Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, cargo carrier involved in fatal Miami crash

Online retailer Amazon said Sunday it was suspending its use of cargo carrier 21 Air after one of its Amazon-branded aircraft crashed upon landing in Miami this month, killing five people.

Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel did not divulge specific factors but said the decision came after the company reviewed some of the circumstances around the crash as it supported the National Transportation Safety Board’s investigation into its cause.

“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,” Nantel said.

Amazon has said it will use other carriers to transport shipments that would have been assigned to 21 Air. Its other carriers include Sun Country Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Air Transport International, ABX Air, ASL Airlines and Cargojet.

North Carolina-incorporated 21 Air, which specializes in cargo shipments to and from Mexico, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In the hours after the crash, 21 Air CEO Keith Winters offered condolences to the families of the dead and injured and cooperation to investigators.

“Our deepest condolences are with the families and loved ones of those…

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