21 Air Safety Complaint Resurfaces After Miami Crash Kills 5 on Amazon-Branded 767
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Updated · The Seattle Times · Sep 11
21 Air Safety Complaint Resurfaces After Miami Crash Kills 5 on Amazon-Branded 767
3 articles · Updated · The Seattle Times · Sep 11
Summary
A 2022 Labor Department complaint by former 21 Air pilot Karl Seuring has regained attention after Sunday’s Miami runway overrun killed five people and injured five others.
Seuring alleged he was fired after raising safety concerns, including insufficient pilot rest, weak cockpit resource management, an overly long checklist and pressure that discouraged reporting problems.
21 Air said safety has been central since its 2021 acquisition and that it is cooperating with the NTSB; Amazon said the allegations predate its 2024 relationship with the carrier but are being taken seriously.
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said investigators will examine Amazon’s contractual relationship with 21 Air and urged employees with relevant information to come forward.
The crash has also sharpened scrutiny of Amazon’s outsourced cargo network: 21 Air flies eight 767s for Amazon, a small share of a system spanning at least 13 carriers.