The company is a limited company co-founded by Hainan Airlines, China Everbright International Trust and Investment Company, and the Hainan Branch of the Bank of Communications on October 18, 1993. In October 1999, the company publicly sold A-shares to the public and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The company is mainly engaged in international and domestic (including Hong Kong and Macau) air passenger, cargo and mail transportation services; air transport-related services; air travel; production of in-flight supplies, aviation equipment, aviation ground equipment and spare parts; terminal service and operation; and insurance agency services (limited to personal accident insurance). Among them, regular and irregular air passenger and cargo transportation is the company's main business. Corporate honors: In February 2023, Hainan Airlines won the honorary title of “SKYTRAX Five-Star Airlines” for the 12th time; in January 2023, Hainan Airlines won the “2022 Best Partner Award” at Huanghua International Airport; in November 2022, Hainan Airlines won 2nd place in the 2022 “Hainan Top 100 Companies” and 1st place in the 2022 “Hainan Top 50 Service Companies”, “China's Best Airline”, “China's Best Employee Service”, and “World's Best Business Class Comfort Products”, “Flight Safety Diamond One Star Award”, etc.