China Southern airlines maintain best safety record

Up to June 16th, 2008, China Southern Airlines has recorded 169 consecutive months of safe flight operation, accumulated 5 Million hours safely flown and carried 2.5 hundred Million passengers safely. And the company's safety management is ranked second to none in the Chinese aviation industry and occupies a leading position in the international aviation industry.

China Southern Airlines, the newest member of SkyTeam and the largest airline in The People's Republic of China, has been honored with the Five-Star Flight Safety Award by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC),which indicates that China Southern Airlines becomes the only Chinese carrier maintaining the highest safety level and the best safety record.

China Southern currently operates 342 aircraft and approximately 1,400 daily flights to destinations around the world. In 2007, China Southern Airlines carried nearly 57 Million passengers, ranked as the largest airline in China for 29 consecutive years and positioned #4 globally & #1 in Asia - the only Asian carrier entering into the world's Top Five passenger airlines - based on annual passenger traffic volume. For a long time, China Southern Airlines has been giving the highest priority to safety and flight reliability, adopting advanced safety management thoughts &science and technology, tamping the safety base energetically, perfecting the safety management mechanism with a long-term effect. The company's SOC (System Operations Control Center),the QAR (Quick Access Recorder) system, the SMS(Safety Management System of China Civil Aviation) construction, Flight Planning System, Aircrew Administration System etc, all occupy a leading position within in the international aviation industry and develop a school of its own in the domestic aviation industry.

In 2008, China Southern Airlines continue increasing its input in safe operation, establishing a new type of safety management system, doing its best to guarantee safe flight operation, committed to realizing the goal of "Safe Olympics". In March 2008, IATA carried out a five-day safety audit for China Southern Airlines, and the company passed all 914 audit items with excellent grades. "As such a large company, China Southern Airlines obtains so outstanding results, which is very rare among airlines in the Asia-Pacific region.” The foreign expert who was the leader of the IATA reexamination expert team sang high praise for China Southern.

China Southern Airlines' safety and reliability record has gained strong trust from passengers and a good reputation among the aviation industry. In 2007, China Southern Airlines accomplished 1.075 Million safe flight hours, 4,500 flight hours of general aviation and 546,692 landings/take-offs. In 1995, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2007, China Southern Airlines was honored by the CAAC with the "Golden Roc Cup" – the most prestigious award in the Chinese aviation industry, which created the tiptop safety record within the Chinese civil aviation.