China Southern Airlines Company Limited, with world headquarters based in Guangzhou, has its company logo seen around the globe with a brilliant red kapok delicately adoring a blue vertical tail fin. The airline is ranked 1st in Asia and 6th globally in terms of annual passenger traffic and 8th globally in terms of cargo and mail volume (Source: IATA). China Southern had a fleet of more than 860 p
assenger and cargo aircraft, including the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, B777 and B737, as well as the Airbus A380 superjumbo, A330 and A320. It was one of the first airlines in the world to operate the A380 superjumbo. Currently, China Southern operates an extensive route network of more than 1,000 routes with 3,000 daily flights to 224 destinations in 40 countries and regions around the world, offering more than 500,000 seats. Guangzhou has become the No. 1 gateway hub from China’s mainland to Southeast Asia, forming a “4-hour air traffic circle” with major cities in China and Southeast Asia, and a “12-hour air traffic circle” with major international destinations. Since September 2019, China Southern has been moving its flight operations to Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) and its self-built aircraft hangar, operation control center and air catering production base - the largest of their kinds in Asia - are already in daily operation. It is planned that by Year 2021, all China Southern flights to/from Beijing will be relocated to PKX and by Year 2025, China Southern is expected to deploy more than 200 dedicated aircraft to PKX with more than 900 daily aircraft movements. China Southern is honored to hold the best safety record among all Chinese carriers with outstanding safety management levels in the world.
