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Chinese Tycoon Rides Resort’s Rise to Empire in the Sky
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Twenty years ago, Chen Feng used to push the refreshment trolley up and down the aisle of the lone Boeing 737 that comprised his startup airline.
Today, based on the tropical Chinese island of Hainan, he controls a fleet of 483 planes -- and has a jet of his own, a Gulfstream G550, Bloomberg Markets magazine will report in its May issue. Even so, Chen, a devout Buddhist, says he’s far from the stereotypical Chinese tycoon.