411A, typical British humour actually.
Mate, it was a JOKE!
I take the matter of bird strikes very seriously indeed. Apparantly the new generation of TCAS will be bird compatible, although only for birds large enough carry the transponder / aerial / digital processer and EFIS display, but i guess they're the ones we're all worried about anyway - a sparrow never hurt anybody.
JMC are a large UK charter airline with mostly 757 and Airbus. They were the result of a merger between Caledonian and Flying Colours. I believe JMC stands for John Michael Cook, son / grandson of Thomas Cook which is a large travel agency etc. (Braced for corrections from JMC pilots / spotters).
[This message has been edited by BmPilot21 (edited 24 June 2001).]