China Southern Airlines

major airline in China, headquartered in Guangzhou, Guangdong
Organization airline Q291090
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China Southern Airlines

Summary

China Southern Airlines is an airline[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,091 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • China Southern Airlines is in the country of People's Republic of China[3].
  • China Southern Airlines's image is recorded as B-309W@PEK (20191029135845).jpg[4].
  • China Southern Airlines's instance of is recorded as airline[5].
  • China Southern Airlines's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • China Southern Airlines's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • China Southern Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport[8].
  • China Southern Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport[9].
  • China Southern Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport[10].
  • China Southern Airlines's airline hub is recorded as Beijing Daxing International Airport[11].
  • China Southern Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A380[12].
  • China Southern Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A320 family[13].
  • China Southern Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A330[14].
  • China Southern Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737 Classic[15].
  • China Southern Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 737 Next Generation[16].
  • China Southern Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 757[17].
  • China Southern Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 777[18].
  • China Southern Airlines's item operated is recorded as Boeing 787 Dreamliner[19].
  • China Southern Airlines's item operated is recorded as Comac C909[20].
  • China Southern Airlines's item operated is recorded as Embraer 190[21].
  • China Southern Airlines's item operated is recorded as Airbus A350[22].
  • China Southern Airlines's owned by is recorded as China Southern Air Holding Company[23].
  • China Southern Airlines's owned by is recorded as Nan Lung Holding[24].
  • China Southern Airlines's headquarters location is recorded as Guangzhou[25].
  • China Southern Airlines's headquarters location is recorded as Guangzhou[26].
  • China Southern Airlines's IATA airline designator is recorded as CZ[27].

Body

Founding

+1991-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of China Southern Airlines[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Guangzhou[29].

Identity

China Southern Airlines's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '南航'}[30].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Guangzhou[25], a sub-province-level division[31], in People's Republic of China[32]. Subsidiaries include Xiamen Airlines[33], an airline[34], in People's Republic of China[35], founded in 1984[36], headquartered in Xiamen[37]; Chongqing Airlines[38], an airline[39], in People's Republic of China[40], founded in 2007[41], headquartered in Chongqing[42]; and GAMECO[43], a company[44], in People's Republic of China[45], founded in 1989[46], headquartered in Guangzhou[47].

Ownership

Owners include China Southern Air Holding Company[23], a company[48], in People's Republic of China[49], founded in 1987[50], headquartered in Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport[51] and Nan Lung Holding[24]. Stock exchanges include Shanghai Stock Exchange[52] and Hong Kong Stock Exchange[53].

Why It Matters

China Southern Airlines ranks in the top 2% of airline entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,091 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . annual report. csair.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  27. [38] . wikidata.org.
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  29. [52] . wikidata.org.
  30. [53] . hkex.com.hk. hkex.com.hk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [28] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  17. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [54] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [55] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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