China Southern Airlines

major airline in China, headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong
Organization airline Q291090
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Summary

China Southern Airlines is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,454 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: People's Republic of China[3]
  • Instance of: public company[4], business[5]
  • Airline hub: Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport[6], Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport[7], Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport[8], Beijing Daxing International Airport[9]
  • Item operated: Airbus A380[10], Airbus A320 family[11], Airbus A330[12], Boeing 737 Classic[13], Boeing 737 Next Generation[14], Boeing 757[15], Boeing 777[16], Boeing 787 Dreamliner[17], Comac C909[18], Embraer 190[19], Airbus A350[20]
  • Owned by: China Southern Air Holding Company[21], Nan Lung Holding[22]
  • Headquarters location: Guangzhou[23]
  • IATA airline designator: CZ[24]
  • ICAO airline designator: CSN[25]
  • Location: Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (1933–2004)[26]
  • Child organization or unit: Xiamen Airlines[27], Chongqing Airlines[28], GAMECO[29]
  • Commons category: China Southern Airlines[30]
  • Stock exchange: Shanghai Stock Exchange[31], Hong Kong Stock Exchange[32]
  • Inception: 1991[33]
  • Location of formation: Guangzhou[34]
  • Official website: http://www.csair.com/[35], http://www.cs-air.com/[36]
  • Topic's main category: Category:China Southern Airlines[37]
  • Commons gallery: China Southern Airlines[38]
  • Replaces: CAAC Airlines[39]
  • Legal form: joint-stock company[40]
  • Short name: 南航[41]
  • Owner of: Xiamen Airlines[42], Chongqing Airlines[43], GAMECO[44]
  • Reward program: Sky Pearl Club[45]
  • Airline accounting code: 784[46]
  • Street address: 广东省广州市白云区齐心路68号[47], 68 Qixin Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, PRC[48], 278 Jichang Road, Guangzhou 510405, Guangdong Province, the Peoples Republic of China[49], 广东省广州市白云区机场路278号[50], 廣東省廣州市白雲區齊心路68號[51], 广州白云机场 邮编:510405[52], Baiyun International Airport, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510406, China[53]
  • Social media followers: 43,852[54], 42,640[55], 65,268[56], 63,362[57]

Why It Matters

China Southern Airlines has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . annual report. csair.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . hkex.com.hk. hkex.com.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  43. [45] ↑ . skypearl.csair.com. skypearl.csair.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . csair.com. Retrieved . csair.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . csair.com. Retrieved . csair.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . csair.com. csair.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  55. [57] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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