{"id":399513,"date":"2026-09-14T15:02:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/399513\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T15:02:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T15:02:19","slug":"amazon-suspends-21-air-operations-after-deadly-cargo-plane-crash-at-miami-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/399513\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon suspends 21 Air operations after deadly cargo plane crash at Miami airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MIAMI, Fla. (CBS12)  \u2014 Following a plane crash at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miami-airport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Miami International Airport<\/a> that killed five people, Amazon announced it has suspended operations with 21 Air, the operator of the cargo plane involved in the crash.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon said it made the decision after reviewing the \u201csurrounding circumstances,\u201d according to WSVN.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntsb.gov\/Pages\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">National Transportation Safety Board\u2019s<\/a> preliminary findings raised questions about the speed of the Amazon-branded cargo plane when it overran the runway. Investigators are also examining how the flight crew handled the landing.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the crash has not been determined.<\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/kansas-man-charged-with-antisemitic-death-threats-against-ben-shapiro-kansas-man-charged-antisemitic-death-threats-korby-allen-strube-yom-kippur-countdown-florida-boca-raton-palm-beach-county-x-twitter-secret-service-investigation-starlink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kansas man arrested for online antisemitic death threats toward Ben Shapiro<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The crash happened Sunday, Sept. 6, when the plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport, <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/prime-air-cargo-plane-overruns-runway-catches-fire-at-miami-international-airport-mia-prime-air-prime-air-flight-7598-cargo-plane-plane-crash-runway-overrun-miami-airport-crash-miami-plane-crash-cargo-plane-fire-aircraft-fire-airplane-accident\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">struck multiple vehicles<\/a>, including a cleaning van carrying seven people, and caught fire. Fi<a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/5-people-killed-when-plane-struck-van-at-miami-airport-identified-miami-international-airport-miami-airport-plane-crash-aircraft-crash-airport-crash-miami-dade-miami-dade-sheriffs-office-mdso-ntsb-crash-investigation-deadly-crash-fatal-crash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ve people were killed<\/a> in the cleaning van who were identified as Rolando Alem\u00e1n Le\u00f3n, 55; Joel Rodr\u00edguez Naranjo, 53; Julio C. Pineda, 75; Carlos Acosta Fajardo, 53; and Abierquis Reyes Quevedo, 47.<\/p>\n<p>Five others were injured: Eugenio Corredor, 79; Ridoel Averhoff Diaz; Roosevelt Sebastian Perdomo Torres; Jaime Felipe Silva Molina, 37; and Joseph Carol, 55.<\/p>\n<p>Two lawsuits have been filed in connection with the crash. One was filed by the<a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/wrongful-death-lawsuit-filed-against-amazon-over-deadly-miami-cargo-jet-crash-amazon-prime-air-flight-7598-miami-international-airport-miami-cargo-plane-crash-miami-plane-crash-wrongful-death-lawsuit-amazon-lawsuit-21-air-atlas-air-worldwide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> wife of a worker <\/a>who was killed. Another was filed by <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/5-people-killed-when-plane-struck-van-at-miami-airport-identified-miami-international-airport-miami-airport-plane-crash-aircraft-crash-airport-crash-miami-dade-miami-dade-sheriffs-office-mdso-ntsb-crash-investigation-deadly-crash-fatal-crash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Torres, 27<\/a>, who was among the seven people in the van struck by the plane.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI, Fla. 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