C P, You are right, it was second hand info but from someone who works and operates from the airport and I would expect they would know the difference.
Anyway, as no one else seems to know anything, I expect he is either wrong or it wasn't a problem. With regards to the J41 fleet disposal, if in fact, it is being disposed of. I would maintain that it is because the fleet is no longer being subsidised by BA, making it much more dificult to make it pay.