
Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, the cargo carrier whose plane careened off Miami runway and killed 5
By Marcus Chen
WPLG Local 10

MIAMI (AP) — Amazon said Sunday that it has suspended its partnership with 21 Air after one of the cargo carrier's planes loaded with Amazon packages careened off a Miami runway last week and killed five people.The Boeing 767 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.“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 prepared 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. That will include the actions of the pilo
Ad Space Available
mid-article · 728px

By Marcus Chen
WPLG Local 10

By Katherine Langford
WPLG Local 10

By Marcus Chen
WPLG Local 10

By Katherine Langford
WPLG Local 10