China Southern Airlines

China Southern Airlines
中国南方航空
Airbus A350-900
IATA ICAO Callsign
CZ CSN CHINA SOUTHERN
Founded1 July 1988 (1988-07-01)
Commenced operations1 February 1991 (1991-02-01)
(as China Southern Airlines)[1]
Hubs
  • Guangzhou
  • Beijing–Daxing
Secondary hubs
  • Chongqing
  • Shanghai–Pudong
  • Shenzhen
  • Ürümqi
  • Wuhan
  • Zhengzhou
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programSky Pearl Club
AllianceSkyTeam (2007–2018)
Subsidiaries
  • Chongqing Airlines (60%)
  • GAMECO
  • Sichuan Airlines (39%)
  • XiamenAir (55%)
  • Xiongan Airlines
Fleet size675
Destinations235[2]
Parent companyChina Southern Air Holding
Traded as
HeadquartersGuangzhou, Guangdong
Key peopleHan Wen Sheng (vice chairman & president)
Ma Xu Lun (chairman)
Revenue CN¥127.806 billion (2017)[3]
Operating income CN¥8.798 billion (2017)[3]
Net income CN¥9.156 billion (2017)[3]
Total assets CN¥149.14 billion (2017)[3]
Total equity CN¥62.543 billion (2017)[3]
Employees100,000 (2015–2016)[4]
Website
China Southern Airlines
Simplified Chinese中国南方航空
Traditional Chinese中國南方航空
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 meaningChina Southern Airlines, Company Limited by Shares
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese南方航空
Literal meaningSouthern Airlines
Third alternative Chinese name
Chinese南航

China Southern Airlines, also known as just China Southern, is a large airline in China, headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It is one of the three largest airlines in the country, along with Air China and China Eastern Airlines. It moves cargo[a] and passengers.

Started on 1 July 1988, the airline later became the world's sixth-largest airline measured by number of people flying and Asia's largest airline by fleet size, revenue, and people carried. It was the 9th largest airline in the world in 2024.[5] Its main airports are Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport. The airline does more than 2,000 flights to over 200 places each day.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "China Southern Airlines Cargo Application". Seuic. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "China Southern Airlines on ch-aviation". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. – 2017 Annual Results" (PDF). China Southern Airlines. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "SkyTeam – 2015 Facts and Figures" (PDF). China Southern Airlines. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  5. ↑ Savio D'souza (2024). "Airlines 50 2024". Brand Finance. London: Branddirectory. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  6. ↑ China Southern Airlines. Retrieved on 10 June 2017. Company Profile: China Southern Airlines

Notes

  1. ↑ With the callsign SOUTHERN CARGO and ICAO code CSG.


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