NewsWSVN 7 MiamiSeptember 14, 2026Miami-Dade County
Amazon suspends cargo carrier partnership with 21 Air following fatal runway crash in Miami
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Amazon suspended its partnership with cargo carrier 21 Air after one of the company's planes overran a Miami International Airport runway, resulting in five deaths and five injuries. The Sept. 6 crash involved a Boeing 767 carrying Amazon packages that struck a van carrying cleaning company workers. The National Transportation Safety Board is reviewing the incident, including flight data, weather, maintenance records, and cockpit voice recordings.
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The suspension affects shipping operations for Amazon and 21 Air while federal investigators examine the cause of a fatal runway overrun that killed five workers and injured five others.
Key Facts
- Amazon suspended its partnership with cargo carrier 21 Air following a fatal plane crash on Sept. 6.
- A Boeing 767 operated by 21 Air careened roughly 1,300 feet past the end of a Miami runway.
- The plane smashed into a van carrying plane cleaning company workers, resulting in five deaths and five injuries.
- All five fatalities occurred inside the van struck by the aircraft.
- 21 Air had flown packages for Amazon since 2024.
- The National Transportation Safety Board is reviewing jet ownership, weather, maintenance records, and 21 Air operations.
- NTSB flight data from Sept. 9 indicated a pilot warned his counterpart about excessive speed during approach and after touchdown.
- Cockpit audio recordings captured automated warnings regarding speed of descent and approaching terrain.
- The aircraft involved was a 32-year-old Boeing originally built to carry passengers and converted to a cargo plane in 2015.
Who's Mentioned
OrganizationFlightradar24“Flight-tracking site providing aircraft history”locationNorth Carolina“Base location of 21 Air”otherFlight 7598“The flight operated by 21 Air”otherBoeing 767“The aircraft model involved in the incident”locationMiami“Location of the runway crash”PersonKelly Nantel“Amazon spokesperson”Organization21 Air“Cargo carrier whose plane was involved in the crash”OrganizationNational Transportation Safety Board“Investigating the plane crash”OrganizationAmazon“Suspended partnership with 21 Air”