Did an Amazon Air Miami crash pilot warn they were coming in too fast?

Cargo jet on a runway, illustrating the Amazon Air Miami overrun investigation

Yes. According to a National Transportation Safety Board cockpit voice recording summary released Wednesday, September 10, 2026, one pilot of the Amazon cargo Boeing 767 repeatedly warned for nearly two minutes that the plane was going too fast on approach and after touchdown. The NTSB summary said the other pilot never gave a “consistent verbal … Read more

Did Amazon Air Miami crash pilots apply go-around thrust after touchdown?

Yes, according to NTSB flight-data briefings. On September 8–9, 2026, investigators said the Boeing 767 freighter’s throttles advanced to values consistent with go-around thrust after touchdown on Miami International Airport’s Runway 30, then returned to idle about four seconds later. Recorder data showed the nose and right main gear touched down at about 158 knots; … Read more

Did a NATS outage cancel about 2,000 UK flights in September 2026?

Yes. Britain’s air traffic control provider NATS suffered an hours-long systems failure on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, that halted flights and stranded hundreds of thousands of passengers. Aviation analytics firm Cirium said about 2,000 flights to and from UK airports were affected across Tuesday and Wednesday, with roughly 30% of scheduled departures grounded on Tuesday. … Read more

Was the Amazon Air Miami crash operated by 21 Air LLC?

Yes. The National Transportation Safety Board identifies the Sept. 6, 2026 Miami International Airport runway overrun as 21 Air LLC Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-33A Part 121 cargo flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Miami. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy said the flight was an Amazon cargo operation contracted to Miami-based 21 Air LLC, and … Read more

Does Miami International Airport have an EMAS runway safety system?

No. Miami International Airport does not use an Engineered Materials Arresting System (EMAS) on the runway involved in the September 6, 2026 Amazon cargo overrun. The airport said runway 12/30 already provides the full 1,000-foot Runway Safety Area the FAA requires, and EMAS is generally installed where space prevents that full unobstructed safety area. EMAS … Read more

Did volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau shut Jakarta’s main airport?

Illustration of volcanic ash near an airport runway

Yes. On Sunday, September 6, 2026, Indonesia’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport suspended flight operations after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau drifted over the Jakarta area. Airport operator Angkasa Pura said the suspension affected 301 flights, including 58 international services, and authorities also closed five other airports as a safety precaution while ash monitoring continued. Source: … Read more