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Amazon Suspends Use of 21 Air After Miami Crash
Confirmed
In Short: Amazon has suspended its partnership with 21 Air following a tragic crash at Miami International Airport that killed five people.
The crash, which happened on September 25, involved a 32-year-old Boeing 767 that had been converted to a cargo plane in 2015. According to cockpit audio recordings, the plane had automated warnings about its speed and approaching terrain. The plane was originally built to carry passengers and had flown for several airlines in foreign countries for over two decades before its conversion.
In the meantime, Amazon has turned to other carriers to transport its shipments. The company's other carriers include Sun Country Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Air Transport International, ABX Air, ASL Airlines, and Cargojet. 21 Air, which specializes in cargo shipments to and from Mexico, remains focused on supporting those affected by the crash and working closely with the NTSB and its partners.
The crash involved Flight 7598, which was arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, when it overran Runway 30 and struck two vehicles before it stopped. Miami-Dade County Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz provided details of the incident.
What's confirmed
- Amazon said Sunday it's decided to pause operations with 21 Air as the investigation into the crash continues.
- 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.
- Workers inspect an Amazon cargo plane that overshot a runway four days ago at Miami International Airport, Thursday, Sept.
- The Boeing 767 came in fast and then barreled roughly 1,300 feet past the end of the runway and smashed into a van carrying workers at a plane cleaning company.
- North Carolina-based 21 had flown packages for Amazon since 2024.
- The company didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment about Amazon’s decision.
What's still developing
- “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.
- Online retailer Amazon said Sunday it was suspending its use of cargo carrier 21 Air after one of its Amazon-branded aircraft crashed upon landing in Miami this month, killing five people.
- Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel did not divulge specific factors but said the decision came after the company reviewed some of the circumstances around the crash as it supported the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into its cause.
- The data suggested that the plane touched down, and about 15 seconds later a pilot called for a go-around, a maneuver in which a plane aborts its landing by pulling up and circling around to try to land again.