SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
6-K
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
May 7,
2009
CHINA
SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
278
Jichang Road
Guangzhou,
Guangdong 510405
People’s
Republic of China
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
Form
20-F. x Form 40-F. o
(Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in
this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)
Yes o No. x
(If "Yes"
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________.)
China
Southern Airlines Company Limited (the “Company”) published announcements on May
7, 2009 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s website:
(i) at
http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/20090507/LTN200905071001.pdf with
respect to the approved appointment of Mr. Ren Ji Dong as an executive vice
president of the Company by the Board of the Company;
(ii) at
http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/20090507/LTN200905071009.pdfwith
respect to the connected transactions between the Company and TravelSky
Technology Limited, as approved by the Board of the Company and pending the
approval by shareholders at the general meeting of the Company; and
(iii) at
http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/20090507/LTN20090507995.pdf with
respect to the resignation of Mr. Yang Guang Hua as a supervisor and the
nomination of Mr. Li Jia Shi as a candidate for the supervisor of the fifth
session of the supervisory committee, as approved by the supervisory committee
of the Company and pending the approval by shareholders at the general meeting
of the Company.
English
versions of the above announcements are included in this Form 6-K of the
Company.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
CHINA
SOUTHERN AIRLINES COMPANY LIMITED
By: /s/ Liu Wei and
Xie
Bing
Name: Liu
Wei and Xie Bing
Title:
Joint Company Secretaries
Date: May
7, 2009
