[vrwc54]

Blame it on the birds-Dead birds don't tell tales.

[kingh99]

Birdsign! Artreides king of the Birdpeople summons thee!

[Thinkin' Gal]

But typically even if ingesting birds causes an engine to fail, a twin-engine plane like the A300 can fly on its remaining engine.

But you see, these birds were atypical.

[d14truth]

Just goes to show, it's the enviro-whackos fault for EPA and preserving all those 'birds' in the wetlands near bodies of water and, at the same time, coastal airports.

Of course, the birds were there first; so, we'll just have to move the airports to remote locations/reservations. Of course, we can't endanger any other species in doing so.

Just have to go back to walking I guess.(Hope I don't step on too many insects) {;~)

[Woodkirk]

Well said -- and dead birds also don't shear off tail sections.

[Young Werther]

Yes Birds! This would be the second aircraft to be brought down at JFK by birds. Runway 22 ends at the edge of the bay which is a wildlife refuge. As I understand it there has been an ongoing battle between the airport authorities who try to "chase away" the birds during air operations and the "enviro wackos" who put the birds serenity above flight safety. Maybe "Blame the Greens" is more appropriate.