APCO Worldwide is repping Etihad Airways, which US carriers claim practices unfair competition due to subsidies received from its government.
Delta, United and American Airlines want the US to renegotiate the "open skies" market access agreement with Qatar and United Arab Emirates. The US has open skies agreements with more than 100 countries.
Etihad, the UAE's national airline, has flights from New York to Abu Dhabi, Islamabad, New Delhi and Bangkok.
The UAE carrier with Emirates Airline and Qatar Airways are the three fast Persian Gulf airlines to target the US market.
The open skies pact allows them to set prices and fly freely between the US and their respective countries.
APCO's Chris McCannell, former press secretary to Democratic whip Steny Hoyer of Maryland, and Joel Riethmiller, deputy chief of staff for former Indiana Congressman Democrat Baron Hill, handle Etihad.
Impact Management Group, which is headed by Republican operative Terry Benham, works to build US support for Ukraine.
Rational 360 has ironed out its six-month $1.2M contract with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund to position it as a “sophisticated global investment fund.”
APCO has signed on to promote this month’s visit of Ahmed Al Khateeb, head of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Tourism, to the US.
The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Tourism has signed on Montieth & Co. for strategic communications and media relations duties as chaos grips neighboring Haiti.
Edelman is negotiating a formal contract with the Bahamas for strategic communications on issues impacting its reputation abroad.
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