China Southern is the largest airline in the People’s Republic of China and currently the third biggest carrier worldwide. China Southern Airlines has been named the "Best Airline in China" by several international organizations and was honored with the "Five Star Diamond Award" by The American Academy of the Hospitality Sciences in January 2004. With flight operations based at Guangzhou's brand-new, award-winning Baiyun International Airport, China Southern Airlines' company logo can be seen around the globe with a brilliant red kapok delicately adoring a blue vertical tail fin.

With Guangzhou and Beijing as its central hubs, it boasts a well-developed route network covering 150 navigation points at home and over 40 points in Asia and linking Europe, America, Australia and Africa. It has more than 660 air routes, with 1500-2000 flights across the world and 200,000 total seats available per day. Through close cooperation with SkyTeam, China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. has a global route network reaching 916 destinations, connecting 169 countries and regions, and accessible to major cities across the world.

In 2010, China Southern Airlines transported 76,460,000 person-times in total, ranking the first in Asia and the third in the world, and topping all other airlines in China for 32 consecutive years. It is the only Asian airline ranking the world’s top 5 in passenger transport as well as the sole Chinese airline listed in the world’s top 10 in civil aviation for 6 consecutive years. As of now (the end of October 2011), China Southern Airlines has accumulated 8.75 million hours of safe flying, recorded 208 consecutive months of safe flight operations, and carried around 700 million person-times in total without incident. The company's safety management is ranked second to none in Chinese aviation industry and occupies a leading position in the international aviation industry. On July 16, 2008, China Southern Airlines was honored with the Five-Star Flight Safety Award by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), becoming the Chinese carrier maintaining the highest safety level and the best safety record. It also leads the world in safety management.

China Southern Airlines is the only Chinese carrier that has the longest safety record and has earned its top leadership position in the global aviation industry. The airline owns and operates its own independent pilot training centers for pilots and flight attendants. China Southern Airlines, with 4000 comprehensively trained and experienced pilots, is the only Chinese carrier that has the independent capability of "building its pilots from the ground up" as it trains young aviators at its Western Australia Flying College in Perth, Australia … then moves these graduates to advanced cadet training at its Zhuhai Flight Training Center, a joint venture with Montreal-based CAE Inc.

In January 2005, China Southern Airlines inked a pact with Airbus for five A380 superjumbo aircraft. In August 2005, China Southern Airlines signed an agreement for 10, Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners - the largest purchaser of this type of aircraft in China.

Awards

• On January 22, 2009 - China Southern Airlines was honored with the Consumer Satisfied High Quality Award in a passenger evaluation conducted by the CAAC.
• April 2009-China Southern Airlines was named as the "Best China Airline" by Skytrax.
• April 2009-China Southern Airlines was named as the "The Preferred Airline for Domestic Flights" by Fashion Travel Magazine.
• April 2009-China Southern Airlines was ranked 11st among the top 500 Chinese informationisation enterprises and was NO.1 among Chinese airlines.
• April 2009-China Southern Airlines was named as the "Best Business Class Airline in China" by TTG China Magazine and it was the fourth that China Southern Airlines won the TTG Travel Awards.
• April 2010-China Southern Airlines was named as the "Best Business Class Airline in China" by TTG China Magazine and it was the fifth that China Southern Airlines won the TTG Travel Awards.
• January 2011,China Southern Airlines earned Four-Star status from SKYTRAX the world's most prestigious airline performance evaluation organization. With this ranking, China Southern is today the world's largest four star-ranked airline.

• Sky Pearl Club Membership
• Free membership
• Three types of membership – Sky Pearl, Silver and Gold
• Redemption including flights and upgrades

Website: flychinasouthern.com