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{{Infobox_Airline |airline=China Southern Airlines
中国南方航空公司
Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng Gōngsī|logo=China Southern logo.png|logo_size=300px|fleet_size=280 (+81 orders) incl. cargo|destinations=121|IATA=CZ|ICAO=CSN|callsign=CHINA SOUTHERN|parent=China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd.|founded=1991|headquarters=Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China|key_people=Liu Shao Yong(Chairman)
Wang Changshun (President)]
Beijing Capital International Airport
[Urumqi Diwopu International Airport
Changchun Longjia International Airport
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (Joining Late 2007)|website= http://www.cs-air.com|-->'China Southern Airlines
(中国南方航空公司) (, ) is an [airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. Operating domestic, regional and international services, it is Asia's List_of_largest_airlines#By_fleet_size_in_2007, 2nd largest in Asia in passengers carried and the largest in China in terms of passengers carried. China Southern Airlines website, in ChineseIts main operation hubs are
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport, with other focus cities at
Shenyang Taoxian International Airport,
Urumqi Diwopu International Airport, Changchun Longjia International Airport,
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport,
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport,
Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport and
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport.
China Southern Airlines is also accredited by International Air Transport Association with the IOSA (IATA Operations Safety Audit) for its safety practices. IATA
History
The airline started operations in
1989. In June 1997 China Southern Airlines initial public stock offering on the
New York and
Hong Kong stock exchanges generated over $700 million. In July
2000,
Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), selected China Southern as one of three airlines to lead the restructuring of China's air transport industry. It acquired
Zhongyuan Airlines on 4 August
2000. In January 2003 the airline absorbed China Northern Airlines and its subsidiaries Beiya Airlines and China Northern Swan, as well as
China Xinjiang Airlines, into its domestic operations. In November 2004 the acquisition was completed as China Southern acquired the holding company that owned China Northern and China Xinjiang .
In
2004, the company achieved a turnover of around 40 million passengers, becoming one of the top ten passenger carriers in the world. Among all Chinese airlines, it boasts the largest fleet with the most bases, most extensive domestic networks and highest flight frequencies. Renowned for its excellent passenger services, the airline has won Five-star Diamond Award for flight services and has been honoured as China's best airline by TTG Asia Magazine.
It signed a Memorandum of Understanding on August 28,
2004 with SkyTeam alliance, which it will then be able to join, thus becoming the first Mainland China airline to enter a global airline alliance. They are scheduled to join in late
2007. Members of some SkyTeam mileage program are already able to earn and redeem miles on China Southern and so can members of China Southern Airlines' own frequent flyer programs, the SkyPearl club, for flights on some SkyTeam carriers.http://www.skyteam.com/EN/faq/index.jsp
On
January 29 2005, Flight
CZ3097 became the first Chinese aircraft landing Taiwan in a legal situation after the separation for over 56 years. That was the effort of the arrangement of
Three Links. The flight arrive at the Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (present
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) in
Taoyuan, Taiwan Province at local time 9:20 am. However, CZ3097 is not the earliest departed plane. The reason its being the first arrived is that the departure, Guangzhou, is closer to Taipei than
Air China's Beijing.(the two estimated taking-off at the same time)
The airline is owned by China Southern Air Holding (50.3%), private
Hong Kong and non-China investors (H shareholders) (26.84%) and private China investors (A shareholders) (22.86%). It has 34,417 employees as at March 2007.
In
August 2007, China Southern Airlines overtook All Nippon Airways to become 2nd largest Airline in Asia and is expected to overtake Japan Airlines in terms of passenger numbers within a few years, which is currently Asias largest airline in passengers carried.
Destinations
Fleet
The China Southern Airlines operates the following aircraft as of March 2007:{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
China Southern Airlines Fleet|- bgcolor=lightblue!Aircraft!Total!Passengers!Notes|-|
Airbus A300|6|||-|
Airbus A320#319|28
(14 orders)|126 (126)||-|
Airbus A320|49
(15 orders)|155 (155)||-|Airbus A320#A321|22
(23 orders)|194 (194)||-|
Airbus A330|6|251 (30/221)||-|
Airbus A330|(8 orders)||Entry into service: 2008|-|Airbus A380|(5 orders)||Entry into service: 2009|-|
ATR 72|5|||-|Boeing 737||||-|
Boeing 737|5|||-|Boeing 737|7|132 (132)||-|
Boeing 737|26
(5 orders)|124 (12/112)||-|Boeing 737|40
(9 orders)|155 (14/141)
157 (16/141)
168(168)||-|
Boeing 757|25|200 (8/192)||-|Boeing 777|4|292 (18/65/209)
380 (24/356)||-|
Boeing 777|6|||-|Boeing 787|(10 orders)||Entry into service: 2008
Beijing-Detroit (beginning March 2009) China Southern Airlines To Serve Detroit from Beijing|-|
Embraer ERJ 145 family|6|50 (50)||-|McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90|20||May sell to Delta Air Lines|13||May sell to [Delta Air Lines|4||Not used for revenue service|-|[Antonov An-24|7||Not used for revenue service
|-|Cessna 208|1||Not used for revenue service|-|Tupolev Tu-154|1||Not used for revenue service|-|}
Cargo
China Southern Cargo the airlines freight branch serve points in USA, Europe and Asia.{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
China Southern Airlines Cargo Fleet|- bgcolor=lightblue!Aircraft!Total!Capacity!Notes|-|
Boeing 747|2||Leased and operated through [Atlas Air|(6 orders)||Entry into service: 2009|-|}
Average fleet age is 7.0 years as of March 2007 China Southern Airlines Fleet Age
Aircraft orders
- Delivery of the first Airbus A330 to China Southern Airlines took place on 25 February 2005, with the second in March 2005. It is the first operator of the type in China and has a further two on order due for delivery in the first half of 2005. The aircraft seats 266 passengers and will be operated mainly on medium and long range routes, including some possible new international routes.
- China Southern Airlines has agreed a leasing deal for 9 Boeing 737 from GECAS for 7 years, with deliveries to be completed by February 2006Airliner World, March 2005.
- An agreement has been signed with Airbus for the purchase of 5 Airbus A380 aircraft for delivery in time for the 2008 2008 Summer Olympics. It is the first commitment for the type from a Chinese carrier. China Southern has also signed initial agreement for the purchase of 13 Boeing 787 aircraft, of which 3 would be for its affiliate Xiamen Airlines. The aircraft would be delivered between 2008 and 2010 Airliner World, April 2005.
- The airline has placed an order for 10 Airbus A330 aircraft, also to be delivered in time for the 2008 Olympics Find Articles.
- On the 7 July 2006 China Southern Airlines has confirmed a deal with Airbus covering the purchase of 50 more A320 narrowbodies for delivery from 2009.
- In 2006, China Southern Airlines has placed an order of 6 B777 freighters, striding forward a brand new step in its cargo development.http://www.cs-air.com/en/nhsj/01/depa_info/index.htm
- In August 2007, the airline announced its intention for an order for 55 Boeing 737 to be delivered from 2011. Details on how many of each variant is not yet available." China Southern to order 55 more 737s" Flight Global, 21 August 2007
Codeshare agreements
China Southern Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:{||-|valign="top"|
- Aeroméxico
- Air France
- Asiana Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- Dragonair
- Continental Airlines (begins November 1, 2007)
- CSA Czech Airlines
|valign="top"|
|}
Incidents and accidents
- On November 24 1992, Flight 3943, a Boeing 737 jetliner (Reg. ), crashed in to a hill near Guilin, Guangxi, killing all 141 on board, due to an engine thrust malfunction. AirDisaster.Com Accident Database
- On May 8 1997, China Southern Flight 3456, a Boeing 737 jetliner (Reg. ), crashed on approach into Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport killing 35, with 9 injured. AirDisaster.Com Accident Database
- On August 22 2006, flight CZ325 from Guangzhou, China to Sydney, Australia had to be turned back to Guangzhou after a note had been found indicating a bomb was on board. The plane was returned to Guangzhou after one hour into the flight. Passengers were interviewed by police for two hours after landing, after which they were allowed back onto the plane to resume their journey. A 39-year-old Australian businessman of Hong Kong origin was arrested after Chinese police matched his handwriting with that of the threatening note found in the lavatory. He was allegedly to have told police that he had made the threat because he was lovesick and suffering from depression over a failed relationship, the Xinhua news agency was quoted as saying. News MSN News ABC News
References
External links
- China Southern Airlines
- China Southern Airlines Fleet Detail
{{Infobox_Airline |airline=China Southern Airlines
中国南方航空公司
Zhōngguó Nánfāng Hángkōng Gōngsī|logo=China Southern logo.png|logo_size=300px|fleet_size=280 (+81 orders) incl. cargo|destinations=121|IATA=CZ|ICAO=CSN|callsign=CHINA SOUTHERN|parent=China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd.|founded=1991|headquarters=Guangzhou, Guangdong, People's Republic of China|key_people=Liu Shao Yong(Chairman)
Wang Changshun (President)]
Beijing Capital International Airport
[Urumqi Diwopu International Airport
Changchun Longjia International Airport
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Wuhan Tianhe International Airport
Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport (Joining Late 2007)|website= http://www.cs-air.com|-->'China Southern Airlines
(中国南方航空公司) (, ) is an [airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. Operating domestic, regional and international services, it is Asia's List_of_largest_airlines#By_fleet_size_in_2007, 2nd largest in Asia in passengers carried and the largest in China in terms of passengers carried. China Southern Airlines website, in ChineseIts main operation hubs are
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and
Beijing Capital International Airport, with other focus cities at Shenyang Taoxian International Airport,
Urumqi Diwopu International Airport, Changchun Longjia International Airport,
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport, Wuhan Tianhe International Airport, Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport and Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport.
China Southern Airlines is also accredited by International Air Transport Association with the IOSA (IATA Operations Safety Audit) for its safety practices. IATA
History
The airline started operations in 1989. In June 1997 China Southern Airlines initial public stock offering on the New York and Hong Kong stock exchanges generated over $700 million. In July 2000, Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), selected China Southern as one of three airlines to lead the restructuring of China's air transport industry. It acquired Zhongyuan Airlines on
4 August 2000. In January 2003 the airline absorbed
China Northern Airlines and its subsidiaries Beiya Airlines and China Northern Swan, as well as China Xinjiang Airlines, into its domestic operations. In November 2004 the acquisition was completed as China Southern acquired the holding company that owned China Northern and China Xinjiang .
In
2004, the company achieved a turnover of around 40 million passengers, becoming one of the top ten passenger carriers in the world. Among all Chinese airlines, it boasts the largest fleet with the most bases, most extensive domestic networks and highest flight frequencies. Renowned for its excellent passenger services, the airline has won Five-star Diamond Award for flight services and has been honoured as China's best airline by TTG Asia Magazine.
It signed a Memorandum of Understanding on
August 28,
2004 with SkyTeam alliance, which it will then be able to join, thus becoming the first
Mainland China airline to enter a global airline alliance. They are scheduled to join in late
2007. Members of some SkyTeam mileage program are already able to earn and redeem miles on China Southern and so can members of China Southern Airlines' own frequent flyer programs, the SkyPearl club, for flights on some SkyTeam carriers.http://www.skyteam.com/EN/faq/index.jsp
On
January 29 2005, Flight
CZ3097 became the first Chinese aircraft landing Taiwan in a legal situation after the separation for over 56 years. That was the effort of the arrangement of Three Links. The flight arrive at the Chiang Kai-shek International Airport (present
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport) in
Taoyuan, Taiwan Province at local time 9:20 am. However, CZ3097 is not the earliest departed plane. The reason its being the first arrived is that the departure, Guangzhou, is closer to Taipei than Air China's Beijing.(the two estimated taking-off at the same time)
The airline is owned by China Southern Air Holding (50.3%), private Hong Kong and non-China investors (H shareholders) (26.84%) and private China investors (A shareholders) (22.86%). It has 34,417 employees as at March
2007.
In
August 2007, China Southern Airlines overtook All Nippon Airways to become 2nd largest Airline in Asia and is expected to overtake Japan Airlines in terms of passenger numbers within a few years, which is currently Asias largest airline in passengers carried.
Destinations
Fleet
The China Southern Airlines operates the following aircraft as of March 2007:{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
China Southern Airlines Fleet|- bgcolor=lightblue!Aircraft!Total!Passengers!Notes|-|Airbus A300|6|||-|Airbus A320#319|28
(14 orders)|126 (126)||-|Airbus A320|49
(15 orders)|155 (155)||-|
Airbus A320#A321|22
(23 orders)|194 (194)||-|
Airbus A330|6|251 (30/221)||-|Airbus A330|(8 orders)||Entry into service: 2008|-|Airbus A380|(5 orders)||Entry into service: 2009|-|ATR 72|5|||-|Boeing 737||||-|Boeing 737|5|||-|
Boeing 737|7|132 (132)||-|Boeing 737|26
(5 orders)|124 (12/112)||-|Boeing 737|40
(9 orders)|155 (14/141)
157 (16/141)
168(168)||-|Boeing 757|25|200 (8/192)||-|
Boeing 777|4|292 (18/65/209)
380 (24/356)||-|
Boeing 777|6|||-|
Boeing 787|(10 orders)||Entry into service: 2008
Beijing-Detroit (beginning March 2009) China Southern Airlines To Serve Detroit from Beijing|-|Embraer ERJ 145 family|6|50 (50)||-|
McDonnell Douglas MD-80/MD-90|20||May sell to Delta Air Lines|13||May sell to [Delta Air Lines|4||Not used for revenue service|-|[Antonov An-24|7||Not used for revenue service
|-|
Cessna 208|1||Not used for revenue service|-|Tupolev Tu-154|1||Not used for revenue service|-|}
Cargo
China Southern Cargo the airlines freight branch serve points in USA, Europe and Asia.{| class="toccolours sortable" border="1" cellpadding="3" style="border-collapse:collapse"|+
China Southern Airlines Cargo Fleet|- bgcolor=lightblue!Aircraft!Total!Capacity!Notes|-|Boeing 747|2||Leased and operated through [Atlas Air|(6 orders)||Entry into service: 2009|-|}
Average fleet age is 7.0 years as of March 2007 China Southern Airlines Fleet Age
Aircraft orders
- Delivery of the first Airbus A330 to China Southern Airlines took place on 25 February 2005, with the second in March 2005. It is the first operator of the type in China and has a further two on order due for delivery in the first half of 2005. The aircraft seats 266 passengers and will be operated mainly on medium and long range routes, including some possible new international routes.
- China Southern Airlines has agreed a leasing deal for 9 Boeing 737 from GECAS for 7 years, with deliveries to be completed by February 2006Airliner World, March 2005.
- An agreement has been signed with Airbus for the purchase of 5 Airbus A380 aircraft for delivery in time for the 2008 2008 Summer Olympics. It is the first commitment for the type from a Chinese carrier. China Southern has also signed initial agreement for the purchase of 13 Boeing 787 aircraft, of which 3 would be for its affiliate Xiamen Airlines. The aircraft would be delivered between 2008 and 2010 Airliner World, April 2005.
- The airline has placed an order for 10 Airbus A330 aircraft, also to be delivered in time for the 2008 Olympics Find Articles.
- On the 7 July 2006 China Southern Airlines has confirmed a deal with Airbus covering the purchase of 50 more A320 narrowbodies for delivery from 2009.
- In 2006, China Southern Airlines has placed an order of 6 B777 freighters, striding forward a brand new step in its cargo development.http://www.cs-air.com/en/nhsj/01/depa_info/index.htm
- In August 2007, the airline announced its intention for an order for 55 Boeing 737 to be delivered from 2011. Details on how many of each variant is not yet available." China Southern to order 55 more 737s" Flight Global, 21 August 2007
Codeshare agreements
China Southern Airlines has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:{||-|valign="top"|
|valign="top"|
|}
Incidents and accidents
- On November 24 1992, Flight 3943, a Boeing 737 jetliner (Reg. ), crashed in to a hill near Guilin, Guangxi, killing all 141 on board, due to an engine thrust malfunction. AirDisaster.Com Accident Database
- On May 8 1997, China Southern Flight 3456, a Boeing 737 jetliner (Reg. ), crashed on approach into Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport killing 35, with 9 injured. AirDisaster.Com Accident Database
- On August 22 2006, flight CZ325 from Guangzhou, China to Sydney, Australia had to be turned back to Guangzhou after a note had been found indicating a bomb was on board. The plane was returned to Guangzhou after one hour into the flight. Passengers were interviewed by police for two hours after landing, after which they were allowed back onto the plane to resume their journey. A 39-year-old Australian businessman of Hong Kong origin was arrested after Chinese police matched his handwriting with that of the threatening note found in the lavatory. He was allegedly to have told police that he had made the threat because he was lovesick and suffering from depression over a failed relationship, the Xinhua news agency was quoted as saying. News MSN News ABC News
References
External links
- China Southern Airlines
- China Southern Airlines Fleet Detail
China Southern Airlines
China Southern Airlines Co.,Ltd
China Southern Overview. China Southern Airlines Co. Ltd. is a main air transportation business of China Southern Air Holding Company.
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