Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, cargo carrier whose plane careened off
Miami runway
[September 14, 2026]
MIAMI (AP) — Amazon said Sunday that it has suspended its
partnership with 21 Air after one of the cargo carrier's planes loaded
with Amazon packages careened off a Miami runway last week and killed
five people.
The Boeing 767 came in fast on Sept. 6 and then barreled roughly 1,300
feet (396 meters) past the end of the runway and smashed into a van
carrying workers at a plane cleaning company. All five people who died
were in the van. Five others were hurt. |
Workers inspect an Amazon cargo plane that overshot a runway four days
ago at Miami International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Miami.
(AP Photo/Marta Lavandier) |
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“After the tragic incident last weekend, we’ve spent time
supporting the investigation and reviewing some of the
surrounding circumstances, and we’ve decided to pause our
operations with 21 Air, the operator of Flight 7598,” Amazon
spokesperson Kelly Nantel said a statement. “We’ll continue
working to support the investigation and everyone affected.”
North Carolina-based 21 had flown packages for Amazon since
2024. The company didn't immediately respond Sunday to a request
for comment about Amazon's decision.
The jet’s ownership history, weather conditions at the airport,
maintenance records and operations by 21 Air were expected to be
reviewed by investigators with the National Transportation
Safety Board.
Flight information released by the NTSB on Sept. 9 revealed one
of the pilots warned his counterpart they were going too fast as
they approached for landing and after touchdown.
The cockpit audio recordings also captured a series of automated
warnings from the plane about the speed of descent and the
approaching terrain. The full transcript of the cockpit
conversation won’t be released until later in the investigation.
The 32-year-old Boeing was originally built to carry passengers
and flew for several airlines in foreign countries for more than
two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015,
according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24.
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