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
January
13, 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 an announcement on
January 13, 2009 on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s website at http://www.hkexnews.hk/listedco/listconews/sehk/20090113/LTN20090113345.pdf
with respect to the appointment of Mr. Tan Wang Geng as the President of the
Company, a promotion from his former role as the Executive Vice President of the
Company. An English version of the announcement is 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:
January 13, 2009
