Annual Report 2008

Contents
Company Profile 2
Corporate Information 3
Financial Highlights

4
Chairman’s Statement

6
Management Discussion and Analysis

9
Report of the Directors 20
Report of the Supervisory Committee 33

Corporate Governance Report 35
Financial Statements Prepared under International Financial Reporting Standards
. Independent Auditor’s Report 41 . Consolidated Income Statement 43 . Consolidated Balance Sheet 45 . Company Balance Sheet 47 . Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity 49 . Consolidated Cash Flow Statement 51 . Notes to the Financial Statements 53
Supplementary Information 139
Five Year Summary 141

The Board of Directors, Supervisory Committee and
Senior Management 143
Glossary 148

ANNUAL REPORT 2008 1

Company Profile

China Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”), together with its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”),
is one of the largest airlines in the People’s Republic of China (“China” or “the PRC”). In 2008, the Group ranked first among all Chinese airlines in terms of its fleet size, flight routes network and volume of passenger traffic. The Company has a network of flight routes with Guangzhou and Beijing as the hubs, covering China and the rest of Asia and connecting Europe, America, Australia and Africa. The Company joined the SKYTEAM in November 2007. Up to the date of this report, the Group has established a network reaching 905 destinations globally, connecting 169 countries and regions and covering major cities around the world.
Based in Guangzhou, the Group has 13 branches, including Xinjiang, Beifang, Beijing, Shenzhen, Hainan, Heilongjiang, Jilin, Dalian, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangxi and Zhuhai Helicopter and 5 major subsidiaries, including Xiamen Airlines, Shantou Airlines, Zhuhai Airlines, Guizhou Airlines and Chongqing Airlines. The Group has set up bases in Shanghai and Xi’an and 18 domestic offices in cities including Chengdu, Hangzhou and Nanjing. It also maintains 46 overseas offices including Tokyo, Paris, Los Angeles, Sydney and Lagos. Apart from the above, the Company has equity interests in Sichuan Airlines Corporation Limited.
As of 31 December 2008, the Group had a fleet of 348 aircraft, consisting primarily of Boeing 737 series, 747, 757, 777, Airbus 320 series, 300, 330, McDonnell Douglas 82, 90 etc. The average age of the Group’s registered aircrafts was 6.3 years as at the year end of 2008.
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Corporate Information

DIRECTORS
Executive Directors
Si Xian Min (Chairman) Li Wen Xin
Wang Quan Hua Liu Bao Heng Tan Wan Geng (President)
Xu Jie Bo (Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)
Chen Zhen You
Independent Non-Executive Directors
Wang Zhi
Sui Guang Jun Gong Hua Zhang Lam Kwong Yu

SUPERVISORS
Sun Xiao Yi
(Chairman of the Supervisory Committee)
Yang Guang Hua Yang Yi Hua Liang Zhong Gao Zhang Wei

JOINT COMPANY SECRETARIES
Xie Bing Liu Wei

AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES
Xu Jie Bo Liu Wei

PRINCIPAL BANKERS
The Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Bank of China China Construction Bank Agricultural Bank of China China Development Bank

LEGAL ADVISERS TO THE COMPANY
DLA Piper Hong Kong Z&T Law Firm

SHARE REGISTRAR
Hong Kong Registrars Limited 46th Floor
Hopewell Centre 183 Queen’s Road East Hong Kong
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
P.O. Box 358516
Pittsburgh, PA15252-8516
U.S.A.
China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation
Limited Shanghai Branch Floor 36, China Insurance Building 166 Lu Jia Zui East Road, Shanghai
　
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