What’s more nostalgic than a train ride? Once a primary mode of transportation in the U.S., riding the rails has long since been replaced by soaring the skies in a cramped seat inside a metal tube.

A runway excursion involving a Mandarin Airlines ATR 72-600 in Taiwan on 22 August 2018 was due largely to the flight crew’s non-compliance with operating procedures. The aircraft, registered B-16852, ...