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China Southern Airlines

China Southern Airlines
Airline
AirlineChina Southern Airlines
中国南方航空公司
Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng Gōngsī
IATACZ
ICAOCSN
CallsignCHINA SOUTHERN
Founded1981
AOCC4XF535F
Airline hub
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programSky Pearl Club
AllianceSkyTeam
Fleet size422
Destinations121
Parent companyChina Southern Airlines Co., Ltd.
HeadquartersGuangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China
Key people
* Si Xianmin (Chairman) * Tan Wangeng (President)

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China Southern Airlines ( ) (SSE - 600029, Hkex - 1055, Nyse - ZNH) is an airline headquartered in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People's Republic of China. China Southern Airline is the world's 5th largest airline by passengers carried, and Asia's largest airline in terms of both fleet size and passengers carried. It is also the 4th largest airline in the world in domestic passenger traffic and 6th largest in scheduled domestic passenger-kilometres flown. From its main hubs at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport, the airline flies to 121 destinations using a fleet of 422 aircraft.

China Southern Airlines was established on July 1, 1988 following the restructuring of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Since then, the airline acquired and merged with a number of domestic airlines, becoming one of China's "Big Three" airlines (alongside Air China and China Eastern Airlines). China Southern Airlines is a member of SkyTeam. The airlines's logo is a red kapok on a blue vertical tail fin.

In 2010, China Southern Airlines carried 76.5 million domestic and international passengers with an average load factor of 79.2%. The airline reported a net profit of CNY5.8 billion ($883 million) in 2010.

China Southern Airlines Video

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0.77 min. | 4.44 user rating		 China Airlines Boeing 747 takeoff Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport é¦æ¸¯åå¾·æ©å ´
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1.08 min. | 4.42 user rating		 Narita International Airport - RWY34R End (NRT / RJAA)
2.02 min. | 4.54 user rating		 nma.tv | http Passengers on a China Southern airlines flight had a lucky escape after their plane plummeted 4000m 20 minutes after take off. Flight CZ3496 from Kunming to Zhengzhou dropped from 7000m to 3000m causing passengers much distress, although no injuries were reported.
0.35 min. | 2.8 user rating		 China Southern Airlines Airbus A330-243 B-6057 Osaka - Kansai International Airport
2.10 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Landing on Saturday Night of 05th July 2008 China Southern Airlines CZ3210 Wuxi WUX dep. 21:25 PM Shenzhen arr. 23:45 PM Aircraft: A319-132 Distance Covered: 1180 km Flying Time: 02:20 Hours Seat Assigned: 5B Seat Taken: 6A
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Nation's big three airlines report huge profits - Global Times Tweet this news
Global Times---China Southern-, the biggest domestic carrier, said third-quarter profits surged almost 10-fold, as the Guangzhou-based carrier's net income increased to ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:07:54 GMT+00:00
Newsletter: Earnings season is on. Investor, how are you doing? - Chinavestor.com (blog) Tweet this news
Chinavestor.com (blog)--Consider this: earnings for -China Southern Airlines- (NYSE:ZNH), the largest carrier in China, grew tenfold! We're well aware that some of it is due to a low ... - Date : Mon, 01 Nov 2010 18:31:03 GMT+00:00
Shanghai Airlines Moving from Star Alliance to SkyTeam - Car Rentals Tweet this news
Car Rentals--Between these 4 Chinese carriers (-China Airlines-, Shanghai -Airlines-, -China- Eastern and -China Southern-), the alliance will cement their position in the ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:37:28 GMT+00:00
China Southern Airlines 3rd-Quarter Net Surges To CNY3.04 Bln - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--HONG KONG (Dow Jones)---China Southern Airlines- Co. (1055.HK) said Wednesday its third-quarter net profit surged more than 10 times from a year earlier, ... - Date : Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:11:24 GMT+00:00
China's Stocks Decline on Inflation Outlook; Coal Shares Fall - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek--Air China Ltd., the nation's largest international carrier, paced a retreat for airlines, falling 4.5 percent to 15.31 yuan. -China Southern Airlines- Co., ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 07:56:22 GMT+00:00
Boeing Lifts 20-Year China Jet Demand to $480 Billion - BusinessWeek Tweet this news
BusinessWeek--Profit at the carrier and rivals -China Southern Airlines- Co. and China Eastern Airlines Corp. surged in the third quarter as the yuan strengthened and ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 07:31:58 GMT+00:00
New China flights a boon for Qld tourism - Sydney Morning Herald Tweet this news
Sydney Morning Herald---China Southern Airlines- is now flying three times a week between Guangzhou in southern China and Brisbane, with the first plane touching down in Brisbane on ... - Date : Tue, 02 Nov 2010 03:05:59 GMT+00:00
Rolls-Royce Grp Plc Wins $130M Shr Of China Southern Order - Wall Street Journal Tweet this news
Wall Street Journal--LN), a global power systems company, has won a $130 million share of an order from -China Southern Airlines- for V2500 engines to power 20 Airbus A320 ... - Date : Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:01:27 GMT+00:00
China Southern, PICCP&C ink strategic alliance agreement - Insurance News Net (press release) Tweet this news
Insurance News Net (press release)--BEIJING, Jul 30, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's largest airline firm by fleet size -China Southern Airlines- (ZNH.NYSE; 01055.HK; 600029. ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:31:23 GMT+00:00
China Southern welcomes A330 delivery - eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition Tweet this news
eTravelBlackboard - Asia Edition--With the delivery of a new A330-200 aircraft over the weekend, the combined fleet of -China Southern Airlines- (CZ) and its subsidiary and affiliate airlines ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:22:28 GMT+00:00

Codeshare agreements :

China Southern Airlines Fleet
Codeshare agreements :
Aircraft > Total > Orders > Passengers > Notes >
F > C > W > Y > Total >
Airbus A300-600 3
To be converted to freighter
Airbus A319-100 41
0 8 23 84 115 27 leased
Airbus A320-200 66 56 0 8 0 150 158 13 leased
Airbus A321-200 57 1 0 12 24 143 179 10 leased
Airbus A330-200 10 6 0 24 50 184 258 B-6528 painted in Skyteam lively
4 24 48 142 218
Airbus A330-300 8
4 24 48 208 284
Airbus A330
6 TBA Ordered in November 2010 � undisclosed variant
Airbus A380-800
5 TBA Entry into service: August 2011
ATR 72-500 5
0 0 0 70 70
Boeing 737-300 25
0 0 0 145 145 3 leased
Boeing 737-700 31 25 0 8 0 119 127 11 leased
0 0 0 145 145
Boeing 737-800 50 29 0 8 0 159 167 21 leased
Boeing 757-200 17
0 22 0 153 175 2 leased
Boeing 777-200 4
0 18 40 316 374
Boeing 777-200ER 6
0 24 53 207 284 B-2056 painted in SkyTeam livery
Boeing 787-8
10 TBA Entry into service: 2011
Comac C919
20 TBA
Embraer ERJ-145 6
0 0 0 50 50
Embraer E-190
10 TBA all leased
McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 10
0 12 0 145 157
Total 342 168

China Southern Cargo Fleet
Cargo :
Type > In Service > Orders > Notes >
Airbus A300-600F 1
Converted passenger aircraft
Boeing 747-400F 2
Boeing 777F 5 1
Total 8 1

Sky Pearl Club Membership Tiers>
Sky Pearl Club Membership Tiers
Cabins :
Tier Level Benefits Requirements
Gold
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Members of SkyTeam

Members: Aeroflot * Aeroméxico * Air Europa * Air France * Alitalia * China Southern Airlines * Czech Airlines * Delta Air Lines * Kenya Airways * KLM * Korean Air * TAROM * Vietnam Airlines
Future members: China Eastern Airlines
Former members: Continental Airlines * Copa Airlines * Northwest Airlines

People's Republic of China Airlines of the People's Republic of China

PassengerAir China * Air Macau2 * Cathay Pacific Airways1 * Chang'an Airlines * China Eastern Airlines * China Flying Dragon Aviation * China Southern Airlines * China United Airlines * Chongqing Airlines * Deer Jet * Dragonair1 * East Star Airlines * Grand China Air * Grand China Express Air * Guizhou Airlines * Hainan Airlines * Hong Kong Airlines1 * Hong Kong Express Airways1 * Jasmine Airways * Jet-Yi * Joy Air * Juneyao Airlines * Kunming Airlines * Kunpeng Airlines * Lucky Air * Northeast Airlines * Okay Airways * Shandong Airlines * Shanghai Airlines * Shenzhen Airlines * Sichuan Airlines * Spring Airlines * Tianjin Airlines * United Eagle Airlines * Viva Macau2 * West Air * Xiamen Airlines * Zhong Hang Tai General Aviation Airlines
CargoAir China Cargo * Air Hong Kong1 * China Cargo Airlines * China Postal Airlines * Grandstar Cargo * Great Wall Airlines * Jade Cargo International * Shanghai Airlines Cargo * Shenzhen Donghai Airlines * Yangtze River Express
Civil Aviation AuthoritiesCivil Aviation Administration of China * Civil Aviation Department (Hong Kong) * Civil Aviation Authority (Macau)

People's Republic of China Transportation in the People's Republic of China

Government
agencies
Ministry of Transport * Ministry of Railways * Civil Aviation Administration * China Maritime Safety Administration
Road
Expressways (NTHS) * China National Highways * Road numbering * Rules (Road safety law) * Licence plates * AH1 * Gallery road * Zhongshan Road * Automobile industry * Motor Vehicle Driving License
Rail
History (Eastern-Qing * South Manchuria * Narrow-gauge) * Passenger rail * China Railways * High-speed (Commercial speed * Beijing-Tianjin * Qinhuangdao-Shenyang * Guangzhou-Shenzhen) * Lines (Beijing-Harbin * Beijing-Shanghai * Beijing-Hong Kong * Beijing-Guangzhou * Lanzhou-Lianyungang * Lanzhou-Xinjiang * Qinghai-Tibet) * Locomotives * Stations * Rapid transit systems * Maglev
Water
PortsDalian, Lüshunkou * Guangzhou * Jiuzhou * Ningbo * Shanghai * Shenzhen * Suzhou * Tianjin * Xiamen * Yangshan * Hong Kong*
CanalsGrand Canal * Lingqu Canal * Red Flag Canal * Zhengguo Canal
IndustryShipping industry * China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation * China State Shipbuilding Corporation * Ship lifts
Aviation
AirlinesAir China * China Southern Airlines * China Eastern Airlines * Hainan Airlines * Shandong Airlines * Shanghai Airlines * Shenzhen Airlines * Sichuan Airlines * Xiamen Airlines * Cathay Pacific* (Dragonair*) * Air Macau*
AirportsBy passenger traffic * By cargo traffic * By traffic movements * Major Airports: Beijing Capital * Shanghai Hongqiao * Guangzhou Baiyun * Shanghai Pudong * Hong Kong* * Macau*
IndustryAviation Industry Corporation of China * China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition * Comac
Other topics
Transport by province * city * * * * * Bridges * Tunnels * Chinese New Year Transit * Disasters

Members of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA)

Air China * Air New Zealand * All Nippon Airways * Asiana Airlines * Cathay Pacific * China Airlines * China Eastern Airlines * China Southern Airlines * Dragonair * EVA Air * Garuda Indonesia * Japan Airlines * Korean Air * Malaysia Airlines * Philippine Airlines * Qantas * Royal Brunei Airlines * Singapore Airlines * Thai Airways International * Vietnam Airlines |



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