Spring gives B&R aerial dimension

Wang Yu leads China's largest budget airline as it expands flight networks across continents

Wang Yu, 48, had worn many hats before he took over as chairman of Spring Airlines, China's first and largest budget carrier, last year.

The elder son of Wang Zhenghua, the founder of Spring Airlines and "the first man of budget carriers" in China, Wang Junior went to Southern Illinois University between 1999 and 2002 and received a master's degree in economics and, later, an MBA.