Is China Southern Airlines a state-owned enterprise?

China Southern Airlines is a state-owned enterprise.

China Southern Airlines, headquartered in Guangzhou, was established on March 25th, 1995. Blue vertical tail with red kapok as the company logo is the airline with the largest number of transport planes, the most developed route network and the largest annual passenger traffic in China.

China Southern's annual passenger traffic ranks first in Asia and third in the world. With the largest fleet in Asia and the fourth in the world, it is the first airline in the world to operate Airbus A380 and Boeing 787 at the same time. It is the civil airline with the largest number of flights, the densest route network and the largest annual passenger traffic in China.

China Southern Airlines Group Co., Ltd. adheres to the core values of "safety first"; Chinese mainland Airlines, which was reorganized, controlled and joined the international aviation alliance by a number of domestic airlines, is known as the three major civil aviation groups in China together with China International Airlines Co., Ltd. and China Eastern Airlines Co., Ltd.

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The Historical Evolution of China Southern Airlines;

The business of China Southern Airlines Group Co., Ltd. can be traced back to May of 1950 (Geng Yinnian). The Civil Aviation Administration of China established the Civil Aviation Guangzhou Office, the predecessor of China Southern Airlines Military Commission, in Guangzhou, and formally established the Civil Aviation Guangzhou Administration in June, 1959, which is responsible for the air passenger and cargo sales in five central and southern provinces (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei and Henan).

65438-0969, Guangzhou Administration of Civil Aviation established a transport service team and began to manage and deploy its own fleet. Before the reform and opening up, semi-militarized management has been implemented.

1984, the Civil Aviation Administration of China reorganized its business department into four major airlines, among which "China Southern Airlines" was established under the Civil Aviation Guangzhou Administration and officially listed in February of 199 1, and 1 was used as the name of the Civil Aviation Guangzhou Administration for business activities. During this period, the company gradually carried out foreign exchanges and expanded its business.

1990, China Southern Airlines established "Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Co., Ltd." (GAMECO) with Hutchison Whampoa in Hong Kong and Lockheed in the United States. As of 199 1, China Southern Airlines * * * has 38 Boeing aircraft flying to 90 domestic destinations and 12 international destinations, sending 6 million passengers annually.

199212 On February 20th, the Civil Aviation Administration of China implemented the system reform, and China Southern Airlines and guangzhou civil aviation Bureau officially separated, becoming an independent and self-financing economic entity directly under the Civil Aviation Administration of China. The former Guangzhou Civil Aviation Administration was changed to the Central South Civil Aviation Administration, which no longer carried out civil aviation business activities, but only carried out supervision and management from the policy.

1993 65438+ 10, China southern airlines was renamed as "China southern airlines (group) company" with the company as the core enterprise, and China southern airlines group was established. In the same year, China Southern signed an order with Boeing for six Boeing 777 aircraft, including four 777-200 models and two 777-200ER models.

The first Boeing 777 of China Southern Airlines was delivered on February 28th, 1995, which also made it an operator with this model in Asia. Its first intercontinental route is from Guangzhou to Amsterdam via Beijing, which was officially opened on 1996.

1997, China Southern Airlines opened an intercontinental route across the Pacific Ocean: Guangzhou to Los Angeles, and the outbound route with flight number CZ327 is also the longest route of China Southern Airlines so far, thus becoming the first airline in aviation history to use Boeing 777 for trans-Pacific twin-engine extended flight.

In order to meet the needs of rapid development, China Southern Airlines began to enter the capital market to optimize its financial structure. 1In July, 1997, the company was successfully listed on the new york and Hongkong stock exchanges, raising more than 700 million US dollars. The company was subsequently listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2003.

In July 2000, the Civil Aviation Administration of China announced that the 10 airlines directly managed by it would be integrated into three major aviation groups: China International Airlines, China Eastern Airlines and China Southern Airlines.

On August 4th, China Southern took the lead in acquiring Zhongyuan Airlines. The following year, it was merged into the domestic business of Xinjiang Airlines, China Northern Airlines and its subordinate North Asia Airlines and Swan Airlines. In addition, China Southern Airlines has successively increased its shareholding in many domestic airlines. It is the holding company of Xiamen Airlines (5 1%) and Chongqing Airlines (60%) and one of the shareholders of Sichuan Airlines (39%).

On September 29th, 2003, China Southern Airlines ordered four A330-200 series passenger planes from Airbus, which was part of the order for 30 planes signed by China Aviation Equipment Corporation in April of the same year. The first aircraft was delivered on February 28th, 2005, making China Southern Airlines the first A330 operator in Chinese mainland.

Just before 65438+1October 28th, China Southern Airlines signed an order with Airbus for five A380-800 aircraft, which is also the first order from China, and it is planned to be put into use during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The first A380 of China Southern Airlines arrived in Guangzhou on 20 1 1, but the 7E7 series officially named Boeing 787 by Boeing Company still has no exact delivery time.

On June 29th, 2005, flight CZ3097 of China Southern Airlines with 234 Taiwanese businessmen took off from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport and landed at Taipei Zhongzheng International Airport at 9: 20, becoming the first Chinese mainland plane to legally land in Taiwan Province Province after the end of the civil war in China in June 2005.

On June 65438+1October 65438+September, 2006, China Southern Airlines ordered six Boeing 777 freighters from Boeing Company to support the growing demand for trans-Pacific routes. The first plane was delivered on February 3, 2009, 65438. China Southern became the first airline in China and the fourth in the world to operate this type of aircraft.

On February 30th of the same year, at 65438, China Southern Airlines launched a flight from Beijing to Lagos, Nigeria via Dubai, which was the first regular passenger flight to and from West African countries in East Asia. The route was suspended due to the global financial crisis and the sharp fluctuation of international oil prices, but it was successfully resumed on April 1 1 2009.

On September 6th, 2007, China Southern announced that it would purchase 55 new generation B737-700 and B737-800 from Boeing Company to expand its fleet. These aircraft will be delivered between May +0 1 day, 2065438 and June +03, 2065438.

By then, China Southern Airlines will probably become the largest Boeing 737 operator in the world. 10 year1On October 23rd, China Southern Airlines and Airbus signed an aircraft procurement contract for 10a330-200, which will be delivered from March 20th10 to August 20th12, with a total contract amount of about160.

On June 25th, 2009, China Southern Airlines and Guangzhou Asian Organizing Committee held a signing ceremony in Guangzhou, officially becoming the official partners of the 20 10 Asian Games, providing aviation services for athletes, referees, government officials and media reporters from 45 countries and regions in Asia.

20 10 year 10 20th, 10, China Southern signed an agreement with Airbus to purchase 20 A320 series aircraft. According to the catalogue price, each plane is 76.9 million US dollars, and the total transaction amount is/kloc-0.538 million US dollars (about RMB/kloc-0.05 billion yuan). The aircraft will be delivered from 20 1 1 to 20 13.

In March of the same year, China Southern issued new shares worth 65.438+0.075 billion yuan (about 65.438+0.57 billion US dollars) in Shanghai and Hong Kong to pay the outstanding loans. In February, 65438, China Southern introduced new shareholders to its subsidiary, Xiamen Airlines, and injected RMB146 million to further improve the management level and profitability of Xiamen Airlines.

201165438+1On October 25th, China Southern Airlines was awarded the "four-star airline" certificate by Skytrax, becoming the first large-scale state-owned airline with a four-star rating in China and the largest four-star airline in operation at present. On June 22nd, it won the honor of Skytrax 20 1 1 the fastest growing airline of the year.

In the same year, China Southern Airlines successively added destinations such as Auckland, Tbilisi and Vancouver, among which Guangzhou-Auckland route was the first direct flight from Chinese mainland to New Zealand.

On the China-Australia route, China Southern's capacity share has reached 52%, making it the largest carrier on the China-Australia route. 201115 China Southern Airlines received the first Airbus A380 at the Capital Airport, becoming the first airline in China and the seventh in the world to operate the Airbus A380.

On September 24th, 20 12, China Southern Airlines entered into a joint venture contract agreement with the state-owned Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Co., Ltd. to establish a joint venture company-China Southern Airlines Henan Airlines Co., Ltd., with a registered capital of 6 billion yuan, and China Southern Airlines will contribute 3.6 billion yuan (RMB, the same below), accounting for 60% of the equity of the joint venture company.

The term of operation of the joint venture company is 20 years, which may be extended with the consent of the shareholders of the joint venture company within one year before its expiration.

20 13 On June 2nd, China Southern Airlines received the first Boeing 787 from Everett Airport in Seattle, China, which means that China Southern Airlines is the first airline in China to operate Boeing 787.

2065438+On June 2, 20081day, China Southern Airlines said that it had launched new refund and rescheduling functions. No matter where you bought the ticket, you can refund it and change it, and it will arrive within 2 hours.

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