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.