [Istanbul](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul "Istanbul"), [Perth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perth "Perth"), and [Vancouver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver "Vancouver") to its route map.[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Destinations-75)[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-79)[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-80) During May–June 2012, China Southern Airlines has recruited Dutch flight attendants to serve the First and Business class sections for flights from Guangzhou to Amsterdam.[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-81) On 7 June 2013, China Southern operated its first [Boeing 787](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787 "Boeing 787") on a route from [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport") to [Beijing Capital](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Capital_International_Airport "Beijing Capital International Airport"), the first Chinese airline to introduce the 787-8.[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-82) The 787s were going to be part of China Southern's fleet for only a dozen years: in November 2024, the airline announced its intention to sell all 10 aircraft of the type by 2026 due to [challenges in recovering long-haul services](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_commercial_air_transport "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on commercial air transport") following the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic").[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-83) In early 2015, it was announced that the airline would lease 24 Airbus A320neo aircraft from [AerCap](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AerCap "AerCap") for delivery between 2016 and 2019.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-84) On 15 November 2018, the airline announced that it would leave SkyTeam by 1 January 2019 and will strengthen its partnership with [American Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines "American Airlines") and others.[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-85) The announcement lead to speculation that it will join [Oneworld](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oneworld "Oneworld") alongside Hong Kong carrier [Cathay Pacific](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathay_Pacific "Cathay Pacific"). Various media outlets reported that while analysts predict that its Oneworld move could threaten Cathay Pacific's position in the alliance, other analysts state that China Southern joining Oneworld would benefit Cathay more due to different target markets.[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-86) In March 2019, the airline announced a frequent flyer partnership with [American Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines "American Airlines").[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-87) Currently, the airline plans for more flexible tie-ups with other carriers, mostly with Oneworld members such as Qatar Airways while not joining the alliance 'for a few years' in order to fulfill its dream as 'world's largest airline'.[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-88) On 26 September 2019, China Southern operates at [Beijing Daxing International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport "Beijing Daxing International Airport") alongside its former and current partners, and all of its flights to and from Beijing are transferred to Daxing on 25 October 2020. China Southern operated its last commercial [Airbus A380](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380 "Airbus A380") flight on 5 November 2022, remaining the only Chinese airline ever to operate the A380. The aircraft were retired due to market challenges following the COVID-19 pandemic, the last two being flown to storage at [Mojave Air and Space Port](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mojave_Air_and_Space_Port "Mojave Air and Space Port") in December 2022. One former China Southern A380 was acquired by [Global Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Airlines "Global Airlines") in 2024 with plans to launch flights between the United Kingdom and the United States using this aircraft in 2025.[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-89) In early January 2025, China Southern Airlines suspend its daily service between [Beijing Daxing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport "Beijing Daxing International Airport") and [Moscow Sheremetyevo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheremetyevo_International_Airport "Sheremetyevo International Airport") from 20 January to 30 March 2025. No reason was given by the airline. However, experts commented it may be due to the on-going [conflict](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_War "Russo-Ukrainian War") between [Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia "Russia") and [Ukraine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine "Ukraine").[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-90) The key trends for the China Southern Airlines Group are (as of the financial year ending December 31):[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-91) \| \| Revenue ([RMB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renminbi "Renminbi") b) \| [Net profit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_income "Net income") (RMB b) \| Number of employees \| Number of passengers (m) \| Passenger load factor (%) \| Fleet size \| References \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| 2012 \| 99\.5 \| 3\.7 \| 73,668 \| 86\.4 \| 79\.9 \| 491 \| [\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-92) \| \| 2013 \| 98\.5 \| 2\.7 \| 80,175 \| 91\.7 \| 79\.4 \| 561 \| [\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-93) \| \| 2014 \| 108 \| 2\.3 \| 82,132 \| 100 \| 79\.4 \| 612 \| [\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-94) \| \| 2015 \| 111 \| 4\.8 \| 82,132 \| 109 \| 80\.5 \| 667 \| [\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-95) \| \| 2016 \| 114 \| 5\.8 \| 93,132 \| 114 \| 80\.5 \| 702 \| [\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-96) \| \| 2017 \| 127 \| 6\.8 \| 100,831 \| 126 \| 82\.2 \| 754 \| [\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-97) \| \| 2018 \| 143 \| 3\.3 \| 100,831 \| 139 \| 82\.4 \| 840 \| [\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-98) \| \| 2019 \| 154 \| 3\.0 \| 103,876 \| 151 \| 82\.8 \| 862 \| [\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-99) \| \| 2020 \| 92\.5 \| −11.8 \| 100,431 \| 96\.8 \| 71\.4 \| 867 \| [\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-100) \| \| 2021 \| 101 \| −11.0 \| 98,098 \| 98\.5 \| 71\.2 \| 878 \| [\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-101) \| \| 2022 \| 87 \| −33.7 \| 97,899 \| 62\.6 \| 66\.3 \| 894 \| [\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-102) \| \| 2023 \| 160 \| −2.9 \| 99,468 \| 142 \| 78\.9 \| 908 \| [\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-103) \| \| 2024 \| 174 \| 0\.025 \| 102,597 \| 165 \| 84\.4 \| 917 \| [\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-104) \| ### Ownership structure \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=8 "Edit section: Ownership structure")\] \| \| \| \| \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| [\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-105) \| Owner \| Number of shares held \| Percentage of shares held \| \| 1 \| China Southern Airlines Group Co., Ltd. \| 9404468936 \| 51\.9 \| \| 2 \| Nanlong Holdings Limited \| 2612124036 \| 14\.41 \| \| 3 \| Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (Agent) \| 1750815837 \| 9\.66 \| \| 4 \| Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited \| 654597606 \| 3\.61 \| \| 5 \| China Securities Finance Corporation Limited \| 320484148 \| 1\.77 \| \| 6 \| [American Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines "American Airlines") \| 270606272 \| 1\.49 \| \| 7 \| China Aviation Oil Holding Company Limited \| 261685354 \| 1\.44 \| \| 8 \| [Spring Airlines Co., Ltd.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Airlines "Spring Airlines") \| 140043961 \| 0\.77 \| \| 9 \| China State-Owned Enterprise Structural Adjustment Fund Co., Ltd. \| 72077475 \| 0\.4 \| \| 10 \| GF Ruiyi Leading Mixed Securities Investment Fund \| 70644579 \| 0\.39 \| ### Cooperation with American Airlines \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=9 "Edit section: Cooperation with American Airlines")\] American Airlines invested \$200 million in China Southern Airlines in March 2017, laying a strong foundation for a long-term relationship between two of the world's largest airlines. After the investment, American Airlines holds a 2.7% equity stake in China Southern Airlines.[\[104\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-106) American Airlines and China Southern are two of the world's largest airlines with complementary networks, offering customers unparalleled destinations in both the business and leisure traveler markets. The two airlines have signed [codeshare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codeshare_agreement "Codeshare agreement") and interline agreements to provide travelers with flights to more destinations in China, North and South America. The codeshare route partnership includes the ability to earn and redeem AAdvantage miles, check baggage through, and book tickets.[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-107) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/The_Headquarters_building_of_China_Southern_Airlines%2820181004%29.jpg/250px-The_Headquarters_building_of_China_Southern_Airlines%2820181004%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Headquarters_building_of_China_Southern_Airlines$20181004$.jpg) The China Southern Air Building, the company headquarters located in [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou "Guangzhou") China Southern is headquartered in the China Southern Air Building at 68 Qixin Road (齐心路) in [Baiyun District](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baiyun_District,_Guangzhou "Baiyun District, Guangzhou"), [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou "Guangzhou"), [Guangdong Province](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong_Province "Guangdong Province").[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-108) It was previously at 278 Jichang (Airport) Road (机场路) in Baiyun District.[\[107\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-109)[\[108\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-110)[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-111) China Southern had plans to open a new headquarters facility on a 988-acre (400 ha) site on the outskirts of Guangzhou, about 4 miles (6.4 km) from [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport"). [Woods Bagot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woods_Bagot "Woods Bagot") won a competition for the architect firm which would design the facility. The proposed site consists of two parcels of land on opposite sides of a highway leading to Baiyun Airport; both sites are shaped like wings. The site will have a bridge and light rail system that operates above the highway to connect the two parcels, which will each have distinct functions. For instance, the east parcel will house internal functions such as the data center facilities, staff dormitories, and the training center. The airline wants it to be aesthetically pleasing from the air since it sits below a runway approach. The site will have a lot of outdoor space, which Woods Bagot designed along with Hargreaves Associates and Sherwood Design Engineers. Jean Weng, a Woods Bagot [Beijing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing "Beijing")\-based principal, said "Most Chinese cities are very dense and very urban, but China Southern wants to create a human-scale campus, that's close to nature."[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-112) The new headquarters was opened in August 2016.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/China_Southern_Airlines_Cargo_Boeing_777-F1B_B-2075_%2824111998001%29.jpg/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_Cargo_Boeing_777-F1B_B-2075_%2824111998001%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_Airlines_Cargo_Boeing_777-F1B_B-2075_$24111998001$.jpg) China Southern Cargo [Boeing 777F](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777F "Boeing 777F") landing at [Frankfurt Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_Airport "Frankfurt Airport") in 2011 China Southern Cargo is the cargo subsidiary of China Southern Airlines. The cargo airline provides services between mainland China and worldwide cities including [Amsterdam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Schiphol_Airport "Amsterdam Schiphol Airport"), [Vienna](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_International_Airport "Vienna International Airport"), [Frankfurt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankfurt_Airport "Frankfurt Airport"), [Los Angeles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport "Los Angeles International Airport"), [Chicago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_O%27Hare "Chicago O'Hare"),[\[111\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-113) [Glasgow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow_Prestwick "Glasgow Prestwick"),[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-glasgowcargo-114) and [London Stansted](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Stansted "London Stansted") served from its main hubs of [Guangzhou Baiyun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun "Guangzhou Baiyun") and [Shanghai Pudong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Pudong_International_Airport "Shanghai Pudong International Airport").\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] The cargo subsidiary joined the [SkyTeam Cargo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam_Cargo "SkyTeam Cargo") alliance in November 2010 and withdrew on 1 January 2019 following the airline's withdrawal from [SkyTeam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam "SkyTeam").[\[113\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-115) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/China_Southern_Airlines_-_Sikorsky_S-92A.jpg/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_-_Sikorsky_S-92A.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_Airlines_-_Sikorsky_S-92A.jpg) CSAGA [Sikorsky S-92A](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-92A "Sikorsky S-92A") in 2010 China Southern Airlines General Aviation (CSAGA) is the [helicopter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter "Helicopter") division of China Southern Airlines. Established in 1980 as Zhuhai Helicopter Company, the division was rebranded to China Southern Airlines General Aviation in 2003.[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-aboutcsaga-116) The company currently operates out of 13 bases.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-helis-117) Currently, it operates passenger, charter, rescue, aerial photography and other inspection flights.[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-aboutcsaga-116) China Southern Airlines serves [193 destinations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_China_Southern_Airlines_destinations "List of China Southern Airlines destinations") in 35 countries worldwide.[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-118) It maintains a strong presence in the domestic market with its main hubs at [Beijing Daxing International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport "Beijing Daxing International Airport") and [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport") with secondary hubs at [Shanghai Pudong International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shanghai_Pudong_International_Airport "Shanghai Pudong International Airport"), [Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chongqing_Jiangbei_International_Airport "Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport"), [Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cr%C3%BCmqi_Diwopu_International_Airport "Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport"), and [Wuhan Tianhe International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuhan_Tianhe_International_Airport "Wuhan Tianhe International Airport"), along with other [focus cities](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focus_city "Focus city") in [Changchun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changchun "Changchun"), [Changsha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changsha "Changsha"), [Dalian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalian "Dalian"), [Shenyang](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenyang "Shenyang"), [Shenzhen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen "Shenzhen"), and [Zhengzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhengzhou "Zhengzhou"). The airline plans to continue to develop Chongqing and Ürümqi as hubs as well as to exploit the domestic market potential.[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-119) China Southern offers 485 flights a day from its [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport") hub and 221 from its [Beijing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_Daxing_International_Airport "Beijing Daxing International Airport") hub.[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-airlineroute.net-63) The airline provides services to 65 international destinations. Most of the international flights link [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou "Guangzhou") with world cities. There are also plenty of international flights operated through Beijing, Shanghai, Ürümqi (notably to Central Asia and Middle-East) and Dalian (to Japan, South Korea, and Russia). China Southern Airlines has developed an extensive network in Southeast Asia and also has become the Chinese airline with the largest presence in Australia.[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-csair.com-120)\[[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research")\] China Southern is also considering expanding into the South American markets, as well as further expansion into the African market.[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ReferenceA-76)\[[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research")\] On 12 December 2024, it was reported that China Southern has resumed the direct routes between [Guangzhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou "Guangzhou") and [Adelaide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelaide "Adelaide"), [South Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Australia "South Australia"). The route was initially launched in 2016, but ceased in 2020 due to the [COVID-19 pandemic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic "COVID-19 pandemic").[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-121) On 28 August 2004, China Southern Airlines signed a [Memorandum of Understanding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memorandum_of_Understanding "Memorandum of Understanding") with the [airline alliance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_alliance "Airline alliance") [SkyTeam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SkyTeam "SkyTeam"). On 15 November 2007, the airline was officially welcomed as the 11th member of SkyTeam, becoming the first [mainland Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainland_China "Mainland China") airline to join any global airline alliance,[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-122) expanding the alliance's presence on [mainland China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mainland_China "Mainland China"). On 24 December 2018, China Southern Airlines released an official statement saying that it would discontinue its SkyTeam membership on 1 January 2019 and will also terminate its partnership with [China Eastern Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines "China Eastern Airlines") and [Delta Air Lines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines "Delta Air Lines").[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-123)\[[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research")\] ### Codeshare agreements \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=17 "Edit section: Codeshare agreements")\] China Southern Airlines [codeshares](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codeshare_agreement "Codeshare agreement") with the following airlines:[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-124)[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-125) - [Aeroflot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeroflot "Aeroflot")[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-126)[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-127) - [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerol%C3%ADneas_Argentinas "Aerolíneas Argentinas") - [Air France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_France "Air France") (joint venture partner)[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ch-aviation.com-128) - [Air Serbia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Serbia "Air Serbia")[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-129) - [American Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Airlines "American Airlines") - [British Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airways "British Airways")[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-130) - [Chengdu Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chengdu_Airlines "Chengdu Airlines")[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131) - [China Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines "China Airlines") - [China Express Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Express_Airlines "China Express Airlines") - [Donghai Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donghai_Airlines "Donghai Airlines")[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131) - [Emirates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirates_$airline$ "Emirates (airline)")[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-132) - [Etihad Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etihad_Airways "Etihad Airways") - [Finnair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnair "Finnair")[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-133) - [Garuda Indonesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garuda_Indonesia "Garuda Indonesia") - [Hebei Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebei_Airlines "Hebei Airlines")[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131) - [Iberia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iberia_$airline$ "Iberia (airline)") - [Japan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Airlines "Japan Airlines") - [Kenya Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Airways "Kenya Airways") - [KLM](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KLM "KLM") (joint venture partner)[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-ch-aviation.com-128) - [Korean Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Air "Korean Air") - [LATAM Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LATAM_Airlines "LATAM Airlines") - [Loong Air](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loong_Air "Loong Air")[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131) - [Malaysia Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines "Malaysia Airlines")[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-134) - [Mandarin Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Airlines "Mandarin Airlines")[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131) - [Pakistan International Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_International_Airlines "Pakistan International Airlines") - [Qantas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qantas "Qantas") - [Qatar Airways](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_Airways "Qatar Airways") - [Qingdao Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qingdao_Airlines "Qingdao Airlines")[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-Sky_Pearl_Club-131) - [Saudia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudia "Saudia")[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-135) - [Sichuan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_Airlines "Sichuan Airlines")[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-136) - [Vietnam Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_Airlines "Vietnam Airlines") - [WestJet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WestJet "WestJet") - [XiamenAir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XiamenAir "XiamenAir") (subsidiary) ### Interline Agreements \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=18 "Edit section: Interline Agreements")\] - [My Freighter Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Freighter_Airlines "My Freighter Airlines")[\[135\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-137) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/B-6293_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Airbus_A320-214_-_TAO_%2811237297626%29.jpg/250px-B-6293_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Airbus_A320-214_-_TAO_%2811237297626%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-6293_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Airbus_A320-214_-_TAO_$11237297626$.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/B-1065%40PEK_%2820180604144833%29.jpg/250px-B-1065%40PEK_%2820180604144833%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-1065@PEK_$20180604144833$.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/B-308T%40SHA_%2820191021095441%29.jpg/250px-B-308T%40SHA_%2820191021095441%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-308T@SHA_$20191021095441$.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_737-800%3B_B-5112%40HKG%3B04.08.2011_615df_%286207740878%29.jpg/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_737-800%3B_B-5112%40HKG%3B04.08.2011_615df_%286207740878%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_737-800;_B-5112@HKG;04.08.2011_615df_$6207740878$.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/B-2029%40PEK_%2820191219153715%29.jpg/250px-B-2029%40PEK_%2820191219153715%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-2029@PEK_$20191219153715$.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/B-2737_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_SHA_%2815359798985%29.jpg/250px-B-2737_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_SHA_%2815359798985%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-2737_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Boeing_787-8_Dreamliner_-_SHA_$15359798985$.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/20231230_COMAC_ARJ21-700_of_China_Southern_Airlines_%28B-651Y%29_at_CGO_02.jpg/250px-20231230_COMAC_ARJ21-700_of_China_Southern_Airlines_%28B-651Y%29_at_CGO_02.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:20231230_COMAC_ARJ21-700_of_China_Southern_Airlines_$B-651Y$_at_CGO_02.jpg) As of December 2025, China Southern Airlines operates the following aircraft:[\[136\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-138)[\[137\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-139) \| Aircraft \| In service \| Orders \| Passengers[\[138\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-140) \| Notes \| \| \| \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| J \| W \| Y \| Total \| \| \| \| \| \| [Airbus A319neo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A319neo "Airbus A319neo") \| 9 \| — \| 4 \| 24 \| 116 \| 144[\[139\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-141) \| Launch customer.[\[140\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-142) \| \| [Airbus A320-200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A320-200 "Airbus A320-200") \| 93 \| — \| 8 \| 24 \| 120 \| 152[\[141\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-143) \| \| \| 4 \| 18 \| 138 \| 160[\[142\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-144) \| \| \| \| \| \| 24 \| 166[\[143\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-145) \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Airbus A320neo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A320neo "Airbus A320neo") \| 73 \| 5 \| 4 \| 24 \| 138 \| 166 \| \| \| [Airbus A321-200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A321-200 "Airbus A321-200") \| 84 \| — \| 12 \| 24 \| 143 \| 179 \| \| \| 4 \| 18 \| 167 \| 189 \| \| \| \| \| \| 24 \| 195 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Airbus A321neo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A321neo "Airbus A321neo") \| 93 \| 41 \| 4 \| 24 \| 167 \| 195 \| \| \| 12 \| 164 \| 200 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Airbus A330-300](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A330-300 "Airbus A330-300") \| 25 \| — \| 30 \| — \| 253 \| 283 \| \| \| 28 \| 258 \| 286 \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Airbus A350-900](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A350-900 "Airbus A350-900") \| 20 \| — \| 28 \| 24 \| 262 \| 314[\[144\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-146) \| \| \| — \| 307 \| 335[\[145\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-147) \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Boeing 737-700](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-700 "Boeing 737-700") \| 8 \| — \| 4 \| 18 \| 106 \| 128[\[146\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-148) \| \| \| [Boeing 737-800](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-800 "Boeing 737-800") \| 153 \| — \| 8 \| 24 \| 132 \| 164[\[147\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-149) \| \| \| 4 \| 150 \| 178[\[148\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-150) \| \| \| \| \| \| \| 18 \| 147 \| 169[\[149\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-151) \| \| \| \| \| \| \| 150 \| 172[\[150\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-152) \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Boeing 737 MAX 8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737_MAX_8 "Boeing 737 MAX 8") \| 42 \| 26 \| 4 \| 24 \| 150 \| 178[\[151\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-153) \| \| \| [Boeing 777-300ER](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777-300ER "Boeing 777-300ER") \| 15 \| — \| 28 \| 28 \| 305 \| 361[\[152\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-154) \| \| \| [Boeing 787-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787-9 "Boeing 787-9") \| 21 \| — \| 28 \| 28 \| 220 \| 276[\[153\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-155) \| 3 orders were transferred to [XiamenAir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XiamenAir "XiamenAir").[\[154\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-156) \| \| — \| 269 \| 297[\[155\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-157) \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Comac C909](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comac_C909 "Comac C909") \| 35 \| — \| — \| — \| 90 \| 90[\[156\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-158) \| \| \| [Comac C919-100STD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comac_C919 "Comac C919") \| 8 \| 92 \| 8 \| — \| 156 \| 164 \| First aircraft delivered in August 2024.[\[157\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-159) \| \| China Southern Cargo fleet \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| [Boeing 777F](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777F "Boeing 777F") \| 19 \| — \| Cargo \| \| \| \| \| \| Total \| 708 \| 164 \| \| \| \| \| \| [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/B-2329_%283981801638%29.jpg/250px-B-2329_%283981801638%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-2329_$3981801638$.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/China_Southern_Airlines_A330-200_B-6516_AMS_2011-4-9.png/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_A330-200_B-6516_AMS_2011-4-9.png)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_Airlines_A330-200_B-6516_AMS_2011-4-9.png) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/China_Southern_A380-800_B-6136.jpg/250px-China_Southern_A380-800_B-6136.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_A380-800_B-6136.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/China_Southern_B-2473.jpg/250px-China_Southern_B-2473.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_B-2473.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_757-21B_B-2824_%288814372752%29.jpg/250px-China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_757-21B_B-2824_%288814372752%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_Airlines_Boeing_757-21B_B-2824_$8814372752$.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Boeing_767-31B-ER%2C_China_Southern_Airlines_AN0669954.jpg/250px-Boeing_767-31B-ER%2C_China_Southern_Airlines_AN0669954.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boeing_767-31B-ER,_China_Southern_Airlines_AN0669954.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/B-3060_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Embraer_ERJ-145LI_-_CAN_%2811307637134%29.jpg/250px-B-3060_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Embraer_ERJ-145LI_-_CAN_%2811307637134%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-3060_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_Embraer_ERJ-145LI_-_CAN_$11307637134$.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/B-3218_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_ERJ-190LR_-_CAN_%289496942641%29.jpg/250px-B-3218_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_ERJ-190LR_-_CAN_%289496942641%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-3218_-_China_Southern_Airlines_-_ERJ-190LR_-_CAN_$9496942641$.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/B-2147_McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82_China_Southern_%287368339254%29.jpg/250px-B-2147_McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82_China_Southern_%287368339254%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-2147_McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82_China_Southern_$7368339254$.jpg) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Xian_Y-7.jpg/250px-Xian_Y-7.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Xian_Y-7.jpg) A former [Xian Y-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xian_Y-7 "Xian Y-7") at Beijing Civil Aviation Museum China Southern Airlines previously operated the following aircraft:\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] \| Aircraft \| Number \| Introduced \| Retired \| Notes/refs \| \|---\|---\|---\|---\|---\| \| [Airbus A300-600R](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A300-600R "Airbus A300-600R") \| 6 \| 2004 \| 2011 \| \| \| [Airbus A300-600RF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A300-600RF "Airbus A300-600RF") \| 1 \| 2004 \| 2011 \| \| \| [Airbus A319-100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A319-100 "Airbus A319-100") \| 9 \| 2003 \| 2024 \| [\[158\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-160) \| \| [Airbus A330-200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A330-200 "Airbus A330-200") \| 16 \| 2005 \| 2025 \| \| \| [Airbus A380-800](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A380-800 "Airbus A380-800") \| 5 \| 2011 \| 2022 \| Last scheduled flights on 6 November 2022. Some of them transferred to [Global Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Airlines "Global Airlines").\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] \| \| [ATR 72-500](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR_72-500 "ATR 72-500") \| 5 \| 2004 \| 2011 \| \| \| [Boeing 737-200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-200 "Boeing 737-200") \| 10 \| 1988 \| 2006 \| \| \| [Boeing 737-300](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-300 "Boeing 737-300") \| 36 \| 1991 \| 2015 \| Three aircraft are stored. After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters.[\[159\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-161) \| \| [Boeing 737-300QC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-300F "Boeing 737-300F") \| 2 \| 2003 \| 2005 \| After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters. Disposed to [China Postal Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Postal_Airlines "China Postal Airlines"). \| \| [Boeing 737-500](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-500 "Boeing 737-500") \| 12 \| 1991 \| 2009 \| Disposed to [Aerolíneas Argentinas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerol%C3%ADneas_Argentinas "Aerolíneas Argentinas"). \| \| [Boeing 747-400F](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_747-400F "Boeing 747-400F") \| 2 \| 2002 \| 2022 \| Disposed to [SF Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SF_Airlines "SF Airlines").[\[160\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-162) \| \| [Boeing 757-200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_757-200 "Boeing 757-200") \| 32 \| 1987 \| 2018 \| After retirement, most aircraft were converted into freighters. \| \| [Boeing 767-300ER](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_767-300ER "Boeing 767-300ER") \| 6 \| 1992 \| 1998 \| \| \| [Boeing 777-200](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777-200 "Boeing 777-200") \| 10 \| 1995 \| 2018 \| \| \| [Boeing 777-200ER](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777-200ER "Boeing 777-200ER") \| 6 \| 1997 \| 2014 \| Three aircraft are stored. \| \| [Boeing 787-8](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_787-8 "Boeing 787-8") \| 10 \| 2013 \| 2025 \| Sold to [Avalon Leasing.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohai_Trust "Bohai Trust")[\[161\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-163) \| \| [Embraer ERJ-145](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_ERJ-145 "Embraer ERJ-145") \| 6 \| 2004 \| 2013 \| \| \| [Embraer E190](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraer_E190 "Embraer E190") \| 20 \| 2011 \| 2021[\[162\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-164) \| \| \| [McDonnell Douglas MD-82](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-82 "McDonnell Douglas MD-82") \| 23 \| 2003 \| 2008 \| The last one left in 2010.[\[163\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-165) \| \| [McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_MD-90-30 "McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30") \| 13 \| 2004 \| 2011 \| Disposed to [Delta Air Lines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Air_Lines "Delta Air Lines"). \| \| [Saab 340](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_340 "Saab 340") \| 4 \| 1992 \| 1997 \| Disposed to [Shandong Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shandong_Airlines "Shandong Airlines").\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] \| \| [Short 360](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_360 "Short 360") \| 3 \| Unknown \| 1994 \| One aircraft scrapped in 2002. Remainder disposed to [Servicios Aéreos Profesionales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servicios_A%C3%A9reos_Profesionales "Servicios Aéreos Profesionales").[\[164\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-166) \| \| [Xian Y-7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xian_Y-7 "Xian Y-7") \| Unknown \| Unknown \| Unknown \| \| China Southern was the only mainland Chinese airline to operate the Airbus A380. The airline initially operated these aircraft on Beijing–Hong Kong and Beijing–Guangzhou routes. However, these services struggled to be profitable. Due to the demand limitation of the airline's home base at [Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangzhou_Baiyun_International_Airport "Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport"), few routes from Guangzhou have the demand to support an A380.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] In efforts to make its A380s viable, China Southern started operating A380 on its Guangzhou–[Los Angeles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport "Los Angeles International Airport") route and on the Guangzhou–[Sydney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Airport "Sydney Airport") route.\[[when?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items "Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers")\] Additionally, China Southern flew A380s to [Sydney](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Airport "Sydney Airport") and [Melbourne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne_Airport "Melbourne Airport") every summer during its peak travel period. As of 20 June 2015, China Southern began operating the Airbus A380 from Beijing to [Amsterdam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam_Airport_Schiphol "Amsterdam Airport Schiphol"). The A380 also operated four domestic flights each day between Beijing and Guangzhou. The airline's A380s were retired by November 2022.\[[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")\] ### Special liveries gallery \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=23 "Edit section: Special liveries gallery")\] - [![Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in 2010 Asian Games livery](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/China_Southern_A330-243_B-6057_Guangzhou_2010_Asian_Games.jpg/120px-China_Southern_A330-243_B-6057_Guangzhou_2010_Asian_Games.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:China_Southern_A330-243_B-6057_Guangzhou_2010_Asian_Games.jpg "Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in 2010 Asian Games livery") Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in [2010 Asian Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Asian_Games "2010 Asian Games") livery - [![Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in Canton Lychee livery](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/B-8870%40PEK_%2820200520130233%29.jpg/120px-B-8870%40PEK_%2820200520130233%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-8870@PEK_$20200520130233$.jpg "Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in Canton Lychee livery") Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in [Canton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guangdong "Guangdong") [Lychee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lychee "Lychee") livery - [![Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in Guizhou livery](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/B-6069%40PEK_%2820190630175458%29.jpg/120px-B-6069%40PEK_%2820190630175458%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-6069@PEK_$20190630175458$.jpg "Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in Guizhou livery") Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in [Guizhou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guizhou "Guizhou") livery - [![Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with "787th Boeing 787" logo](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/B-1168%40SHA_%2820191114090326%29.jpg/120px-B-1168%40SHA_%2820191114090326%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:B-1168@SHA_$20191114090326$.jpg "Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with \"787th Boeing 787\" logo") Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with "787th Boeing 787" logo - [![Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in WorldSkills livery](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E2%80%9C%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%96%E8%B5%9B%E5%8F%B7%E2%80%9D%EF%BC%88B-2007%EF%BC%89%E5%9C%A8%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E7%99%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA%E5%81%9C%E9%9D%A0.jpg/120px-%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E2%80%9C%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%96%E8%B5%9B%E5%8F%B7%E2%80%9D%EF%BC%88B-2007%EF%BC%89%E5%9C%A8%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E7%99%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA%E5%81%9C%E9%9D%A0.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E5%8D%97%E6%96%B9%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA%E2%80%9C%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E4%B8%96%E8%B5%9B%E5%8F%B7%E2%80%9D%EF%BC%88B-2007%EF%BC%89%E5%9C%A8%E5%B9%BF%E5%B7%9E%E7%99%BD%E4%BA%91%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E6%9C%BA%E5%9C%BA%E5%81%9C%E9%9D%A0.jpg "Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in WorldSkills livery") Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in [WorldSkills](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldSkills_Competition "WorldSkills Competition") livery China Southern Airlines offers First Class (formerly), Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class. First Class China Southern Airlines offered an "Experience Luxurious Skybed" on Boeing 787s. It was equipped with personal privacy, in-built massage, a 17-inch personal TV and fully reclining seat. It also had First Class on Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-300ERs, which featured a seat pitch of 84 inches (210 cm) and converted into a fully flat bed with a personal TV.[\[165\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-167)[\[166\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-168) China Southern Airlines offered Premium First Class on select flights, such as on the Beijing-Guangzhou route. This cabin offered more amenities and was more spacious than Regular First Class, such as a variety of lighting options and a private storage cabinet with a password lock.[\[167\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-169)\[[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research")\] Business Class Business class also offers a fully flat bed, and an adjustable privacy divider. It includes a USB port and a reading light. It also has a 15-inch TV.[\[168\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-170)\[[needs update](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items "Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers")\]\[[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research")\] Economy Class Economy class features a seat and a 9-inch personal TV. It also has a multi-adjustable headrest.[\[169\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-171)\[[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research")\] Premium Economy Class China Southern also offers [Premium Economy class](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premium_economy "Premium economy"), which is more spacious than economy class. In most aircraft, the seats are 35–37 inches (89–94 cm), compared to 31 inches (79 cm) in Economy.[\[170\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-172) The Boeing 777-300ERs, however, are equipped with fixed-shell premium economy seats similar to those seen on Air France's Boeing 777s.[\[171\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-173) China Southern Airlines's [frequent-flyer program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequent-flyer_program "Frequent-flyer program") is called Sky Pearl Club ([simplified Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Chinese_characters "Simplified Chinese characters"): 明珠俱乐部; [traditional Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_characters "Traditional Chinese characters"): 明珠俱樂部; [pinyin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin "Pinyin"): Míngzhū Jùlèbù; [Jyutping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyutping "Jyutping"): ming4 zyu1 keoi1 lok6 bou6). The Sky Pearl Club allows its members to earn FFP mileage not only by flying China Southern domestic segments, but also by flying routes of other codeshare member airlines. Additionally, Sky Pearl Club members can earn and use mileage on partnered [Sichuan Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sichuan_Airlines "Sichuan Airlines"), [China Eastern Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Eastern_Airlines "China Eastern Airlines"), and [China Airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines "China Airlines") flights. Membership of Sky Pearl Club is divided into four tiers: Sky Pearl Gold Card, Sky Pearl Silver Card, Sky Pearl Member Card and Little Pearl On The Palm Card, the first three tier are available for all adult members, but Little Pearl On The Palm Card is only available for members aged 2–11.[\[172\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-174)\[[non-primary source needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources "Wikipedia:No original research")\] ## Incidents and accidents \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=26 "Edit section: Incidents and accidents")\] - On 24 November 1992, [China Southern Airlines Flight 3943](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines_Flight_3943 "China Southern Airlines Flight 3943"), a [Boeing 737-300](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-300 "Boeing 737-300"), crashed into a hill near [Guilin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guilin "Guilin"), Guangxi, due to an engine thrust malfunction. All 141 people on board were killed.[\[173\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-175)[\[174\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-176) - On 8 May 1997, [China Southern Flight 3456](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Flight_3456 "China Southern Flight 3456"), a [Boeing 737-300](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_737-300 "Boeing 737-300"), crashed on approach to [Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shenzhen_Bao%27an_International_Airport "Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport") killing 35 people and injuring 9.[\[175\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-177) ### Shipping of primates to laboratories \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=28 "Edit section: Shipping of primates to laboratories")\] The USDA ordered China Southern Airlines to pay \$11,600 in fines\[[when?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items "Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers")\] for violations of the [Animal Welfare Act](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Welfare_Act_of_1966 "Animal Welfare Act of 1966") (AWA) during the airline's transport of animals without proper licences to the United States. Although the USDA cited Air Transport International for failure to provide food and water to the imported animals, China Southern Airlines was previously also ordered to pay \$14,438 for AWA violations during one transport that left more than a dozen monkeys dead after they went without food and water for an extended period of time. Following these most recent violations, where the delivered animals were left neglected after arrival in the US, China Southern announced that it would no longer transport laboratory animals to the US. [PETA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PETA "PETA") had protested against the airline for these shipments.[\[176\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-178)[\[177\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-179) ### 10-yuan ticketing glitch \[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=China_Southern_Airlines&action=edit&section=29 "Edit section: 10-yuan ticketing glitch")\] In November 2023, the airline inadvertently priced its tickets as low as 10 yuan (around \$1.37) on its mobile app and travel websites like [Trip.com](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trip.com "Trip.com"), due to a technical glitch.[\[178\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-180) The airline later confirmed on [Weibo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weibo "Weibo") that the tickets sold during the two-hour window would be honored.[\[179\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_note-181) - [Civil aviation in China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_aviation_in_China "Civil aviation in China") - [List of airlines of China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_China "List of airlines of China") - [Transport in China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_China "Transport in China") 1. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-Southerncargo_1-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-Southerncargo_1-1) ["Airline codes full details - Airline Codes Full Details"](https://www.avcodes.co.uk/details.asp?ID=29465). www.avcodes.co.uk. 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Retrieved 9 May 2015. 176. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-178) Huang, Shaojie (8 January 2015). ["U.S. Charter Airline Cited for Neglecting Cargo of Macaques From China"](https://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/u-s-charter-airline-cited-for-neglecting-cargo-of-macaques-from-china/?_r=1). Sinosphere. New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2015. 177. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-179) Huang, Shaojie (21 April 2014). ["China Southern Pays U.S. Fine Over Monkey Cargo"](https://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/21/china-southern-pays-u-s-fine-over-monkey-cargo/). Sinosphere. New York Times. Retrieved 28 January 2015. 178. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-180) Tan, Huileng. ["An airline in China accidentally sold tickets for as little as \$1.40 — and it's honoring the deal"](https://www.businessinsider.com/china-southern-airline-ticket-fares-accident-system-glitch-flights-2023-11). Business Insider. Retrieved 24 February 2024. 179. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-181) Baum, Bernadette (9 November 2023). ["China Southern to honour \$1.30 flight tickets sold during glitch"](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-southern-honour-130-flight-tickets-sold-during-glitch-2023-11-09/). Reuter. Retrieved 11 November 2023. - [Global.csair.com: official China Southern Airlines website](http://global.csair.com/)—(in English) - [Csair.com: official China Southern Airlines website](http://www.csair.com/cn/)—(in Chinese) - [Xjair.com: China Southern Airlines—Xinjiang Air website](http://www.xjair.com/) 1. ^ [*a](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-callsign_2-0) [b](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-callsign_2-1) Only for cargo flights. 2. [^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Southern_Airlines#cite_ref-3)* Chinese airlines use [Mandarin Chinese](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_Chinese "Mandarin Chinese") callsigns when in Chinese airspace. China Southern's Mandarin callsign is 南方; [pinyin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin "Pinyin"): nánfāng, lit. "southern".
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