What to Know About Amazon’s Air Cargo Carrier After Miami Crash

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1. Question 1 · Single choice

   Choose one answer.

   Where did the cargo plane crash?

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   1. New York
   2. Miami
   3. Seattle
   4. London
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   Answer

   Miami

   The opening sentence directly identifies the crash location.

   A cargo plane that crashed in Miami on Sunday was operated by 21 Air, according to The New York Times.

2. Question 2 · Single choice

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   What happens under Amazon’s contracting arrangement?

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   1. Amazon sells aircraft to outside airlines.
   2. Carriers manage Amazon’s entire business.
   3. The delivery network works with carriers on flights.
   4. Customers operate aircraft carrying their packages.
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   Answer

   The delivery network works with carriers on flights.

   The network works with carriers conducting individual flights.

   Under this arrangement, Amazon’s delivery network works with carriers that operate aircraft and conduct individual flights.

3. Question 3 · Single choice

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   Why might reports mention an independent airline?

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   1. It may have operated the aircraft.
   2. It may have designed Amazon’s website.
   3. It may have delivered the aircraft’s cargo afterward.
   4. It may have investigated every shipment.
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   Answer

   It may have operated the aircraft.

   The independent airline may be the operator of an aircraft linked to Amazon.

   Reports about an aircraft linked to Amazon may therefore also identify the independent airline operating it.

4. Question 4 · Single choice

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   What became clearer when 21 Air was named?

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   1. The aircraft’s future destination
   2. The companies connected to the event
   3. The cost of Amazon’s delivery service
   4. The number of packages on board
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   The companies connected to the event

   Naming the operator clarified the companies connected with the event.

   Naming 21 Air as the operator gives readers a clearer understanding of the companies connected to the event.

5. Question 5 · Single choice

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   What does Amazon’s use of contracted flights explain?

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   1. Why the plane belonged to Miami
   2. How the plane fit into Amazon’s wider operation
   3. Why all carriers use identical aircraft
   4. How the crash investigation was completed
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   How the plane fit into Amazon’s wider operation

   It explains how the aircraft fit Amazon’s larger shipping operation.

   Amazon’s use of contracted cargo flights also explains how the plane fit into the company’s broader worldwide shipping operation.

6. Question 6 · Single choice

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   What can understanding the relationship do for readers?

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   1. Make coverage easier to follow
   2. Guarantee that future crashes will not occur
   3. Show that Amazon owns every carrier
   4. Explain why Miami handles worldwide shipping
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   Make coverage easier to follow

   The recording says it makes coverage easier to follow and reduces confusion.

   Understanding that relationship can make coverage easier to follow and can reduce confusion about which company performed the flight.

7. Question 7 · Single choice

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   What broader point does the final sentence emphasize?

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   1. Shipping services always operate their own planes.
   2. A familiar company may differ from the aircraft operator.
   3. Independent airlines are unrelated to shipping systems.
   4. Aircraft operators cannot transport commercial cargo.
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   Answer

   A familiar company may differ from the aircraft operator.

   The final sentence separates a service’s associated company from its aircraft operator.

   It also illustrates why the company associated with a shipping service is not always the same company that operates a particular aircraft.

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