Yes, I think it was the
anti-skid that
Centaurus was referring to - he's probably got his mind on other "things"
But these "spokespeople" for airlines, seem to me, to be the first (and preferably the one with the LEAST knowledge of aircraft, and aircraft ops) employee of that company, that the press can rustle up.
It's a fact of life, that tyres fail sometimes - not only on aircraft, but also on cars, motorbikes, bicycles, prams, etc.
But NOT trains!
Oh to be a train driver (even just a glorified one
).