{"id":399793,"date":"2026-09-14T21:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T21:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/399793\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T21:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T21:04:17","slug":"amazon-suspends-use-of-21-air-the-cargo-carrier-whose-plane-careened-off-miami-runway-and-killed-5-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/399793\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, the cargo carrier whose plane careened off Miami runway and killed 5 – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

The cargo airline that flew the plane that ran off the end of a Miami runway <\/a>over Labor Day weekend and killed five people lost one of its biggest customers when Amazon suspended its partnership with 21 Air, and it\u2019s not yet clear if the company will lose more business while the crash is being investigated.<\/p>\n

The Boeing 767, loaded with packages of contact lenses, 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter the tragic incident last weekend, we\u2019ve spent time supporting the investigation and reviewing some of the surrounding circumstances, and we\u2019ve decided to pause our operations with 21 Air, the operator of Flight 7598,\u201d Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said in a statement. \u201cWe\u2019ll continue working to support the investigation and everyone affected.\u201d<\/p>\n

The National Transportation Safety Board will examine everything that might have contributed to the crash to determine what caused it. That will include the actions of the pilots and air traffic controllers as well as the jet\u2019s maintenance history, the airline\u2019s practices and the stormy weather at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n

The North Carolina carrier had flown packages for Amazon since 2024. The company also flies packages for DHL. Data from aviation analytics firm Cirium show that 21 Air leases its 18 airplanes, which include 13 Boeing 767s and five 757s. At least six of those planes are leased from Amazon affiliates and at least three from DHL.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe remain focused on supporting the families and loved ones who were impacted by this accident, as well as working closely with the NTSB and all our partners, like Amazon, as the investigation continues,\u201d 21 Air said in a statement. \u201cWe are confident in our safety policies, procedures and training.\u201d<\/p>\n

DHL spokesman Robert Mintz declined to say Monday whether that package hauler will continue to use 21 Air because of \u201cthe ongoing investigation and the sensitive nature of the matter.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDHL continually assesses its network and relationships with service providers to ensure we meet the needs of our customers and our operational requirements,\u201d Mintz said.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The plane was unsteady as it came in and didn\u2019t touch down until it was well beyond where it was supposed to land on the runway, which limited the amount of space it had to stop. A tail wind may have helped propel the plane further.<\/p>\n

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\u2019t be released until later in the investigation.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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