Daily Roundup--May 3, 2012

Denmark’s Climber Sterling Airlines has declared bankruptcy and ceased operations.

Lufthansa announced it will eliminate 3500 jobs in an effort to return to profitablility.

BMIBaby, the low cost little sister airline of BMI, will cease operations next month. IAG, the parent company of British Airways and Iberia, bought BMI last month and said if it couldn’t find a buyer for BMIBaby, they would shut the airline.

Richard Branson, owner and founder of Virgin Atlantic, and hundreds of other “Virgin” companies, is known for his publicity stunts. But this is the “coolest” one yet. If you fly his airline in the near future, and order a drink, don’t be surprised if you see Branson.  The ice cubes look just like him.