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{{short description|Chinese airline based in Guangzhou, Guangdong}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = China Southern Airlines
| image = 
| logo = China Southern Airlines logo.svg
| logo_size = 
| subsidiaries = <div>
* Chongqing Airlines (60%)
* [[Company:GAMECO|GAMECO]]
* Sichuan Airlines (39%)
* XiamenAir (55%)
* Xiongan Airlines 
</div>
| fleet_size = 652 ''(including cargo)''
| destinations = 216
| IATA = CZ
| ICAO = CSN
| callsign = CHINA SOUTHERN
| founded = {{start date and age|1988|07|01|df=y}}
| headquarters = Guangzhou, Guangdong
| key_people = Tan Wangeng (Vice Chairman/President)
| hubs = <div>
* Beijing Daxing International Airport
* Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
</div>
| secondary_hubs = <div>
* Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
* Shanghai Pudong International Airport
* Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
* Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport
</div>
| focus_cities = <div>
* Suvarnabhumi Airport
* Changchun Longjia International Airport
* Changsha Huanghua International Airport
* Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport
* Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport
* Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport
* Haikou Meilan International Airport
* Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
* Harbin Taiping International Airport
* Incheon International Airport
* Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport
* Kunming Changshui International Airport
* Sanya Phoenix International Airport
* Shenyang Taoxian International Airport
* Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
* Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
* Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
* Zhuhai Jinwan Airport
</div>
| frequent_flyer = Sky Pearl Club
| traded_as = {{bullet list|{{SSE|600029}} (A share)|{{hkex|1055}} (H share)|{{New York Stock Exchange|ZNH}} (ADS)}}
| parent = China Southern Air Holding
| revenue = {{increase}} {{CNY|127.806 billion|link=yes}} <small>(2017)</small><ref name="FY2017">{{cite web|url=http://www.csair.com/en/about/investor/yejibaogao/2018/resource/f480996a871298da764f2a2a98463e91.pdf |title=China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. - 2017 Annual Results |access-date=31 March 2018 |publisher=China Southern Airlines}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{increase}} {{CNY|8.798 billion|link=yes}} <small>(2017)</small><ref name="FY2017"/>
| net_income = {{Increase}} {{CNY|9.156 billion|link=yes}} <small>(2017)</small><ref name="FY2017"/>
| assets = {{increase}} {{CNY|149.14 billion|link=yes}} <small>(2017)</small><ref name="FY2017"/>
| equity = {{increase}} {{CNY|62.543 billion|link=yes}} <small>(2017)</small><ref name="FY2017"/>
| num_employees = 100,000 <small>(2015-2016)</small><ref>{{cite web |url=http://static.skyteam.com/cdn-1d0662ab098c929/Global/Press/Facts%20and%20figures/2015%20-%20Skyteam%20Facts%20and%20Figures/SkyTeam%20Fact%20and%20Figure%20sheet_Apr%202015.pdf?_ga=1.242393090.1467732059.1431682893 |title=SkyTeam - 2015 Facts and Figures |access-date=17 May 2015 |publisher=China Southern Airlines |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518103301/http://static.skyteam.com/cdn-1d0662ab098c929/Global/Press/Facts%20and%20figures/2015%20-%20Skyteam%20Facts%20and%20Figures/SkyTeam%20Fact%20and%20Figure%20sheet_Apr%202015.pdf?_ga=1.242393090.1467732059.1431682893 |archive-date=18 May 2015  }}</ref>
| website = {{URL|http://www.csair.com/en/index.shtml|http://www.csair.com/en/index.shtml }}{{in lang|en}} <br />{{URL|http://www.csair.com/|csair.com}} {{in lang|zh}}
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{{Infobox Chinese
| title = China Southern Airlines
| order = st
| s = 中国南方航空
| t = 中國南方航空
| p = Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng
| j = zung<sup>1</sup>gwok<sup>3</sup> naam<sup>4</sup>fong<sup>1</sup> hong<sup>4</sup>hung<sup>1</sup>
| altname = China Southern Airlines Company Limited
| t2 = 中國南方航空股份公司
| p2 = Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng Gǔfèn gōngsī
| j2 = zung<sup>1</sup>gwok<sup>3</sup> naam<sup>4</sup>fong<sup>1</sup> hong<sup>4</sup>hung<sup>1</sup> gu<sup>2</sup>fan<sup>6*2</sup> jau<sup>5</sup>haan<sup>6</sup> gung<sup>1</sup>si<sup>1</sup>
| l2 = China Southern Airlines, Company Limited by Shares
| c3 = {{lang|zh|南方航空}}
| p3 = Nánfāng Hángkōng
| j3 = naam<sup>4</sup>fong<sup>1</sup> hong<sup>4</sup>hung<sup>1</sup>
| l3 = Southern Airlines
| p4 = Nánháng
| j4 = naam<sup>4</sup> hong<sup>4</sup>
}}

'''China Southern Airlines Company Limited''', also known as '''China Southern''', is an airline headquartered in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province and is the largest airline in China. Established on 1 July 1988 following the restructuring of the CAAC Airlines that acquired and merged a number of domestic airlines, the airline became one of China's "Big Three" airlines (alongside Air China and [[Company:China Eastern Airlines|China Eastern Airlines]]), the world's sixth-largest airline measured by passengers carried and Asia's largest airline in fleet size, [[Finance:Revenue|revenue]], and passengers carried. 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 [[Biology:Bombax ceiba|kapok]] flower (which is also the city flower of Guangzhou) on a blue tail fin.<ref>China Southern Airlines. Retrieved on 10 June 2017. [http://www.csair.com/cn/about/gongsijianjie/ Company Profile: China Southern Airlines]</ref> The company slogan is ''Fly towards your dreams'' ({{zh|s=飞向您的梦想}}).

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==

===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, [[Company:China Eastern Airlines|China Eastern Airlines]] and China Southwest Airlines; CAAC itself would be rationalised into a regulatory and administrative organisation.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=All change at CAAC|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1985/1985%20-%200022.html|journal=Flight International|issue=3941|volume=127|location=Surrey, UK|publisher=IPC Transport Press|date=5 January 1985|page=20|access-date=1 October 2016|issn=0015-3710}}</ref>

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 [[Engineering:Antonov An-24|Antonov An-24]], [[Engineering:Boeing 737|Boeing 737]] and [[Engineering:Boeing 757|Boeing 757]], along with helicopters and agricultural aircraft.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Carey|first=Susan|title=China Southern Airlines Feels Strains of Decentralization and Rapid Growth|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=17 May 1991}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Proctor|first=Paul|title=China Southern Invests Heavily to Meet Booming Passenger and Freight Demand|journal=Aviation Week & Space Technology|location=New York|publisher=McGraw-Hill|volume=135|issue=12|date=23 September 1991|page=34|issn=0005-2175}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines|work=Flight International|page=55|date=27 March 2007}}</ref> In December 1992, the airline placed a US$800-million order for six [[Engineering:Boeing 777|Boeing 777]]s and the associated spare parts and training.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Cole|first=Jeff|title=Boeing Gets $700 Million Order From Chinese Airline for Six Jets|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal Asia|date=18 December 1992|page=2}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bailey|first=John|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1993/1993%20-%202462.html|title=China's 'big three' gain independence|date=13–19 October 1993|issue=4391|volume=144|journal=Flight International|location=London, UK|publisher=Reed Business Publishing|page=9|access-date=1 October 2016|issn=0015-3710}}</ref> During the airline's early years, the carrier was the dominant domestic carrier. Together with the two major airlines of China&nbsp;– Air China and China Eastern&nbsp;– 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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Le|first=Thuong T.|title=Reforming China's airline industry: From state-owned monopoly to market dynamism|jstor=20713344|journal=Transportation Journal|volume=37|issue=2 |date=Winter 1997|pages=48, 51–52|issn=0041-1612}}</ref>

===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 [[Finance:Aircraft maintenance|aircraft maintenance]], with the ultimate aim of being listed on the {{Nowrap|[[Company:New York Stock Exchange|New York Stock Exchange]]}}, possibly as soon as early 1995.<ref name=NYSE>{{Cite news|last1=Kahn|first1=Joseph|last2=Jordan|first2=Miriam|title=China's Big State Airlines Are Flying in New Direction – They Seek Operating Accords, and Possibly Funds, From Foreign Lines|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=1 November 1994|page=B4}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=U.S., China sign accord for non-stop air service|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=24 December 1995|page=11}}</ref> After having been granted the right to establish services to [[Place:Amsterdam|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.<ref>For Amsterdam, see {{Cite news|title=Asian-Pacific Brief: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal Asia|date=24 June 1996|page=4}} and {{Cite journal|title=Asia/Pacific report|journal=Air Transport World|location=New York|publisher=Penton Media|volume=33|issue=11|date=November 1996|page=20|issn=0002-2543}}
*For Los Angeles, see {{Cite news|last=Miller|first=Nick|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22774030.html|title=GE90 powers 1st twin-engine China-U.S. flight|newspaper=Cincinnati Post|date=22 July 1997|access-date=9 October 2016|url-access=subscription |via=[[Software:HighBeam Research|HighBeam Research]]}} {{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
*For Brisbane, see {{Cite news|last=Bailey|first=Murray|title=CSA set for leading aviation role|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=13 November 1997|page=2}}</ref>

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 [[Engineering: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 US.<ref>{{Cite news|title=China Southern's first|newspaper=Business Times|location=Kuala Lumpur|date=2 January 1996|page=1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=Interim Lease Plan|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1995/1995%20-%203104.html|journal=Flight International|date=1–7 November 1995|issue=4496|volume=148|location=London, UK|publisher=Reed Business Publishing|page=11|access-date=1 October 2016|issn=0015-3710}}</ref><ref name=Double_fleet>{{Cite news|last=Ionides|first=Nicholas|title=China airline set to double size of fleet|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=10 October 1995|page=10}}</ref><ref name="CSA B777 O&D">{{cite web|title=777 Model Summary|publisher=Boeing|url=http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=777&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=777&ViewReportF=View+Report|access-date=16 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151031013801/http://active.boeing.com/commercial/orders/displaystandardreport.cfm?cboCurrentModel=777&optReportType=AllModels&cboAllModel=777&ViewReportF=View+Report|archive-date=31 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Airbus wins order from China for planes valued at $1.5 billion|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=11 April 1996|page=A4}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=China Southern Airlines receives first A320 from Airbus|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1997/1997%20-%201722.html|journal=Flight International|date=2–8 July 1997|issue=4581|volume=152|location=London, UK|publisher=Reed Business Publishing|page=10|access-date=1 October 2016|issn=0015-3710}}</ref> [[Company:GAMECO|Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Company]], which was jointly established with [[Company:Lockheed Corporation|Lockheed Aircraft Services International]] and Hutchinson Whampoa, was carrying out expansion of its aircraft maintenance facilities in anticipation of the increase.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mecham|first=Michael|title=Gameco to grow beyond home base|journal=Aviation Week & Space Technology|location=New York|publisher=McGraw-Hill|volume=140|issue=2|date=10 January 1994|page=41|issn=0005-2175}}</ref>

To keep pace with fast developments, China Southern raised capital, becoming listed on the Hong Kong and [[Company:New York Stock Exchange|New York Stock Exchange]]s in July 1997, and raising $600–$700&nbsp;million. Much of the funds raised were used to facilitate the airline's fleet expansion, repayment of debt, and investments in other capital;<ref>{{Cite news|title=China Southern Airlines Files for Global IPO|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal Asia|date=27 June 1997|page=20}}</ref> it followed up with domestic listing in 2003 at the Shanghai Stock Exchange.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dela Cruz|first=Ramoncito|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB105933662518940000|title=Shares of China Southern Rise 44% in Shanghai Debut|date=28 July 2003|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|access-date=9 October 2016}}</ref> By 1997, the airline, along with its joint-venture airlines Xiamen Airlines, Shantou Airlinesm 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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mackey|first=Michael|title=Mainland powerhouse|journal=Air Transport World|location=New York|publisher=Penton Media|volume=34|issue=9|date=September 1997|pages=27–28|issn=0002-2543}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Proctor|first=Paul|title=China Southern Closes on Air China for Premier Spot|journal=Aviation Week & Space Technology|location=New York|publisher=McGraw-Hill|volume=146|issue=13|date=31 March 1997|page=44|issn=0005-2175}}</ref>

===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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Walker|first=Tony|title=China Southern eyes its country cousins|newspaper=Financial Times|date=30 January 1997|page=29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Chan|first=Christine|title=Guizhou stake for China Southern|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=15 April 1998|page=2}}</ref> Due to the weakening economy amidst the [[Finance:1997 Asian financial crisis|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.<ref name=Bigger/><ref>{{Cite news|last=Wang|first=Xiangwei|title=Mergers in air after huge losses|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=11 March 1999|page=5}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jezioski|first=Andrzej|title=Beijing may force merger of Air China and China Southern|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%201996.html|issue=4684|volume=156|journal=Flight International|location=London, UK|publisher=Reed Business Publishing|date=7–13 July 1999|page=19|access-date=9 October 2016|issn=0015-3710}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=Chinese Carriers Deny Merger Talks|journal=World Airline News|volume=9|issue=29|date=16 July 1999|page= 1}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jasper|first=Chris|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%202119.html|title=China Southern begins merger talks with Air China|journal=Flight International|location=London, UK|publisher=Reed Business Publishing|date=21–27 July 1999|volume=156|issue=4686|page=6|access-date=9 October 2016|issn=0015-3710}}</ref>

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.<ref name=Bigger>{{Cite journal|last=Ionies|first=Nicholas|title=Bigger Is Better|journal=Flight International|location=London, UK|publisher=Reed Business Publishing|date=16–22 September 2003|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2003/2003%20-%202004.html|access-date=17 January 2011|issn=0015-3710}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jeziorski|first=Andrjez|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000-1%20-%200585.html|title=Chinese airline mergers begin|location=Surrey, UK|publisher=Reed Business Publishing|date=8–14 August 2000|page=7|access-date=9 October 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>For start of merger, see {{Cite news|last=Brown|first=Owen|title=Chinese Airlines Announce Mergers – Flagship Carrier Air China Can Now Set Its Sights on Public Share Offer|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal Asia|date=14 October 2002|page=A3}}
*For completion of merger, asset and debt figures, and fleet size, see {{Cite journal|last=Dennis|first=William|title=China Southern Acquires China Northern, Xinjiang|journal=Aviation Daily|volume=358|issue=33|date=16 November 2004|page=5}}
*For the claim that the carrier is the largest airline at Shenyang and Ürümqi, see {{Cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/china-southern-6th-airline-in-history-to-carry-over-100m-passengers-now-for-improved-efficiency-203547|title=China Southern 6th airline in history to carry over 100m passengers. Now for improved efficiency|work=Centre for Aviation|date=6 January 2015|access-date=11 October 2016}}
*For passenger numbers, see {{Cite web|url=http://www.anna.aero/2008/04/11/china-southern-joins-world-top-10-expands-globally-with-alliance-membership/|title=China Southern: Joins world top 10, expands globally with alliance membership|date=11 April 2008|work=Anna.aero|access-date=10 October 2016}}</ref> 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%).<ref>For Xiamen Airlines, see {{Cite web|last=Ge|first=Lena|url=http://www.chinaaviationdaily.com/news/49/49482.html|title=China Southern Takes 4% Stake in Xiamen Air for 627 Million Yuan|publisher=China Aviation Daily|date=9 December 2015|access-date=11 October 2016}}
*For Chongqing Airlines, see {{Cite web|last=Cantle|first=Katie|url=http://atwonline.com/news/china-southern-looks-west-new-chongqing-airlines|title=China Southern looks west with new Chongqing Airlines|date=5 April 2007|work=Air Transport World|access-date=11 October 2016|url-access=subscription }}
*For Sichuan Airlines, see {{Cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/sichuan-airlines-becomes-chinas-7th-airline-to-have-100-aircraft-next-10-years-another-100-225300|title=Sichuan Airlines becomes China's 7th airline to have 100 aircraft. Next 10 years: another 100|work=Centre for Aviation|date=21 May 2015|access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref>

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) [[Finance:Aircraft lease#Wet lease|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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Jeziors|first=Andrzej|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2000/2000-1%20-%200704.html|title=China Southern to buy and operate 747 freighter fleet|journal=Flight International|location=London, UK|publisher=Reed Business Publishing|issue=4743|volume=158|date=22–28 August 2000|access-date=11 October 2015}}</ref> Successful operations prompted an order for two Boeing 747-400Fs the following year.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ionides|first=Nicholas|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/2001/2001%20-%201518.html|title=China Southern orders 747s to expand cargo operation|journal=Flight International|date=1–7 May 2001|location=London, UK|publisher=Reed Business Publishing|access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref> The airline by now had commenced operations to [[Place:Sydney|Sydney]] and [[Place:Melbourne|Melbourne]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hawkes|first=Phil|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/the-deal-magazine/china-airlines-promote-new-kangaroo-routes-from-australia-to-europe-and-north-america/story-e6frgabx-1226915887214|title=China airlines promote new kangaroo routes from Australia to Europe and North America|date=16 May 2014|newspaper=The Australian|access-date=12 October 2016}}</ref>

In September 2003, China Southern signed a purchase agreement for four [[Engineering:Airbus A330|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.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=China Southern Airlines signs purchase agreement for 4 a330-200 aircraft|publisher=Airbus|date=29 September 2003|url=http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/china-southern-airlines-signs-purchase-agreement-for-4-a330-200-aircraft/|access-date=21 October 2011|archive-date=22 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130522182145/http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/china-southern-airlines-signs-purchase-agreement-for-4-a330-200-aircraft/|url-status=dead}}</ref> China Southern became the first mainland Chinese A330 operator with the delivery of the first example February 2005.<ref name="First CSA A330">{{Cite press release|title=China Southern Airlines receives first A330-200 aircraft|publisher=Airbus|date=28 February 2005|url=http://www.airbus.com/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/china-southern-airlines-receives-first-a330-200-aircraft/news-catevisit/news-browse/142/|access-date=21 October 2011}} {{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> China Southern followed up in September 2005 with a further order for eight A330-300s and two A330-200s.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/china-southern-airlines-jointly-with-casgc-orders-ten-additional-airbus-a330s/|title=China Southern Airlines jointly with CASGC orders ten additional Airbus A330s|publisher=Airbus|date=6 September 2005|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011142142/http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/china-southern-airlines-jointly-with-casgc-orders-ten-additional-airbus-a330s/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

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 [[Engineering:Airbus A380|Airbus A380]] double-deck aircraft, when it signed a general-terms agreement for five examples worth US$1.4 billion at catalogue prices.<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airbus-press-center-press-release/|title=China Southern Airlines Company Limited and China Aviation Supplies Imp. purchase of five A380s|publisher=Airbus|date=28 January 2005|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011142145/http://www.airbus.com/presscentre/pressreleases/press-release-detail/detail/airbus-press-center-press-release/|archive-date=11 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-104868343.html|title=China Southern Airlines orders five Airbus superjumbos|work=AP Worldstream|agency=Associated Press|date=28 January 2005|access-date=11 October 2016|url-access=subscription |via=[[Software:HighBeam Research|HighBeam Research]]}} {{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> On the same day, China Southern, along with five other domestic carriers, placed a bulk order for 60 Boeing 7E7s (later renamed the [[Engineering:Boeing 787 Dreamliner|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;<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-01-28-china-7e7_x.htm|title=Senator says Chinese airlines to order 60 7E7s|date=28 January 2016|agency=Associated Press|newspaper=USA Today|access-date=11 October 2016|archive-date=11 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111013633/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/travel/news/2005-01-28-china-7e7_x.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> however, the first aircraft did not arrive until June 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|first=Katie|last=Cantle|url=http://atwonline.com/airframes/china-southern-airlines-takes-delivery-first-787|title=China Southern Airlines takes delivery of first 787|date=3 June 2013|work=Air Transport World|access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref>

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 [[Place:Taipei|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 [[Place:Chinese New Year|Lunar New Year]]. Previously, passengers travelling between the mainland and Taiwan had to transit through a third port such as Hong Kong or [[Place:Macau|Macau]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=China Approves Charter Flights to Taiwan|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal Asia|date=19 January 2005|page=A2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Chinese jet makes historic Taiwan flight|work=USA Today|date=28 January 2005|url=https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-01-28-china-taiwan_x.htm?POE=NEWISVA|access-date=17 January 2011}}</ref> Within three years, in July 2008, a China Southern Airlines Airbus A330 carrying 230 tourists<ref name="FN.com Chn-Twn flight">{{Cite news|title=China-Taiwan direct flights begin|publisher=Fox News|date=3 July 2008|url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Jul03/0,4670,TaiwanChinaTourismHopes,00.html|access-date=17 January 2011}}</ref> again landed in Taipei.<ref name="NYTimes.com Chn-Twn-flight">{{Cite news|title=Direct flights between China and Taiwan start|work=The New York Times|date=4 July 2008|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/04/business/worldbusiness/04iht-04fly.14224270.html|access-date=17 January 2011}}</ref> 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."<ref name="FN.com Chn-Twn flight"/><ref name="NYTimes.com Chn-Twn-flight"/>

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.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Barling|first=Russell|title=China Southern set to join SkyTeam alliance Deal will open carrier's domestic network to global traffic|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=24 May 2006|page=2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Zhan|first=Lisheng|title=Airline inks deal to join SkyTeam|newspaper=China Daily|edition=North American|date=29 June 2006|page=10}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Francis|first=Leithen|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/china-southern-officially-joins-skyteam-219567/|title=China Southern officially joins SkyTeam|date=15 November 2007|work=Flightglobal|access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref> The carrier's integration with the alliance continued with its entry into SkyTeam Cargo in November 2010,<ref>{{Cite press release|url=http://www.skyteam.com/en/about/press-releases/press-releases-2010/china-southern-airlines-to-join-skyteam-cargo-in-2010/|title=China Southern Airlines to Join Skyteam Cargo in 2010|publisher=SkyTeam|access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.skyteam.com/en/about/press-releases/press-releases-2012/skyteam-welcomes-xiamen-airlines/|title=SkyTeam Welcomes Xiamen Airlines|publisher=SkyTeam|date=21 November 2016|access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/xiamen-airlines-to-join-skyteam-in-2012-strengthening-the-alliances-presence-in-the-region-63102|title=Xiamen Airlines to join SkyTeam in 2012, strengthening the alliance's presence in China|work=Centre for Aviation|date=18 November 2016|access-date=13 October 2016}}</ref>

It followed up with another Airbus order on 7 July 2006, when it confirmed a deal covering the purchase of 50 more [[Engineering:Airbus A320 family|A320]] narrow bodies for delivery from 2009.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Largest Chinese airline buys 50 Airbus jets – Business – International Herald Tribune|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/07/business/worldbusiness/07iht-airbus.2140474.html|access-date=20 January 2011|date=31 December 1969}}</ref> The order included 13 A319-100s, 20 A320-200s and 17 A321-200s, reportedly worth $3.3&nbsp;billion at list price.<ref>{{Cite news|title=China Southern Agrees to Purchase 50 Airbus A320s (Update3)|publisher=Bloomberg|date=7 July 2006|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ac4NwqkqEPVI&refer=asia|access-date=20 January 2011}}</ref> In December 2005, China Southern Airlines along with CASGC, announced an order with Boeing for 9 [[Engineering:Boeing 737|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boeingchina.com/news/30newcontent.asp?category=1&id=1418&num=22&keywords= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219000657/http://www.boeingchina.com/news/30newcontent.asp?category=1&id=1418&num=22&keywords= |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 December 2007 |script-title=zh:中国150架波音737订单全部确认 |publisher=Boeing China |date=14 September 2006 |language=zh-cn}}</ref> On 18 October 2006, China Southern Airlines placed an order for 6 [[Engineering:Boeing 777|Boeing 777]] freighters, striding forward a brand new step in its cargo development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boeingchina.com/news/30newcontent.asp?category=1&id=1429&num=14&keywords= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071219000702/http://www.boeingchina.com/news/30newcontent.asp?category=1&id=1429&num=14&keywords= |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 December 2007 |script-title=zh:中国南方航空公司宣布订购波音777货机 |publisher=Boeing China |date=19 October 2006 |language=zh-cn}}</ref> 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 [[Engineering:Boeing 737|Boeing 737-700s]] and 30 [[Engineering:Boeing 737|Boeing 737-800s]], which will be delivered from May 2011 to October 2013.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/china-southern-to-order-55-more-737s-216228/|title=China Southern to order 55 more 737s|work=Flight International|location=London, UK|publisher=Reed Business Publishing|date=21 August 2007|access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref> It was a mere two months before, on 23 October 2007, China Southern Airlines announced that it had placed an order for 10 additional [[Engineering:Airbus A330|Airbus A330-200s]]. The order has a listed price of US$1.677&nbsp;billion and the aircraft will be delivered from March 2010 to August 2012.<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/24/business/AS-FIN-China-China-Southern-Airlines-Airbus.php Search – Global Edition – The New York Times]. International Herald Tribune (29 March 2009). Retrieved on 19 December 2010.</ref>

===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.<ref name="airlineroute.net">{{cite web|url=http://airlineroute.net/2011/10/03/cz-2011/|title=China Southern Current Status and Future Planning Overview as of Oct 2011|access-date=9 May 2015}}</ref>

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.<ref>[http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100236003-1-china-southern-airlines-buy-20.html China Southern Airlines to buy 20 Airbus A320]. News.alibaba.com. Retrieved on 19 December 2010.</ref> In March 2010, the Chinese carrier issued new shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai 2010 to raise 10.75&nbsp;billion yuan ($1.57&nbsp;billion) in a bid to pay off outstanding loans.<ref>{{Cite news|title=China Southern Airlines to Raise $1.57&nbsp;Billion to Repay Loans|work=Bloomberg BusinessWeek |date=8 March 2010|url=http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-08/china-southern-airlines-to-raise-1-57-billion-to-repay-loans.html|access-date=17 January 2011}}</ref> In December, CNY810&nbsp;million ($121.5&nbsp;million) was injected by China Southern Airlines into its subsidiary Xiamen Airlines to fund its fleet expansion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://atwonline.com/airline-finance-data/news/china-southern-provides-122-million-xiamen-fleet-expansion-1223|title=China Southern provides $122&nbsp;million to Xiamen for fleet expansion - ATW Online|access-date=8 September 2018}}</ref> In November 2010, China Southern Airlines signed an agreement with Airbus for the purchase of six A330s and 30 A320s–200.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/04/349315/china-southern-to-order-six-a330s-and-30-a320s.html|title=China Southern to order six A330s and 30 A320s|author=Reed Business Information Limited|access-date=9 May 2015}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/china-southern-earns-four-star-ranking-by-skytrax/|title=China Southern earns four-star ranking by SKYTRAX|work=Breaking Travel News|access-date=9 May 2015}}</ref> On 17 October 2011, China Southern Airlines made its first flight with the [[Engineering: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 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/skyteam-seeks-clarity-on-proposed-china-southern-air-china-joint-a380-operation-97256|title=SkyTeam seeks clarity on proposed China Southern-Air China joint A380 operation|work=Centre for Aviation|date=21 February 2013|access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref> Early A380 operations were unprofitable and the aircraft, underutilised; services to Sydney were thus launched in October 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/yield-pressure-for-china-southern-airlines-as-it-deploys-a380-to-sydney-106833|title=Yield pressure for China Southern Airlines as it deploys A380 to Sydney|work=Centre for Aviation|date=29 April 2013|access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref> By now talks with Air China on Beijing-Paris services had ceased.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chiu|first=Joanne|title=China Southern Ends Talks With Rival|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=9 May 2013}}</ref>

While China Southern, like the other Big Three Chinese carriers, had been expanding rapidly since 2000, much of their activities had been focused on the domestic market.<ref name=Canton>{{Cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/chinese-airlines-sixth-freedom-roles-could-challenge-middle-east-asian-european-hubs-this-decade-66664|title=Chinese airlines' sixth freedom roles could challenge Middle East, Asian, European hubs this decade|work=Centre for Aviation|date=26 January 2012|access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref> With the increase in outflow of Chinese tourists, who in 2012 for example spent $102 billion internationally,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Nayak|first=Shivali|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-20/an-chinese-travellers-prefer-indepedent-travel2c-rely-on-onlin/5208728|title=Chinese travellers prefer independent travel, rely on online world to make choices|publisher=ABC|date=14 July 2015|access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Canton/> 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",<ref name=Destinations>{{Cite web|url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2012/06/china-southern-takes-off-on-canton-route/|title=China Southern takes off on Canton Route|date=5 June 2012|work=Australian Aviation|access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">{{cite web|url=http://www.csair.com/en/news/2012/20120606.asp|website=www.csair.com|access-date=8 September 2018|url-status=dead|title=China Southern Airlines Co.,LTD|archive-date=2012-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610013739/http://www.csair.com/en/news/2012/20120606.asp}}</ref> an alternative to the [[Biology: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).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/analysis/china-southern-airlines-to-move-long-haul-focus-from-growth-to-sustainability-and-partnerships-163424|title=China Southern Airlines to move long-haul focus from growth to sustainability and partnerships|work=Centre for Aviation|date=17 April 2014|access-date=11 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=Canton Calling|last=Cantle|first=Katie|journal=Air Transport World|volume=49|issue=8|date=August 2012|pages=22–26}}</ref> The carrier by now had added cities such as [[Place:Auckland|Auckland]], Istanbul, Perth, and {{wipe|Vancouver}} to its route map.<ref name=Destinations/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.anna.aero/2011/12/01/china-southern-airlines-launches-first-route-to-turkey/|title=China Southern Airlines launches first route to Turkey|date=1 December 2011|work=Anna.aero|access-date=12 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://en.people.cn/90001/90776/90883/7412252.html|title=China Southern Airlines makes debut flight to Vancouver|date=16 June 2011|newspaper=People's Daily|access-date=12 October 2016}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csair.com/en/news/2012/20120516.asp|website=www.csair.com|access-date=8 September 2018|url-status=dead|title=China Southern Airlines Co.,LTD|archive-date=2012-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120526220421/http://www.csair.com/en/news/2012/20120516.asp}}</ref>

On 7 June 2013, China Southern Airlines began operating its first Boeing 787.

In early 2015 it was announced that the airline would lease 24 Airbus A320neo aircraft from [[Company:AerCap|AerCap]] for delivery between 2016 and 2019.<ref>{{cite journal|title=China Southern Airlines|journal=Airliner World|date=March 2015|page=17}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.skyteam.com/en/about/press-releases/press-releases-2018/update-skyteam-and-China-Southern/|title=Update: SkyTeam and China Southern|last=Zakis|first=Klara|date=15 November 2018|website=SkyTeam|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116131710/https://www.skyteam.com/en/about/press-releases/press-releases-2018/update-skyteam-and-China-Southern/|archive-date=16 November 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/2174563/alliance-china-southern-oneworld-could-help-hong-kongs|title=Unlikely wingmen: Alliance with mainland carrier 'could help Cathay'|date=2018-11-22|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref>

In March 2019, the airline announced a frequent flyer partnership with American Airlines.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://skift.com/2019/03/21/american-airlines-and-china-southern-launch-frequent-flyer-partnership/|title=American Airlines and China Southern Launch Frequent Flyer Partnership
|last=Martin|first=Grant|date=21 March 2019|website=Skift|access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref> 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'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3015716/china-southern-airlines-eyes-world-domination-it-puts-plans-join|title=China Southern eyes world domination and puts Oneworld plans aside|date=2019-06-23|website=South China Morning Post|language=en|access-date=2019-09-25}}</ref> On September 26, 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 [[Engineering:Airbus A380|Airbus A380]] flights prior to their planned retirement.<ref>[https://simpleflying.com/china-southern-last-airbus-a380-flight-sunday/ simpleflying.com - China Southern Will Operate Its Last Airbus A380 Flight On Sunday] 4 November 2022</ref>

==Corporate affairs==
[[File:The Headquarters building of China Southern Airlines(20181004).jpg|thumb|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 ({{lang|zh-Hans|齐心路}}) in Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.csair.com/en/about/investor/yejibaogao/2019/resource/c0bdc4d0789ce1cdcefe8cffef45749d.pdf|title=Annual Report 2018|publisher=China Southern Airlines|access-date=18 June 2019|page=6 (PDF p. 8/279|quote=Corporate Information [...] Address: China Southern Air Building, 68 Qixin Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PRC [...] Place of Business: China Southern Air Building, 68 Qixin Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PRC}}</ref>

It was previously at 278 Jichang (Airport) Road ({{lang|zh-Hans|机场路}}) in Baiyun District.<ref>"[http://www.csair.com/en/investor/index.asp Investor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127044254/http://www.csair.com/en/Investor/index.asp |date=27 November 2010 }}." China Southern Airlines. Retrieved on 29 October 2010. "A hard copy of the Company's complete audited annual report will be provided to any shareholder without charge, upon written request to Company Secretary Office, China Southern Airlines Company Limited at 278 Jichang Road, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province, the People's Republic of China."</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.csair.com/cn/aboutcsn/01/index.html# |script-title=zh:董秘信箱 |publisher=China Southern Airlines |access-date=29 October 2010 |language=zh-cn |quote="{{lang|zh-Hans|广东省广州市白云区机场路278号中国南方航空股份有限公司董事会秘书办公室}}" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100101012415/http://www.csair.com/cn/aboutcsn/01/index.html |archive-date=1 January 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd">"[http://www.bnet.com/company/china+southern+airlines+co.+ltd. China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812055044/http://www.bnet.com/company/china+southern+airlines+co.+ltd. |date=12 August 2011 }}" BNet. Retrieved on 21 October 2011.</ref><!--The airport area is in Baiyun District-->

China Southern had plans to open a new headquarters facility on a {{convert|988|acre|ha|adj=on}} site on the outskirts of Guangzhou, about {{convert|4|mi|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 [[Place: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."<ref>McKeough, Tim. "[http://archrecord.construction.com/news/2012/08/120821-China-Southern-Builds-a-Woods-Bagot-designed-Airport-City-in-Guangzhou.asp China Southern Builds a Woods Bagot-designed Airport City in Guangzhou]." ''Architectural Record''. 21 August 2012. Retrieved on 30 August 2012.</ref> The new headquarters was opened in August 2016.{{citation needed|date=June 2019}}<!--https://www.csair.com/en/about/investor/yejibaogao/2018/resource/d3a41612260b0cc0cf4482c45f7e8cb3.pdf gave Jichang Road... -->
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==Destinations==
===Map===
[[File:China Southern Airlines Destinations 2018.svg|alt=|center|thumb|700x700px|A map of China Southern Airlines Destinations (October 2018) {{legend|#204a87|Mainland China}}{{legend|#729fcf|International destinations}}]]

===Overview===
China Southern Airlines serves 193 destinations in 35 countries worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://static.skyteam.com/Global/Press/Facts%20and%20figures/2012%20Nov%20Xiamen/Fact%20Sheet%202013%20June.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001153642/http://static.skyteam.com/Global/Press/Facts%20and%20figures/2012%20Nov%20Xiamen/Fact%20Sheet%202013%20June.pdf|title=SkyTeam - Fact Sheet - June 2013|archive-date=1 October 2013}}</ref> 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, [[Place:Wuhan|Wuhan]], and Zhengzhou. The airline plans to continue to develop Chongqing and Ürümqi as hubs as well to exploit the domestic market potential.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2010-04/09/content_9709483.htm|title=China Southern to develop Chongqing, Ürümqi hubs|access-date=9 May 2015}}</ref>

China Southern offers 485 flights a day from its Guangzhou hub and 221 from its Beijing hub.<ref name="airlineroute.net"/> 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 to Southeast Asia and also has become the Chinese airline with the largest presence in Australia.<ref name="csair.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.csair.com/en/aboutcsn/aboutcsn.asp|website=www.csair.com|access-date=8 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309184635/http://www.csair.com/en/aboutcsn/aboutcsn.asp|archive-date=9 March 2012|url-status=dead|title=中国南方航空股份有限公司 }}</ref> China Southern is also considering expanding into the South American markets, as well as further expansion into the African market.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

===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,<ref>[http://www.skyteam.com/EN/faq/index.jsp SkyTeam Benefits] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070622044234/http://www.skyteam.com/EN/faq/index.jsp |date=22 June 2007 }}. skyteam.com. Retrieved on 19 December 2010.</ref> 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 [[Company:China Eastern Airlines|China Eastern]] and [[Company:Delta Air Lines|Delta]].<ref name="China Southern Airlines">{{Cite web|url=https://www.csair.com/en/about/investor/qitabaogao/2019/resource/d8f2eddb19780fd4f737bc737f3131c6.pdf|title=Update on China Southern and SkyTeam}}</ref>

===Codeshare agreements===
China Southern Airlines codeshares with the following airlines:<ref name="CAPA China Southern profile">{{cite web|url=http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/china-southern-airlines-cz |title=Profile on China Southern Airlines |website=CAPA|publisher=Centre for Aviation|access-date=2016-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161030215612/http://centreforaviation.com/profiles/airlines/china-southern-airlines-cz |archive-date=2016-10-30|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/networks/china-southern-to-keep-codeshares-after-leaving-skyteam/135936.article|title=China Southern to keep codeshares after leaving SkyTeam|website=Flight Global}}</ref>

{{div col|colwidth=17em}}
* Aeroflot<ref>{{cite news|last1=Liu|first1=Jim|title=Aeroflot expands China Southern codeshare to Oceania in NW17|url=http://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/275501/aeroflot-expands-china-southern-codeshare-to-oceania-in-nw17/|access-date=31 October 2017|work=Routesonline|date=31 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=China Southern expands Aeroflot European codeshare network from July 2018 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/279679/china-southern-expands-aeroflot-european-codeshare-network-from-july-2018/ |access-date=20 July 2018 |work=Routesonline |date=20 July 2018}}</ref>
* Aerolíneas Argentinas
* Air Canada <small>(selected routes only)</small>
* Air France <small>(Joint Venture Partner)</small><ref name="ch-aviation.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/69021-af-klm-china-southern-xiamen-air-to-form-a-single-jv|title=AF-KLM, China Southern, Xiamen Air to form a single JV|website=Ch-Aviation|date=19 July 2018}}</ref>
* American Airlines
* Asiana Airlines
* British Airways<ref>{{cite web|last1=Airways|first1=British|title=British Airways - BRITISH AIRWAYS SIGNS CODESHARE AGREEMENT WITH CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES|url=http://mediacentre.britishairways.com/pressrelease/details/86/2017-228/9067?ref=TopStory|website=mediacentre.britishairways.com|language=en}}</ref>
* China Airlines
* China Express Airlines
* Czech Airlines
* Emirates<ref>{{cite web |title=Emirates Forges Codeshare Partnership with China Southern Airlines |url=https://www.emirates.com/media-centre/emirates-forges-codeshare-partnership-with-china-southern-airlines |website=www.emirates.com |access-date=1 February 2019}}</ref>
* Etihad Airways
* Finnair<ref>[https://company.finnair.com/en/media/all-releases/news?id=3310824 Finnair and China Southern launch codeshare cooperation that brings five new destinations for Finnair customers in China] ''company.finnair.com'' 21 May 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.</ref>
* Iberia
* Garuda Indonesia
* Japan Airlines
* Kenya Airways
* KLM <small>(Joint Venture Partner)</small><ref name="ch-aviation.com"/>
* Korean Air
* [[Company:LATAM Airlines Group|LATAM Airlines Group]]
* Lufthansa
* Mandarin Airlines
* Pakistan International Airlines
* [[Company:Qantas|Qantas]]
* Qatar Airways
* Saudia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aviationtribune.com/airlines/middle-east/saudi-arabian-airlines-china-southern-airlines-sign-codeshare-agreement/|title=Saudi Arabian Airlines and China Southern Airlines Sign Codeshare Agreement|website=aviationtribune.com|access-date=8 September 2018|archive-date=15 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210115154006/https://aviationtribune.com/airlines/middle-east/saudi-arabian-airlines-china-southern-airlines-sign-codeshare-agreement/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Sichuan Airlines
* Vietnam Airlines
* WestJet
* XiamenAir
{{div col end}}

==Fleet==

===Current fleet ===
[[File:China Southern Airlines A330-200 B-6516 AMS 2011-4-9.png|thumb|A China Southern Airlines Airbus A330-200 on short final to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 2011]]
[[File:B-308T@SHA (20191021095441).jpg|thumb|A China Southern Airlines Airbus A350-900 landing at Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in 2019]]
[[File:China Southern Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (reg B-2727) arrives London Heathrow 10Sept2015 arp.jpg|thumb|A China Southern Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner arrives at Heathrow Airport (2015)]]
{{As of|2022|12}}, China Southern Airlines operates the following aircraft:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/China%20Southern%20Airlines.htm |title=airfleets.net |website=airfleets.net |date=11 February 2017 |access-date=11 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/China-Southern-Airlines |title=planespotters.net |website=planespotters.net|date=23 September 2017 |access-date=23 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=空客 |url=https://www.csair.com/us/zh/tourguide/flight_service/cabin_layout/kongke/ |website=China Southern Airlines |access-date=2020-11-29}}</ref><ref name="AirbusOrd&Del">{{cite web |title= Airbus Orders & Deliveries |url=https://www.airbus.com/aircraft/market/orders-deliveries.html |work=[[Company:Airbus|Airbus]] |date=31 December 2020 |access-date=8 January 2021}}</ref>

{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:100%;text-align:center;margin:auto;"
|+
|- style="background:#1d3d73;"
! colspan="8" |<span style="color:white;">China Southern Airlines Passenger Fleet</span>
|- style="background:#1d3d73;"
! rowspan="2" |<span style="color:white;">Aircraft</span>
! rowspan="2" |<span style="color:white;">In service</span>
! rowspan="2" |<span style="color:white;">Orders</span>
! colspan="4" |<span style="color:white;">Passengers</span>
! rowspan="2" |<span style="color:white;">Notes</span>
|- style="background:#1d3d73;"
!<abbr title="Business Class"><span style="color:white;">B</span></abbr>
!<abbr title="Premium Economy Class"><span style="color:white;">E+</span></abbr>
!<abbr title="Economy Class"><span style="color:white;">E</span></abbr>
!<span style="color:white;">Total</span>
|-
|Airbus A319-100
|9
|&mdash;
|4
|18
|108
|130<ref>{{cite web |title=空客 |url=https://www.csair.com/us/zh/tourguide/flight_service/cabin_layout/kongke/1ci6660pemh5q.shtml |website=China Southern Airlines |access-date=2020-11-29}}</ref>
|
|-
|Airbus A319neo
|4
|9<ref name="Airbus 2022 orders">{{cite web |title=Aircraft orders in 2022 |url=https://www.airbus.com/sites/g/files/jlcbta136/files/2022-12/ODs-November-2022-Airbus-Commercial-Aircraft.xlsx |publisher=Airbus |access-date=14 December 2022}}</ref>
|4
|24
|108
|136<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1495948963735912451|user=CSAIRGlobal|title=Honored and delighted to introduce our gorgeous A319 neo aircraft.Powered by CFM Leap-1A engines, #CSAirA319neo fe…|date=22 February 2022}}</ref>
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|Airbus A320-200
|rowspan="3"|106
|rowspan="3"|&mdash;
|8
|24
|120
|152
|rowspan="3"|
|-
|rowspan="2"|4
|18
|rowspan="2"|138
|160
|-
|24
|166
|-
|Airbus A320neo
|39
|23<ref name="Airbus 2022 orders" />
|4
|24
|138
|166
|
|-
|rowspan="3"|Airbus A321-200
|rowspan="3"|99
|rowspan="3"|&mdash;
|12
|24
|143
|179
|rowspan="3"|
|-
|rowspan="2"|4
|18
|rowspan="2"|167
|189
|-
|24
|195
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[Engineering:Airbus A321neo|Airbus A321neo]]
|rowspan="2"|55
|rowspan="2"|63<ref name="Airbus 2022 orders" />
|4
|24
|167
|195
|
|-
|12
|18
|172
|200
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|Airbus A330-200
|rowspan="2"|14
|rowspan="2"|&mdash;
|18
|&mdash;
|244
|262
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|12
|24
|242
|278
|-
|rowspan="2"|Airbus A330-300
|rowspan="2"|26
|rowspan="2"|&mdash;
|30
|rowspan="2"|&mdash;
|253
|283
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|28
|258
|286
|-
|Airbus A350-900
|16
|4
|28
|24
|262
|314
|Deliveries until 2023. 
|-
|rowspan="2"|Boeing 737-700
|rowspan="2"|26
|rowspan="2"|&mdash;
|rowspan="2"|4
|18
|rowspan="2"|106
|128<ref>{{cite web |title=波音 |url=https://csair.com/us/zh/tourguide/flight_service/cabin_layout/boyin/1cnaq5oamo174.shtml |website=China Southern Airlines |access-date=2020-11-29}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|
|-
|24
|134<ref>{{cite web |title=波音 |url=https://csair.com/us/zh/tourguide/flight_service/cabin_layout/boyin/1cn875u1l9hnv.shtml |website=China Southern Airlines |access-date=2020-11-29}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="4"|Boeing 737-800
|rowspan="4"|162
|rowspan="4"|&mdash;
|8
|24
|132
|164
|rowspan="4"|
|-
|rowspan="3"|4
|24
|150
|178
|-
|rowspan="2"|18
|147
|169
|-
|150
|172
|-
|Boeing 737 MAX 8
|24
|25<ref>[https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/60650-china-southern-places-order-for-b777-300er-max-8s China Southern places order for B777-300(ER), MAX 8s] CH-Aviation, 20 October 2017</ref>
|4
|24
|150
|178
|Deliveries from 2017.
|-
|Boeing 777-300ER
|15
|1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/china-southern-to-take-38-boeing-jets-including-777s-442367/|title=China Southern to take 38 Boeing jets including 777s|date=20 October 2017}}</ref>
|28
|28
|305
|361<ref>{{Cite web|title=B777-300ER Introduction-China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd csair.com|url=https://www.csair.com/en/tourguide/flight_service/B777/index/|access-date=2020-11-17|website=www.csair.com}}</ref>
|Deliveries until 2022.
|-
|Boeing 787-8
|10
|&mdash;
|18
|&mdash;
|248
|266
|
|-
|rowspan="2"|Boeing 787-9
|rowspan="2"|17
|rowspan="2"|3
|rowspan="2"|28
|28
|220
|276
|rowspan="2"|Deliveries until 2022.
|-
|&mdash;
|269
|297
|-
|Comac ARJ21-700
|15
|20<ref>{{cite web |title=China's top airlines to buy ARJ21 jets from COMAC |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-air-china-comac/chinas-top-airlines-to-buy-arj21-jets-from-comac-idUSKCN1VK139/ |publisher=Reuters |access-date=7 June 2022 |date=30 August 2019}}</ref>
|&mdash;
|&mdash;
|90
|90
|
|-
|[[Engineering:Comac C919|Comac C919]]
|&mdash;
|20
| colspan="4" |<abbr title="To be announced">TBA</abbr>
|
|-
! colspan="8" style="background:#1d3d73;" |<span style="color:white;"> China Southern Cargo Fleet</span>
|-
|Boeing 777F
|15
|&mdash;
| colspan="4" class="unsortable" |<abbr title="No Seats, Cargo Configuration">Cargo</abbr>
|
|-
!Total
!652
!167
! colspan="5" |
|}

===Cargo===
[[File:2010-06-30 B777 ChinaSouthern B-2073 EDDF 01.jpg|thumb|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. The cargo subsidiary joined the SkyTeam Cargo alliance in November 2010 and withdrew on 1 January 2019 following the airline's withdrawal from SkyTeam.<ref>[http://www.aircargoworld.com/News/March-2010/China-Southern-to-join-SkyTeam-Cargo China Southern to join SkyTeam Cargo / March 2010 / News / Home] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100727033743/http://www.aircargoworld.com/News/March-2010/China-Southern-to-join-SkyTeam-Cargo |date=27 July 2010 }}. Air Cargo World. Retrieved on 19 December 2010.</ref>

===Former fleet===
[[File:China Southern B-2473.jpg|thumb|A China Southern Cargo Boeing 747-400F at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]]
[[File:Xian Y-7.jpg|thumb|A China Southern Airlines Xian Y-7 at Beijing Civil Aviation Museum]]

China Southern Airlines previously operated the following aircraft<ref>{{cite web|date=19 July 2017|title=China Southern Airlines Fleet Details and History|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/China-Southern-Airlines/historicFleet|website=planespotters.net}}</ref>
{| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:100%;text-align:center;margin:auto;"
|+ '''China Southern Airlines Retired Fleet'''
|- style="background:#1d3d73;"
! <span style="color:white;">Aircraft</span>
! <span style="color:white;">Number</span>
! <span style="color:white;">Introduced</span>
! <span style="color:white;">Retired</span>
! <span style="color:white;">Notes/Refs</span>
|-
|Airbus A300-600R
|6
|2004
|2011
|
|-
|Airbus A300-600RF
|1
|2004
|2011
|
|-
|Airbus A380-800
|5
|2011
|2022
|Last scheduled flights on 6 November 2022.<ref>[https://simpleflying.com/china-southern-last-airbus-a380-flight-sunday/ simpleflying.com - China Southern Will Operate Its Last Airbus A380 Flight On Sunday] 4 November 2022</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=After all, China Southern Airlines will retire all five Airbus A380s before the end of 2022|url=https://min.news/en/tech/9656300d73ead567d71c7eec35fd841a.html|website=MINNEWS |access-date=2022-02-21}}</ref>
|-
|ATR 72-500
|5
|2004
|2011
|
|-
|Boeing 737-200
|10
|1988
|2006
|
|-
|Boeing 737-300
|36
|1991
|2015
|Three aircraft are stored.<br />After retired, most aircraft were converted into freighters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.163.com/17/0509/08/CJVVLH4600014AEE.html|script-title=zh:再见，老伙计！ 国内最后一架波音737-300客机在郑州退役|publisher=163.com |language=zh-cn |date=9 May 2017|access-date=9 May 2017}}</ref>
|-
|Boeing 737-300QC
|2
|2003
|2005
|After retired, most aircraft were converted into freighters.<br />Disposed to [[Company:China Postal Airlines|China Postal Airlines]]
|-
|Boeing 737-500
|12
|1991
|2009
|Disposed to Aerolíneas Argentinas
|-
|Boeing 747-400F
|2
|2002
|2022
|Disposed to SF Airlines<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.carnoc.com/list/317/317914.html|script-title=zh:图片 图文：记录GAMECO南航B747货机解封_民航新闻_民航资源网|trans-title=Photo: Record GAMECO China Southern Airlines B747 cargo aircraft unsealed|publisher=Carnoc |language=zh-cn |access-date=28 August 2015}}</ref>
|-
|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 ERJ-190
|20
|2011
|2021<ref>{{cite web |title=China Southern Airlines ends E190 operations |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/100985-china-southern-airlines-ends-e190-operations |website=CH Aviation |access-date=2021-04-21}}</ref>
|
|-
|McDonnell Douglas MD-82
|23
|2003
|2008
|The last one left in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.carnoc.com/list/159/159786.html|script-title=zh:南航海南分公司欢送最后一架MD82型飞机离琼|publisher=Carnoc |language=zh-cn|date=4 May 2010|access-date=4 May 2010}}</ref>
|-
|McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30
|13
|2004
|2011
|Disposed to [[Company:Delta Air Lines|Delta Air Lines]]
|-
|[[Engineering:Saab 340|Saab 340]]
|4
|1992
|1997
|Disposed to Shandong Airlines in 1997<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airfleets.net/flottecie/China%20Southern%20Airlines-history-sf3.htm|access-date=17 June 2021|title=Saab 340 in the history of China Southern Airlines}}</ref>
|-
|[[Engineering:Short 360|Short 360]]
|3
|{{Unknown}}
|1994
|One aircraft scrapped in 2002.<br />Remainder disposed to Servicios Aéreos Profesionales.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yesterdaysairlines.com/airline-history-blog/sheds-in-china-the-odd-story-of-caacs-shorts-360s|access-date=17 June 2021|title=Sheds in China: The Odd Story of CAAC's Shorts 360s}}</ref>
|-
|Xian Y-7
|{{Unknown}}
|{{Unknown}}
|{{Unknown}}
|
|-
|}

====Airbus A380====
[[File:B-6140@PEK (20180814185240).jpg|thumb|A China Southern Airlines Airbus A380-800 at Beijing Capital International Airport in 2018]]
China Southern Airlines was the only Chinese airline to have operated 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 international hub at Guangzhou Baiyun Airport, few routes from Guangzhou have the demand to support an A380.{{cn|date=January 2023}} In efforts to make its A380s viable, China Southern started operating A380 on its Guangzhou–{{wipe|Los Angeles}} route and on the Guangzhou–[[Place:Sydney|Sydney]] route.{{when|date=January 2023}} 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 [[Place:Amsterdam|Amsterdam]]. The A380 also operates four domestic flights each day between Beijing and Guangzhou. The airline's A380s are retired by November 2022.<ref>[https://simpleflying.com/china-southern-last-airbus-a380-flight-sunday/ simpleflying.com - China Southern Will Operate Its Last Airbus A380 Flight On Sunday] 4 November 2022</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=After all, China Southern Airlines will retire all five Airbus A380s before the end of 2022|url=https://min.news/en/tech/9656300d73ead567d71c7eec35fd841a.html|website=MINNEWS |access-date=2022-02-21}}</ref>

===Special liveries gallery===
<gallery>
File:China Southern A330-243 B-6057 Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games.jpg|Airbus A330-243 (B-6057) in 2010 Asian Games Livery
File:B-8870@PEK (20200520130233).jpg|Airbus A330-323 (B-8870) in Canton [[Biology:Lychee|Lychee]] Livery
File:B-6069@PEK (20190630175458).jpg|Boeing 737-800 (B-6069) in Guizhou Livery
File:B-1168@SHA (20191114090326).jpg|Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (B-1168) with "787th Boeing 787" logo
File:中国南方航空“上海世赛号”（B-2007）在广州白云国际机场停靠.jpg|Boeing 777-300ER (B-2007) in WorldSkills Livery
</gallery>

==Services==
China Southern Airlines offers First Class, Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy Class.

;First Class

China Southern Airlines offers an "Experience Luxurious Skybed" on Boeing 787-8s. It is equipped with personal privacy, in-built massage, a 17-inch personal TV and fully reclining seat. It also has First Class on Airbus A330s and Boeing 777-300ERs, which features a seat pitch of {{convert|84|in|cm}} and converts into a fully flat bed with a personal TV.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/China_Southern/China_Southern_Boeing_777-300ER.php|title=SeatGuru Seat Map China Southern|website=www.seatguru.com|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/China_Southern/China_Southern_Airbus_A330-300.php|title=SeatGuru Seat Map China Southern|website=www.seatguru.com|access-date=2019-05-27}}</ref>

China Southern Airlines offers Premium First Class on select flights, such as on the Beijing-Guangzhou route. This cabin offers more amenities and is more spacious than Regular First Class, such as a variety of lighting options and a private storage cabinet with a password lock.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csair.com/en/tourguide/flight_service/tour/luxury_first.shtml|title=China Southern Airlines - First Class|publisher=China Southern Airlines|access-date=15 August 2014|archive-date=27 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927000130/http://www.csair.com/en/tourguide/flight_service/tour/luxury_first.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

;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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csair.com/en/tourguide/flight_service/tour/first_business.shtml|title=China Southern Airlines - First Class|publisher=China Southern Airlines|access-date=15 August 2014|archive-date=27 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927052227/http://www.csair.com/en/tourguide/flight_service/tour/first_business.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Needs update|date=January 2021|reason=}}

;Economy Class

Economy Class features a seat and a 9-inch personal TV. It also has a multi-adjustable headrest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.csair.com/en/tourguide/flight_service/tour/high_economy.shtml|title=China Southern Airlines - First Class|publisher=China Southern Airlines|access-date=15 August 2014|archive-date=19 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819103020/http://www.csair.com/en/tourguide/flight_service/tour/high_economy.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref>

;{{visible anchor|Premium Economy Class}}

China Southern also offers Premium Economy class, which is more spacious than Economy class. In most aircraft, the seats are {{Convert|35|–|37|in|cm}}, compared to {{Convert|31|in|cm}} in Economy.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=China Southern to offer premium economy on domestic routes|journal=Flight International |date=18 March 2010|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/china-southern-to-offer-premium-economy-on-domestic-339608/|access-date=21 October 2011}}</ref> The Boeing 777-300ERs however, are equipped with fixed-shell premium economy seats similar to those seen on Air France's Boeing 777s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.seatguru.com/airlines/China_Southern/China_Southern_Airbus_A330-200.php|title=SeatGuru Seat Map China Southern Airbus A330-200 (332) V2|website=www.seatguru.com|access-date=2017-10-15}}</ref>
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==Sky Pearl Club==
China Southern Airlines's [[Finance:Frequent-flyer program|frequent-flyer program]] is called Sky Pearl Club ({{zh|s=明珠俱乐部|t=明珠俱樂部|p=Míngzhū Jùlèbù|j=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, [[Company:China Eastern Airlines|China Eastern Airlines]], and China Airlines flights. Membership of Sky Pearl Club is divided into three tiers: Sky Pearl Gold Card, Sky Pearl Silver Card and Sky Pearl Member Card.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://skypearl.csair.com/en/member_en.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101127045556/http://skypearl.csair.com/en/member_en.html|title=China Southern – Sky Pearl Club|archive-date=27 November 2010}}</ref>

==Incidents and accidents==
*China Southern Airlines Flight 301: On 31 August 1988, a Hawker Siddeley Trident 2E (B-2218), struck approach lights at Kai Tak Airport and struck a lip, collapsing the right main landing gear; the aircraft then slid off the runway into Kowloon Bay, killing 7 of the 89 on board. The cause was undetermined, but windshear may have been a factor.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= B-2218|id=19880831-1|accessdate=2017-09-04}}</ref>
* Guangzhou Baiyun aircraft collision: On 2 October 1990, a hijacked Xiamen Airlines [[Engineering:Boeing 737|Boeing 737]] crashed into a China Southern Airlines [[Engineering:Boeing 757|Boeing 757]], killing 128 people from both aircraft.
* China Southern Airlines Flight 3943: 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=11241992&reg=B-2523&airline=China+Southern+Airlines|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930033952/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=11241992&reg=B-2523&airline=China+Southern+Airlines|archive-date=30 September 2007|title=Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 11241992|url-status=usurped|access-date=9 May 2015}}</ref><ref>"[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE4D71538F936A15752C1A964958260 Jet Crashes in China, Killing 141; 5th Serious Accident in 4 Months]." ''{{wipe|The New York Times}}''.</ref>
* China Southern Airlines Flight 3456: 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=05081997&reg=B-2925&airline=China+Southern+Airlines |title=Accident Database: Accident Synopsis 05081997 |access-date=9 May 2015 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524145940/http://www.airdisaster.com/cgi-bin/view_details.cgi?date=05081997&reg=B-2925&airline=China+Southern+Airlines |archive-date=24 May 2013  }}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Huang|first1=Shaojie|title=U.S. Charter Airline Cited for Neglecting Cargo of Macaques From China|date=8 January 2015 |url=http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/u-s-charter-airline-cited-for-neglecting-cargo-of-macaques-from-china/?_r=1|access-date=28 January 2015|agency=New York Times|publisher=Sinosphere}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Huang|first1=Shaojie|title=China Southern Pays U.S. Fine Over Monkey Cargo|date=21 April 2014 |url=http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/04/21/china-southern-pays-u-s-fine-over-monkey-cargo/|access-date=28 January 2015|agency=New York Times|publisher=Sinosphere}}</ref>

==See also==
* Civil aviation in China
* List of airlines of China
* Transport in China
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==References==
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