An airline official said it was not a mechanical problem, but a computer error on the electric brake system controls.

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It contained a malware application, which had managed to bypass existing security controls, but was not able to spread through the computer system.

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It is operated from a computer workstation, rather than by traditional aircraft controls, and has an automatic landing system.

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