Amazon Suspends Cargo Carrier After Fatal Miami Crash
Amazon has suspended its use of cargo carrier 21 Air after one of its Amazon-branded aircraft crashed in Miami, killing five people. The crash occurred on September 6 at Miami International Airport when a Boeing 767-300 operated by 21 Air overran the runway and struck two vehicles.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating the cause of the crash, which also injured five people. Data from the flight's cockpit voice recorder revealed that one pilot was cautioning repeatedly that the aircraft was going too fast as it landed, but there was no consistent verbal response to these comments about speed.
Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel said the company has reviewed some of the circumstances around the crash and decided to pause its operations with 21 Air. The company will use other carriers, including Sun Country Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and Cargojet, to transport shipments that would have been assigned to 21 Air.
21 Air CEO Keith Winters offered condolences to the families of the dead and injured and cooperation to investigators in a statement.