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BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

- WASHINGTON, DC
) Motion of ) ) JETBLUEAIRWAYS CORPORATION ) ) For confidentialtreatment ofdocuments ) pursuantto Rule 12 ofthe Rules ofPractice ) Form41, Schedule B-7 ) Docket OST-00-8088



### MOTION OF JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT

Communications withrespect to this document should be sent to:
Robert C. Land, Esq. Sr. V.P. 

### & Associate General Counsel JetBiue Airways Corporation P.O. Box 1927 Rockville, MD 20849 DonDaniels Director, Financial Reporting JetBlue Airways Corporation 118-29 Queens Blvd. Forest Hills, NY 

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May 11,2012 Jonathan B. Hill, Esq. Sarah J. McGinley, Esq. DowLohnes PLLC 1200 New Hampshire Ave., N.W. Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 (202) 776-2000 Counsel for JetBlue Airways Corporation

### BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, DC
) 

### Motionof ) ) 

### JETBLUEAIRWAYS CORPORATION ) ) 

### For confidential treatment ofdocuments ) pursuant to Rule 12 ofthe Rules ofPractice ) Form 41, Schedule B-7 ) Docket OST-00-8088

MOTION OF JETBLUE AIRWAYS CORPORATION FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT 

### Pursuantto Rule 12 ofthe Department's Rules ofPractice (14 C.F.R.**~** 

### 302.12), JetBlue Airways Corporation ("JetBlue") hereby requests confidentialtreatment ofcertain information contained in Schedule B-7 ofJetBlue's Form 41 filing for the quarter ending March 31, 2012. This schedule has been submitted separately viathe Department's eSubmit systempursuant to the Department's modified rules for submission ofthis data, under which aredacted copy is no longer required. JetBlue requests that this databe withheld from public disclosure for aperiod of at leastten (10) years. In 

### support ofthis request, JetBlue states as follows: The Freedom oflnformation Act, 5U.S.C. § 

### 552(b)(4), provides thatprivileged or confidential commercial and financial information obtained from a private person is specifically exempted from the requirements ofpublic disclosure due to its sensitive business nature. 1 

### The information for which JetBlue requests confidential treatment is confidential and proprietary commercial and financial information, obtained from JetBlue, aprivate party, the public release

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### Westemindustries, Inc. v. United States, 615 F.2d 527, 529 (D.C. Cir. 1979). 2ofwhich would cause substantial competitive and financial injury to JetBlue. Accordingly, the information should be withheld from public disclosure. The information at issue is cost and amortization/depreciation datarelating to JetBlue's airframes and aircraft engines as ofMarch 31, 2012. This information is contained in columns 9 ("Cost") and 10 ("Depreciated Costor Amortized Value") ofJetBlue's Schedule B-7 (Airframes and Aircraft Engine Acquisitions and Retirements). JetBlue has already filed this information via the Department's eSubmit system with all fields completed including cost data. The Department has previously determined thatthe confidential and competitivelysensitive data contained in the B-7 schedule is entitledto confidential treatment. WHEREFORE, JetBlue Airways Corporation respectfully requests thatthe confidential information contained in Schedule B-7 ofits Form 41 report for the quarter ending March 31, 2012 be withheld from public disclosure for at leastten (10) years.

May 11,2012 Respectfully submitted,

Jonathan B. Hill Sarah 

### J. McGinley DowLohnes PLLC 1200NewHampshire Ave., N.W. Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 Tel.: (202) 776-2725 Fax: (202) 776-4725 Email: jhill@dowlohnes.com 

### Counsel for JetBlue Airways Corporation

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### INDEX A Listing ofConfidential Information in JetBlue Airways Corporation's Form 41 Filing for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2012 Schedule B-7 Title/Description Location in Document Number ofPages Schedule B-7 Column 9 ("Cost"); Column 1 

### Airframe and Aircraft Engine 10 ("Depreciated Cost or Acquisitions and Retirements Amortized Value")

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