See also my post #54 in "Stewardess demoted to F/O" in the R&N forum.
Of the many things to understand in this life, I know something about only 3 (Aircraft, motorcycles, physics). Every time one of these is mentioned in the press they get it wrong. Why should I assume that they get it right when he's writing about something I don't know about?
After an excellent landing you can use the airplane again!