China Southwest Airlines’ staff
CSWA has a quality team of pilots, which 300 pilots have awarded special or first class safety medals by CAAC. CSWA Chengdu Flight Department has established a 36 years safe flying on the most famous Chengdu-Lhasa route. They also opened the route to Bangda, the highest civil airport in the world. CSWA Chongqing Flight Team has logged up a record of 25 years of safe flying. In 1996 and 2000, CSWA was twice awarded the Golden Roc Cup, which is the top safe flying award.

China Southwest Airlines’ two maintenance bases
CSWA has two maintenance bases, CSWA Aircraft Maintenance Plant and CSWA Aircraft Maintenance Company. CSWA Aircraft Maintenance Plant has 30 years experience on airplane maintenance. They were awarded a medal from Boeing Company for their record of Boeing 757-200 314 days with no delays for maintenance reasons in operating. CSWA Aircraft Maintenance Company is the sole company authorized to repair the metric and Russia types aircraft, for all overhauls of engines and accessories. CSWA AMC has established a joint venture name SNKM Engine Maintenance Company with the France SNECMA, USA WLS and Beijing Kailan. The joint venture is aiming to fulfill the requirement of CFM56 series engines maintenance in China and Asia and Pacific Rim.

China Southwest Airlines’ Fleet
CSWA is possessing a fleet of 40, fully ledged airplanes, mainly manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplane Group and Airbus Industie, which include 3 Airbus 340-300, 13 Boeing 757-200, 17 Boeing 737-300 and 3 Boeing737-800.

China Southwest Airlines’ Representative Offices
CSWA has established major representative offices in Chengdu, Chongqing, Guiyang, Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Haikou, Xianmen, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Kunming, Beihai, Yantai, Changsha, Lhasa, Hongkong, Kathmandu, Nagoya, Bangkok, Singapore, and Seoul. There are also many regional ticketing agents all over China to present convenience to passengers and cargo owners.

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