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China Southern Airlines

(中国南方航空)

中国南方航空

China Southern Airlines is based in Guangzhou in Guangdong province in southern China. It was established in 1988 after a restructuring of the Civil Aviation Administration of China, and has grown since then through acquisitions and mergers to become one of China's "Big Three" airlines alongside Air China and China Eastern Airlines. It is a member of SkyTeam.

Chairman / President

Ma Xu Lun

CEO / Managing Director

Han Wen Sheng

CFO / Finance Director

Chen Dong

Industry

Aerospace & Defence

Website

csair.com

Headquarters address

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Stock Code

SEHK: 1055
600029.SS

Year founded

1988

A China Eastern Airlines C919 at Hong Kong International Airport in January. Photo: Eugene Lee

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China Eastern Airlines has inducted seven C919 passenger jets into service. Photo: Bloomberg

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China’s chief maker of civilian aircraft wants to get more C919 narrowbody jets off the ground to meet domestic demand. Photo: CAAC

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