The Federal Aviation Administration seeks multimillion-dollar fines against United Airlines and US Airways for safety violations, including flying a plane after mechanics stuffed shop towels into an engine. The agency moves for a $5.4 million fine against US Airways, which is a dominant player in the Buffalo and Western New York market, for operating eight planes on a total of 1,647 flights from October 2008 to January 2009 in violation of safety directives or the company’s own maintenance rules. More can be found on AOLNews.

No Second Vehicle in Bus Crash
As reported in New York Truck Lawyer, our sister website, the Carroll County, Kentucky Sheriff’s Department states no second vehicle was involved in the crash of a school bus which caused the death of two young children and injured others. The Head Start bus flipped, crashing into a