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FTI Government Affairs is monitoring DC developments related to transportation and infrastructure legislation for FlixBus Inc.
The Los Angeles-based intercity bus company is a unit of Munich’s FlixBus GMbH, which launched in 2013 with the deregulation of Germany’s bus market.
FlixBus expanded to France, Italy, Denmark and Croatia in 2015 and launched in 2018 in the US.
It currently serves 187 American destinations, offering one-way $29 New York-Boston fares and $44 for San Francisco-Los Angeles rides.
FTI Government Affairs managing director Russ Kelley, a former counsel on the House committee on transportation & infrastructure; and John Whitcomb, managing director in FTI’s strategic communications practice’s industrials sector, handle FlixBus.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
FGS Global is providing DC representation for JetBlue Airways on issues related to air traffic control modernization, airport slot management, and support for the aviation industry.
Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company banned by Defense Secretary Hegseth, has hired Ballard Partners for DC representation.
The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development enrolls Venable for government relations services.
