China Southern Airlines is pleased to announce its selection of AviNet Airport network service from ARINC Incorporated to connect its host computer system at Beijing with growing international passenger operations in Australia, Korea, and Japan.

ARINC's Asia Pacific Division and China Southern Airlines' world headquarters in Guangzhou jointly made the announcement on April 17, 2007. AviNet Airport is a cost-effective global IP network solution that allows airlines to connect their legacy and modern applications on a single fully-managed connection.

"AviNet Airport allows us to cost-effectively and securely network all our traditional and modern operating applications with a single connection. We also expect to enjoy increased productivity and uptime with the added network redundancy it provides," said Jerry Hu, Chief Information Officer, China Southern Airlines.

Randy Pizzi, ARINC Managing Director, Asia/Pacific, stated, "ARINC is very pleased that China Southern Airlines has selected AviNet Airport for these major international passenger operations. China Southern joins a growing list of global airlines that have benefited from this innovative ARINC service. We will continue to develop AviNet Airport to meet the growing needs of the aviation industry."

The IP technology behind AviNet Airport supports aviation industry connectivity requirements for check-in, ticketing, baggage handling, fueling, gate management, flight information display systems (FIDS), ground handling operations, and many other applications in the airport environment.

ARINC anticipates completing four cutovers starting this month for China Southern passenger operations at Australia's Melbourne International Airport, Korea's Incheon International Airport, and Japan's Kansai International Airport and Narita International Airport.

China Southern Airlines Co., Ltd. flight operations are based at the brand-new Baiyun International Airport in Guangzhou, with a second hub in Beijing, and 13 branches throughout China. It has international offices in 44 major global markets.

As the world's fastest growing international airline, China Southern operates an advanced fleet of more than 300 Airbus and Boeing aircraft, flying more than 600 domestic and international routes to 142 destinations. China Southern Airlines carried more than 49 million passengers in 2006, and is experiencing amazing passenger growth of approximately 15% per year. The company is a main air transportation business of China Southern Air Holding Company.