LaGuardia runway EMAS saves US VP candidate aircraft

Credit: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department Twitter feed
An engineered materials arrestor system (EMAS) prevented a chartered Boeing 737 from a potentially serious crash after it skidded off the runway after landing at New York LaGuardia airport Oct. 27. The aircraft was carrying US Republican vice-presidential candidate Mike Pence along with aides and...

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