China Southern Airlines Set Up China First Flight Training Base
RMB510 Million Yuan To Be Invested For A First Class Flight Training Center

GUANGZHOU, China – May 4, 2008 - China Southern Airlines, (NYSE: ZNH, HKSE: 1055, SHA 600029) - www.csair.com/global  - the newest member of SkyTeam and the largest airline in The People’s Republic of China is pleased to announce the establishment of China Southern (Nanyang) Flight Training Base, being the only Chinese flight training center in possession of its own flight training aircraft, airport facility and management organization. Present at the founding ceremony were CAAC Vice Minister Li Jian, China Southern Airlines Chairman Liu Shaoyong and President Si Xianmin, Nanyang City Party Secretary Huang Xingwei and Mayor Zhu Guangping.

The first aircraft introduced to the training base is a Boeing 737-300 (Registered as B2574) – a new plane in current operation of China Southern Airlines with all seats removed.

Nanyang Airport is China Southern Airlines’ own fully-invested and managed airport facility, located in China’s Central Plains with a pleasant climate. Nanyang Airport enjoys more than 300 days in a year available for flight, being one of the best airports clear off obstacles in mainland China. As scheduled, China Southern Airlines, starting from this year, will invest RMB510 Million yuan in succession to continuously improve the varied hard-ware facilities at the airport, phase out three big-size jets of different types into the training base for all China Southern’s pilots to receive flight training there.

After all the constructions completed, Nanyang Flight Training Base will provide China Southern’s pilots of all types of aircraft smaller than Boeing 777 with initial, base, upgrade and transitional training.

The newest member of SkyTeam – www.skyteam.com – and the largest airline in The People’s Republic of China for the past 29 years, China Southern Airlines - www.csair.com/global - connects more than 80 cities around the globe. Major business and vacation destinations served in China include: Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hong Kong, Kunming, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan and as well as International service, including: Amsterdam, Bangkok, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Islamabad, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Lagos, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Moscow, Osaka, Paris, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo.

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