Happy 28th Birthday China Southern

IATA ICAO Callsign CZ CSN CHINA SOUTHERN

CHINA SOUTHERN A330-323 B-5939   (CN 1494)

China Southern Airlines was established on 1 July 1988 following the restructuring of the Civil Aviation Administration of China. Since then, it acquired and merged with a number of domestic airlines, becoming one of China's "Big Three" airlines alongside Air China and China Eastern Airlines.
The airline's logo is a red kapok flower on a blue vertical tail fin.
China Southern Airlines is also a member of SkyTeam.

CHINA SOUTHERN A330-323 B-5970 (CN 1645)

In July 2000, the CAAC announced that the ten airlines under its direct management will be merged into three airline groups, revolving around Air China, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern itself. On 4 August, China Southern absorbed Zhongyuan Airlines. The following year it acquired China Northern Airlines and China Xinjiang Airlines.  In 2004, the merger was complete and as a result, China Southern Airlines became one of the "Big Three" carriers in the country. Since then, it has successively taken over shareholding stocks and joined the equity in numerous Chinese carriers. The airline is the major shareholder of Xiamen Airlines (51%) and Chongqing Airlines (60%). It also invests in Sichuan Airlines.

The China Southern Airlines Passenger fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of July 2016):

China Southern Airlines Passenger Fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers					Notes
			F	C	W	Y	Total
Airbus A319-100	39	—	—	8	23	84	125	24 being processed to be sold to United Airlines.
Airbus A320-200	122	28			24	120	152	5 leased to Chongqing Airlines 1 leased to Royal Cambodian Air Force Order starts by 2016
Airbus A321-200	80	20		12		143	179	New order are to have new interior and delivered from 2016.
Airbus A330-200	10	—	4	24	48	142	218	B-6528 in SkyTeam livery
	6		—	24	50	184	257	B-6057 in 2010 Asian Games livery
Airbus A330-300	8	10	4	24	48	208	284
	11	9	—	30	48	197	275	B-5928 and B-5970 in SkyTeam livery
Airbus A380-800	5	—	8	70	—	428	506
Boeing 737-300	7	—	—	—	—	145	145	To be replaced by A320 family and 737 Next Generation
Boeing 737-700	31	—	—	8	24	88	120	6 with winglets
				—		119	143
Boeing 737-800	132	3		8		132	164	74 with winglets, B-5640 in SkyTeam livery
Boeing 757-200	13	—	—	8	23	160	191	To be sold back to Boeing
Boeing 777-200	4	—	—	18	40	316	374	In the process of being retired.
Boeing 777-300ER	9	1	4	34	44	227	309	Deliveries 2014 – 2016, first aircraft delivered on 25 February 2014, B-2049 in SkyTeam livery.
Boeing 787-8	10	—	4	24	—	200	228	First aircraft delivered on 2 June 2013
Comac C919	—	20	TBA
Embraer E190LR	20	—	—	6	—	92	98	Leased from CLC
China Southern Cargo Fleet
Boeing 747-400F	2	—	Cargo
Boeing 777F	12	—	Cargo
Total	521	91