Amazon has suspended its use of 21 Air, the cargo carrier whose aircraft crashed off a runway in Miami, according to a report by WWLTV.com.

The suspension directly removes contracted lift from Amazon's air cargo network at one of its key US gateways. Miami serves as a hub for the retailer's Latin American and southeastern US flows, and any grounding of a contracted carrier forces Amazon to redistribute capacity across the remaining operators in its network.

The decision follows the accident in which a 21 Air aircraft ran off the runway in Miami. Amazon moved quickly to cut the carrier from its operating lineup pending the outcome of investigations, a step that signals how tightly the e-commerce giant manages risk across its contracted freighter fleet.

For Amazon, the commercial calculation is straightforward. The company has built a large air network through third-party carriers rather than relying solely on its own Atlas Air-style arrangements, and it can shift volume among operators. That flexibility comes at a cost: each suspension requires rebooking capacity, adjusting routings, and absorbing potential delays on lanes that depend on the affected carrier's aircraft.

For 21 Air, the suspension is a severe blow. A cargo operator's revenue depends almost entirely on contracts with integrators and large shippers, and losing Amazon's business — even temporarily — removes a primary source of flying. The carrier now faces the accident investigation itself alongside the commercial consequences of a grounded customer relationship.

Forwarders and shippers with freight moving through Miami should watch for knock-on effects. A runway excursion and the resulting suspension can tighten freighter availability in the region, particularly for e-commerce volume that moves in dense waves and depends on predictable nightly departures.

Amazon has not publicly detailed how long the suspension will last or how it will reallocate the affected capacity, according to the report. The retailer's ability to move quickly between contracted carriers has historically kept such disruptions from reaching customers, but each incident tightens the margin elsewhere in the network.

The Federal investigation into the Miami crash will determine the timeline for any return. Until then, 21 Air remains sidelined from Amazon's network, and the retailer's remaining carrier partners will carry the displaced volume — a reminder of how concentrated contracted air freight capacity has become around a small number of operators serving the largest shippers.