Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, cargo carrier whose plane crashed off Miami runway

To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app. Example video title will go here for this video MIAMI — The cargo airline that flew the plane that ran off the end of a Miami runway over Labor Day weekend and killed five people lost one of its biggest customers when Amazon suspended its partnership with 21 Air, and it's not yet clear if the company will lose more business while the crash is being investigated. 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.

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Scoop News DeskMiami, Florida · Published Monday, September 14, 2026 at 11:28 PM UTCUpdated Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 1:07 AM UTC

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Five others were hurt. “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 in a statement. “We’ll continue working to support the investigation and everyone affected.” The National Transportation Safety Board will examine everything that might have contributed to the crash to determine what caused it. The cockpit audio recordings also captured a series of automated warnings from the plane about the speed of descent and the approaching terrain.

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