Amazon has stopped using 21 Air after an incident where a 21 Air-operated Boeing 767 overshot the runway at Miami International Airport on September 6, resulting in five fatalities. Amazon’s spokesperson stated that the company is pausing operations with 21 Air following a review of the circumstances and to support the ongoing investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board. The aircraft was carrying workers from a plane cleaning company when it crashed after landing too fast, triggering multiple safety alerts in the cockpit.
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On Sunday afternoon, an Amazon cargo plane operated by 21 Air overran a runway at Miami International Airport after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing 5 people. The Boeing 767 hit several vehicles and burst into flames, causing thick smoke to billow into the sky and halting airport operations for hours. Thirty injured individuals were reported, with three in critical condition and two hospitalized with lesser injuries. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue units responded with over 60 personnel. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash, which also disrupted flights at one of America's busiest airports.
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Amazon says it has decided to suspend its operations with 21 Air after
overshot a runway in Miami, killing five people.
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"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 on Sunday.
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"We'll continue working to support the investigation and everyone affected.
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"Safety has always been our top priority, whether in our own operations or when we're working with partners," Nantel said.
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The North Carolina carrier had flown packages for Amazon since 2024.
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The company didn't immediately respond Sunday to a request for comment about Amazon's decision.
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The Boeing 767 came in fast on Sept. 6 and barreled roughly 1,300 feet past the end of the runway at Miami International Airport.
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It
carrying workers at a plane cleaning company.
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All five people who died were in the van, and five others were injured.
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The jet's ownership history, weather conditions at the airport, maintenance records and operations by 21 Air were expected to be reviewed by investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board.
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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.
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The cockpit
also captured a series of automated warnings from the plane about the speed of descent and the approaching terrain.
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The full transcript of the cockpit conversation won't be released until later in the investigation.
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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.
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