Amazon’s Miami runway disaster exposes fragile seams of air cargo’s contract carrier model

Adam Clermont · The Loadstar · 2026-09-07

Key takeaway: Five dead after a 21 Air-operated 767 freighter overruns MIA’s runway, and the questions for the cargo supply chain are only beginning.
A Boeing 767-300 freighter bearing Amazon Prime Air livery overran the runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, smashing through perimeter fencing and striking multiple vehicles on the ground.
Five people are confirmed dead and five more injured, according to the FAA and Miami-Dade County officials. The ...

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