Few sights are more sobering than an aircraft skidding across the flight deck of a carrier with no way to stop. Pilots train endlessly for this scenario, and rescue crews rehearse every response, but ...

You’re flying 34,000 feet over the Atlantic, finally taking that dream trip to Europe. You’re relaxed, considering reading the book you brought or watching that movie you never got around to seeing.

An American Airlines maintenance technician resorted to an unusual solution at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) ...