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AVIAREPS has been commissioned by Nigeria's largest commercial airline, Arik Air as its external representation company in the United States of America and Canada. Both companies have signed a GSA agreement for the North American markets with AVIAREPS, the world's leading international representation company handling all future sales, trade marketing and ticketing activities on behalf of Arik Air. All operations will be performed by the AVIAREPS team in New York, headed by Eric Pechstein, general manager of North America. (AllAfrica)

Commissioner of Police, Abia State, Mr. Jonathan Johnson, has lashed out on officers and men of the command for indiscriminate inspection of vehicle particulars, and threatened to dismiss any one found inspecting such particulars on the road without authorisation from the police hierarchy, describing such action as illegal. (AllAfrica)

Minister of Works and Transport, Helmut Angula wants the public to refrain from bribing officials from the Roads Authority (RA) of Namibia to obtain illegal driving licenses and to register unroadworthy vehicles. Angula this week warned those who bribe RA officials that they will face the full wrath of the law, and in the same vein, cautioned vehicle examiners and licensing officials to act diligently, honestly and to be friendly. (AllAfrica)

Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority (LAMATA) , weekend , explained why World Bank projects in the state are becoming deplorable, citing project timeframe, funding, storm and flooding as major reasons. (AllAfrica)

Metro police officers are to patrol the Rea Vaya Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) network to crack down on the illegal use of the dedicated bus lanes. (AllAfrica)

The national airline, Air Namibia, has spread its wings by expanding its flights to Accra, Ghana via Johannesburg. This comes after it launched a flight to Lusaka last month. (AllAfrica)

THREE Americans died and four other crew members were seriously injured yesterday when a Zimbabwe registered cargo plane crashed in Shanghai, China. Harare based Avient Aviation, which operates the aircraft, confirmed the accident but refused to reveal more details saying it was now a subject of an investigation by the Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAZZ). (AllAfrica)

PLANNERS under the Uganda Institute of Physical Planners (UIPP) want street parking banned on busy city roads, saying it is the cause of traffic jams. (AllAfrica)

FIVE people died and nine others sustained life-threatening injuries in three separate accidents that occurred across Kampala during the weekend. (AllAfrica)

Some of the national crew members of the Somali ships in Yemen have Monday said that the vessels are in the brink of destroying. (AllAfrica)

Poor infrastructure, persistent non-tariff barriers and frequent policy reversals are worrying the business community in East Africa even as the region moves towards a fully fledged Customs Union and a Common Market. (AllAfrica)

AT least 12 luxurious four-wheel-drive vehicles have been purchased at a whooping sh238m each by the Parliamentary Commission. (AllAfrica)

The second Nnewi International Auto Trade Fair was weekend flagged off by the Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi, during which the first made in Nigeria vehicles manufactured by an indigenous company in Nnewi, Innoson Nigeria Limited was unveiled. The fair will end on December 7. (AllAfrica)

A Nigerian oil vessel, christened "African Prince", has been jointly seized by the Ghanaian Air Force and Navy in Tema. (AllAfrica)

One person was feared dead and 27 others injured in an accident involving a truck at the Gwandu Birnin-Kebbi junction in Kebbi State in the early hours of yesterday. (AllAfrica)

The management of the Nigeria Railway Corporation has commended Governor Namadi Sambo of Kaduna State over the resuscitation of rail services in the state, just as it commended President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua for awarding the contract for the construction of a rail line from Kaduna to Abuja. (AllAfrica)

For effective delivery of the federal government's policies and programmes all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) have been called upon to emulate the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), which performs its statutory functions with total commitment, zeal and utmost sense of responsibility. (AllAfrica)

The return airlift of Nigerian pilgrims from this year's hajj in Saudi Arabia will begin tomorrow. The batch of pilgrims that made the first flight during the airlift to the holy land are also expected to be the first to be conveyed to Nigeria, according to officials. (AllAfrica)

Two former Directors of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Messrs Samuel M. Gaiya and Musa Garba have petitioned the House of Representatives alleging that their appointments were wrongfully terminated by the Managing Director Dr. Harold Demuren. (AllAfrica)

Commercial drivers within the Federal Capital Territory have increased their fares due to the worsen fuel situation experienced in filling stations. (AllAfrica)

In every nation and civilized part of the world, there are different types of conventional road signs for safety obeyed by either traffic or pedestrians. Abiding strictly by these conventional signs does not only save lives but makes vehicles last longer because the whites who colonized African countries did not create any of these signs in a way that would cause damages to vehicles or claim lives of passengers or pedestrians. (AllAfrica)

There is a fundamental human right that the proposed constitution has left out of the Bill of Rights: The right to emergency treatment. As it is, the number of road accidents is disproportionately high compared to the number of vehicles on our highways, yet the country lacks an elaborate system to respond to emergencies. (AllAfrica)

When you are stars or celebrities there are many things that come with the status. One is always flying first class anywhere in the world because your status does not synchronize with you sitting in the economy class. (AllAfrica)

AN attempt by the Swakopmund Municipality to get the coastal town's struggling airport back under its own control failed in the High Court in Windhoek yesterday. (AllAfrica)

As an inquiry into the alleged misuse of Chogm funds continue, the Auditor General has issued a new report on roads telling how billions were lost in shoddy road deals. (AllAfrica)

There is a growing indication that the West Africa region is becoming a piracy zone as rebels from Nigeria's troubled Delta Region seem to be extending their activities outside their country's borders. Not only that, there is also worry that drug cartels and the proliferation of arms have gradually contributed to make the region a danger zone. (AllAfrica)

The country will take over two months to plug the wheat deficit created after two vessels with 75,000 tonnes were hijacked by pirates early this month, millers said on Friday. (AllAfrica)

THE prices of available airline tickets for flights to SA during next year's World Cup have spiked in recent weeks as travellers scramble to secure a seat. (AllAfrica)

South Sudan President Salva Kiir was on Wednesday held up in Gulu for nearly seven hours after the plane carrying him ruptured a tyre. (AllAfrica)

Deputy Transport Minister, Jeremy Cronin, has expressed condolences to the family and friends of the 18 people who died in two fatal road crashes. (AllAfrica)

NIGERIA, which has been hit hardest by collapse in movement of goods around as a result of inefficient transport system, poor road governance, delays, corruption or bribery, etc. will soon say bye to cargo delays, courtesy of USAID/MARKETS. (AllAfrica)