Amazon Halts 21 Air Operations After Fatal Miami Runway Crash

Amazon has suspended its partnership with cargo carrier 21 Air following a fatal runway accident in Miami last week that left five people dead, the company said Sunday.

The Boeing 767, operating as Flight 7598 and carrying Amazon packages, landed fast on Sept. 6 before overrunning the runway by roughly 1,300 feet (396 meters) and striking a van carrying workers from a plane cleaning company. All five people who died were inside the van, and five others were injured.

"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."

North Carolina-based 21 Air had flown packages for Amazon since 2024. The company did not immediately respond Sunday to a request for comment on Amazon's decision.

Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board are expected to review the jet's ownership history, weather conditions at the airport, maintenance records and 21 Air's operations.

Flight information released by the NTSB on Sept. 9 showed that one of the pilots warned the other that they were approaching too fast, both before landing and after touchdown. Cockpit audio also captured a series of automated warnings about descent speed and approaching terrain. A full transcript of the cockpit conversation will not be released until later in the investigation.

According to flight-tracking site Flightradar24, the 32-year-old aircraft was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines in foreign countries for more than two decades before being converted into a cargo plane in 2015.