- CEO
- Xulun Ma
- Full Time Employees
- 108,176
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Airlines, Airports & Air Services
- Address
- China Southern Air Building Guangzhou GD People's Republic of China 510403
- IPO Date
- Dec 31, 2010
- Business
- China Southern Airlines Company Limited (CHKIF) operates as one of China's three major airlines, providing passenger air transportation, cargo services under the China Southern Cargo brand, aviation equipment maintenance, and aircraft leasing; it offers premium services including China Southern e-Travel, Luggage Priority, Seamless Transit, 360-Degree In-Flight Entertainment, extra baggage allowances, seat reservations, mileage redemption via Sky Pearl Club, and meals; the company also delivers third-party ground services, cargo handling, maintenance and engineering, catering, and office rentals at key hubs. Headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China, the carrier was established in 1988 as part of the Civil Aviation Administration of China's restructuring and maintains primary hubs at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport, with secondary hubs in Shanghai Pudong, Chongqing Jiangbei, Ürümqi Diwopu, and Wuhan Tianhe; it serves over 200 destinations in more than 40 countries and regions across Asia, Australasia, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East via a fleet exceeding 900 aircraft including Airbus A320 family, A330, A350, Boeing 737, 777, 787, Comac C919, and Boeing 777F freighters, while holding majority stakes in subsidiaries Xiamen Airlines and Chongqing Airlines. Geographically, China Southern dominates mainland China's domestic market with extensive routes and leads in international expansion to Southeast Asia, Australia, and emerging South American and African markets, targeting business and leisure travelers through codeshare agreements with partners such as American Airlines, Qatar Airways, Air France, KLM, and Qantas. Recent developments include a major expansion of its codeshare partnership with Qatar Airways in 2025, adding codes on flights between Doha and Beijing Daxing, Guangzhou, Chengdu Tianfu, Chongqing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai, alongside increased frequencies and extensions to 15 destinations in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East; in November 2025, Airbus signed a contract to equip 30 A350 aircraft with HBCplus next-generation in-flight connectivity, marking China Southern as China's first adopter with service entry in 2026; the airline launched its first Comac C919 commercial flight in late 2024, introduced a fifth freedom scheduled cargo route linking the Greater Bay Area to New Zealand in August 2025, expanded Pets on Board service to nine Chinese cities covering 46 routes in June 2025, and debuted a 15-minute smart boarding service on the Guangzhou-Beijing Daxing route in August 2025.