- CEO
- Xulun Ma
- Full Time Employees
- 98,098
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Airlines, Airports & Air Services
- Address
- China Southern Air Building Guangzhou People's Republic of China 510403
- IPO Date
- Feb 11, 2013
- Business
- China Southern Airlines Company Limited (ZNH) operates as one of China's three largest airlines, providing scheduled passenger and cargo air transportation services; aircraft maintenance; aviation equipment leasing; and ancillary offerings including premium services such as China Southern e-Travel, Luggage Priority, Seamless Transit, and 360-Degree In-Flight Entertainment. The company maintains main hubs at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and Beijing Daxing International Airport, with secondary hubs at Shanghai Pudong, Chongqing Jiangbei, Ürümqi Diwopu, and Wuhan Tianhe International Airports, serving over 200 destinations across more than 35 countries in Asia, Europe, Australia, Africa, and the Americas through a fleet exceeding 900 aircraft encompassing Airbus A320 family, A330, A350, Boeing 737, 777, and 787 models, alongside Comac C919 and dedicated Boeing 777F freighters under China Southern Cargo. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, it functions as a subsidiary of state-owned China Southern Air Holding Company Limited, which also holds majority stakes in affiliates like Xiamen Airlines and Chongqing Airlines, targeting domestic travelers, international business passengers, and cargo clients with extensive Southeast Asia and Australian networks. Recent developments include codeshare expansions with Qatar Airways launching direct Beijing Daxing-Doha flights and extended partnerships in 2025; a joint venture with Vietnam Airlines commencing August 1, 2025; a codeshare agreement with Air Astana enhancing Kazakhstan-China connectivity in July 2025; and a strategic MOU with Royal Air Maroc in March 2025 to build a China-Africa aviation corridor via interline and codeshare arrangements.