China Southern Airlines

"China Southern" redirects here. For the geographical region, see South China.
For the university with the same Chinese abbreviation name, see Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

China Southern Airlines
中国南方航空
IATA ICAO Call sign
CZ CSN CHINA SOUTHERN
Founded1 July 1988; 36 years ago (1988-07-01)
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programSky Pearl Club
Subsidiaries
Fleet size662
Destinations237[1]
Parent companyChina Southern Air Holding
Traded as
HeadquartersGuangzhou, Guangdong
Key peopleHan Wen Sheng (Vice Chairman & President)
Ma Xu Lun (Chairman)
RevenueIncrease CN¥127.806 billion (2017)[2]
Operating incomeIncrease CN¥8.798 billion (2017)[2]
Net incomeIncrease CN¥9.156 billion (2017)[2]
Total assetsIncrease CN¥149.14 billion (2017)[2]
Total equityIncrease CN¥62.543 billion (2017)[2]
Employees100,000 (2015–2016)[3]
Website
China Southern Airlines
Simplified Chinese中国南方航空
Traditional Chinese中國南方航空
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingzung1gwok3 naam4fong1 hong4hung1
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
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng Gǔfèn gōngsī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingzung1gwok3 naam4fong1 hong4hung1 gu2fan6*2 jau5haan6 gung1si1
Second alternative Chinese name
Chinese南方航空
Literal meaningSouthern Airlines
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánfāng Hángkōng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingnaam4fong1 hong4hung1
Third alternative Chinese name
Chinese南航
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánháng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutpingnaam4 hong4

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 Airlines that acquired and merged a number of 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. It is the 9th largest airline by brand market in the world.[citation needed] With its main hubs at Guangzhou Baiyun 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.[4] The company slogan is Fly towards your dreams.

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

See also: CAAC Airlines

Founding

In 1984, the Chinese government disclosed the decision to decentralise the CAAC. Formed in 1949, CAAC was an all-encompassing organisation responsible for civil aviation in China as it was tasked with passenger transport, resource development and survey work, air traffic control, aircraft maintenance and personnel training. The decentralisation decision would result in numerous regional airlines, with four main carriers to be responsible for the majority of international and domestic air traffic: Air China, China Southern Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and China Southwest Airlines; CAAC itself would be rationalised into a regulatory and administrative organisation.[5]

In 1988, CAAC granted its seven regional divisions, among which was the Guangzhou Regional Administration, limited operating autonomy with the status of "associate" airlines. China Southern Airlines began flying under its own name and livery in February 1991. At this time, the aircraft operated some 160 flights a day on 100 routes using the Antonov An-24, Boeing 737 and Boeing 757, along with helicopters and agricultural aircraft.[6][7][8] In December 1992, the airline placed a US$800-million order for six Boeing 777s and the associated spare parts and training.[9]

The airline completed its decentralisation from CAAC when it gained independence on 10 October 1993. As such, the airline could from then on restructure itself into shareholding enterprises, independently arrange external financing and establish subsidiaries to complement its core enterprise.[10] 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 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 operating rights for every prospective route as well as to regulate domestic prices.[11]

Expansion

To raise its operating standards and distance itself from mostly unprofitable second and third tiers domestic airlines, the carrier signed agreements with a number of 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.[12]

Starting in the mid-1990s, China Southern sought to expand its international reach beyond Asia. In December 1995, the Chinese and US governments signed an aviation agreement that would allow the commencement of non-stop air services between the two countries.[13] 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.[14]

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 US.[15][16][17][18] Nevertheless, the airline planned to double its fleet of 67 aircraft. In April 1996, the Chinese government would place 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.[19][20] 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.[21]

To keep pace with fast developments, China Southern raised capital, becoming listed on the Hong Kong and New York Stock Exchanges in July 1997, and raising $600–$700 million. Much of the funds raised were used to facilitate the airline's fleet expansion, repayment of debt, and investments in other capital;[22] it followed up with domestic listing in 2003 at the Shanghai Stock Exchange.[23] 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 totalled some US$1.4 billion with a net income of $90 million.[24][25]

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 in an effort to raise funds; among the deals was the purchase of 60% shares of Guizhou Airlines.[26][27] 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.[28][29] 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 towards its 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.[30][31][32]

Although there was considerable resistance to CAAC's call to rationalise the industry, in July 2000, the administrative body announced that the ten airlines under its direct management will be merged into three airline groups, revolving around Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern itself.[28] 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.[33] 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 at Shenyang and Ürümqi, with passenger numbers' jumping from 28.2 million in 2004 to 44.1 million in 2005.[34] 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%).[35]

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 capitalise on the economic growth of the Pearl River Delta region (which includes Hong Kong), the carrier constructed a dedicated cargo centre in Shenzhen.[36] Successful operations prompted an order for two Boeing 747-400Fs the following year.[37] The airline by now had commenced operations to Sydney and Melbourne.[38]

In September 2003, China Southern signed a purchase agreement for four Airbus A330-200s, to be delivered from 2005. This was part of the order placed in April by the China Aviation Supplies Imp. & Exp. Group covering 30 aircraft.[39] China Southern became the first mainland Chinese A330 operator with the delivery of the first example February 2005.[40] China Southern followed up in September 2005 with a further order for eight A330-300s and two A330-200s.[41]

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 catalogue prices.[42][43] 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 were worth $7.2 billion at list prices, and the first example was expected to be delivered in time for the Olympics;[44] however, the first aircraft did not arrive until June 2013.[45]

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 Lunar New Year. Previously, passengers travelling between the mainland and Taiwan had to transit through a third port such as Hong Kong or Macau.[46][47] Within three years, in July 2008, a China Southern Airlines Airbus A330 carrying 230 tourists[48] again landed in Taipei.[49] 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."[48][49]

Following two years of negotiations which had started in August 2004, China Southern in late June 2006 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.[50][51] 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.[52] The carrier's integration with the alliance continued with its entry into SkyTeam Cargo in November 2010,[53] 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.[54][55]

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 from 2009.[56] The order included 13 A319-100s, 20 A320-200s and 17 A321-200s, reportedly worth $3.3 billion at list price.[57] 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 3 Boeing 737-700s and 7 Boeing 737-800s. The deliveries would continue through 2010.[58] On 18 October 2006, China Southern Airlines placed an order for 6 Boeing 777 freighters, striding forward a brand new step in its cargo development.[59] 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.[60] 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.[61]

China Southern Airlines office in Melbourne

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, where passenger numbers in 2011 have been 97% greater than in 2010.[62]

On 21 January 2010, China Southern Airlines announced an order for an additional 20 A320-200s, scheduled for delivery from 2011, due to the falling fuel costs and surging passenger demand.[63] 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.[64] In December, CNY810 million ($121.5 million) was injected by China Southern Airlines into its subsidiary Xiamen Airlines to fund its fleet expansion.[65] In November 2010, China Southern Airlines signed an agreement with Airbus for the purchase of six A330s and 30 A320s–200.[66]

On 11 January 2011, China Southern Airlines announced a lease for 10 Embraer E-190, 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.[67] 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 which 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.[68] Early A380 operations were unprofitable and the aircraft, underutilised; services to Sydney were thus launched in October 2013.[69] By May 2013, talks with Air China on Beijing-Paris services had ceased.[70]

While China Southern, like the other Big Three[specify] Chinese carriers, 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 in order to sustain growth.[71] Owing to the location of its hub at Guangzhou, which hinders the airline 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 Airlines began operating its first Boeing 787.[citation needed]

In early 2015 it was announced that the airline would lease 24 Airbus A320neo aircraft from AerCap for delivery between 2016 and 2019.[80]

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.[81] 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 states that China Southern joining Oneworld would benefit Cathay more due to different target markets.[82]

In March 2019, the airline announced a frequent flyer partnership with American Airlines.[83] 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'.[84] 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.

In November 2022, China Southern scheduled their last Airbus A380 flights prior to their planned retirement.[citation needed]

In November 2024, it was reported that China Southern Airlines will be laying off 10 units of Boeing 787-8 aircraft from its fleet, due to challenging recovery in its long haul services following the COVID-19 pandemic. The Guangzhou-based airline received the first unit of 787-8 aircraft in May 2013 with the delivery of the last unit earlier this year.[85]

Corporate affairs

The key trends for the China Southern Airlines Group are (as of the financial year ending December 31):[86]

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 [87]
2013 98.5 2.7 80,175 91.7 79.4 561 [88]
2014 108 2.3 82,132 100 79.4 612 [89]
2015 111 4.8 82,132 109 80.5 667 [90]
2016 114 5.8 93,132 114 80.5 702 [91]
2017 127 6.8 100,831 126 82.2 754 [92]
2018 143 3.3 100,831 139 82.4 840 [93]
2019 154 3.0 103,876 151 82.8 862 [94]
2020 92.5 −11.8 100,431 96.8 71.4 867 [95]
2021 101 −11.0 98,098 98.5 71.2 878 [96]
2022 87 −33.7 97,899 62.6 66.3 894 [97]
2023 159 −2.9 99,468 142 78.9 908 [98]

Ownership structure

[99] 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

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.[100] 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.[101]

The China Southern Air Building, the company headquarters located in Guangzhou

Head office

China Southern is headquartered in the China Southern Air Building at 68 Qixin Road (齐心路) in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.[102]

It was previously at 278 Jichang (Airport) Road (机场路) in Baiyun District.[103][104][105]

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."[106] The new headquarters was opened in August 2016.[citation needed]

Destinations

Overview

Main article: List of China Southern Airlines destinations

China Southern Airlines serves 193 destinations in 35 countries worldwide.[107] 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, and Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport, along with other focus cities in Changchun, Changsha, Dalian, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Wuhan, and Zhengzhou. The airline plans to continue to develop Chongqing and Ürümqi as hubs as well to exploit the domestic market potential.[108]

China Southern offers 485 flights a day from its Guangzhou hub and 221 from its Beijing hub.[62] 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.[109][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.[110]

Alliance

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,[111] 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.[112][non-primary source needed]

Codeshare agreements

China Southern Airlines codeshares with the following airlines:[113][114]

Fleet

Current fleet

A China Southern Airlines Airbus A330-200 on short final to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 2011
A China Southern Airlines Airbus A350-900 landing at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in 2019
A China Southern Airlines Boeing 777-300ER approaching Los Angeles International Airport in 2015
A China Southern Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner arriving at Heathrow Airport (2015)
A China Southern Airlines Comac ARJ21-700 taking off from Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport in 2023

As of December 2024, China Southern Airlines operates the following aircraft:[citation needed]

China Southern Airlines passenger fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers[124] Notes
B E+ E Total
Airbus A319neo 5 4[125] 4 24 108 136[126] Launch customer.[127]
Airbus A320-200 96 — 8 24 120 152
4 18 138 160
24 166
Airbus A320neo 52 16[125] 4 24 138 166
Airbus A321-200 94 — 12 24 143 179
4 18 167 189
24 195
Airbus A321neo 63 60[125] 4 24 167 195
12 18 172 200
Airbus A330-200 3 — 18 — 244 262 To be phased out.
12 24 242 278
Airbus A330-300 25 — 30 — 253 283
28 258 286
Airbus A350-900 20 — 28 24 262 314 [125]
Boeing 737-700 20 — 4 18 106 128[128]
24 134[129]
Boeing 737-800 157 — 8 24 132 164
4 150 178
18 147 169
150 172
Boeing 737 MAX 8 29 41[citation needed] 4 24 150 178 [130]
Boeing 777-300ER 15 — 28 28 305 361[131]
Boeing 787-8 10 — 18 — 248 266 To be phased out.[132]
Boeing 787-9 18 2 28 28 220 276 3 orders were transferred to XiamenAir.[133]
— 269 297
Comac C909 33 2[134] — — 90 90
Comac C919 3 102 8 — 156 164 First aircraft delivered in August 2024[135]
China Southern Cargo fleet
Boeing 777F 17 — Cargo
Total 660 227

Cargo

A China Southern Cargo Boeing 777F landing at Frankfurt Airport in 2010

China Southern Cargo is the cargo subsidiary of China Southern Airlines. The cargo airline provides services between mainland China and North America, Europe, and Australia, where destinations such as Amsterdam, Anchorage, Chicago, Frankfurt, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Vienna, and London Stansted are served from its main hub at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, with cargo flights to Amsterdam and Milan from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.[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.[136]

Former fleet

A former China Southern Cargo Boeing 747-400F
A former China Southern Xian Y-7 at Beijing Civil Aviation Museum
A former China Southern Airlines 757 in CAAC livery

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 [137]
Airbus A380-800 5 2011 2022 Last scheduled flights on 6 November 2022.[138]
ATR 72-500 5 2004 2011
Boeing 737-200 10 1988 2006
Boeing 737-300 36 1991 2015 Three aircraft are stored.
After retired, most aircraft were converted into freighters.[139]
Boeing 737-300QC 2 2003 2005 After retired, 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.[140]
Boeing 757-200 32 1987 2018 After retired, 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.
Embraer ERJ-145 6 2004 2013
Embraer E190 20 2011 2021[141]
McDonnell Douglas MD-82 23 2003 2008 The last one left in 2010.[142]
McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30 13 2004 2011 Disposed to Delta Air Lines.
Saab 340 4 1992 1997 Disposed to Shandong Airlines.[143]
Short 360 3 Un­known 1994 One aircraft scrapped in 2002.
Remainder disposed to Servicios Aéreos Profesionales.[144]
Xian Y-7 Un­known Un­known Un­known

Airbus A380

A former China Southern Airlines Airbus A380-800

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.[138]

  • Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in 2010 Asian Games livery
    Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in 2010 Asian Games livery
  • Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in Canton Lychee livery
    Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in Canton Lychee livery
  • Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in Guizhou livery
    Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in Guizhou livery
  • 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
    Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in WorldSkills livery

Services

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 787-8s. 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.[145][146]

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.[147][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.[148][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.[149][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.[150] The Boeing 777-300ERs however, are equipped with fixed-shell premium economy seats similar to those seen on Air France's Boeing 777s.[151]

Sky Pearl Club

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 earn FFP mileage not only flying China Southern domestic segments but also on flights 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 at age 2–11.[152][non-primary source needed]

Incidents and accidents

Controversy

Shipping of primates to laboratories

In 2013, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) found the airline had transported more than 1,000 monkeys into the United States through the arrangements of Air Transport International, without federal permission to do so, and had transported the animals in insecure crates. The USDA ordered China Southern Airlines to pay $11,600 in fines for violations of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) during the airline's transport of monkeys to laboratories in 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.[157][158]

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, due to a technical glitch.[159] The airline later confirmed on Weibo that the tickets sold during the two-hour window would be honored.[160]

See also

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