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China Southern Airlines

IATACZ ICAOCSN, CSG

708,973 Aircraft in fleet
Founded
1 July 1988
Callsign
CHINA SOUTHERNChinese airlines use Mandarin Chinese callsigns when in Chinese airspace. China Southern's Mandarin callsign is 南方; pinyin: nánfāng, lit. "southern"., SOUTHERN CARGOOnly for cargo flights.
Headquarters
Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Hubs and bases
Beijing–Daxing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen

What they fly

  • — 307
  • — 269
  • Boeing 737-800 153
  • Airbus A321neo 94
  • Airbus A320-200 93
  • Airbus A321-200 81
  • Airbus A320neo 74
  • Boeing 737 MAX 8 48
  • Comac C909 35
  • Airbus A330-300 25
  • Boeing 787-9 21
  • Airbus A350-900 20

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About the airline

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. Since then, 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. 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. The company slogan is Fly towards your dreams. The airline also operates cargo flights branded under the name China Southern Cargo. The…

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