BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OFTHE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. , 

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## Il ) Motion of ) ) US AIRWAYS, INC. ) ) for confidential treatment ofdocumentspursuant ) to Rule 12 ofthe Rules ofPractice ) (Schedule B-7 ofForm41) ) )


# _______________________________) Docket OST-96-1826 (former Docket48735)

.MOTION OF US AIRWAYS, INC. FORCONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT

Communications withrespect to this document should be sentto: Howard Kass Vice President

- Legal and GovernmentAffairs BenjaminT. Slocum Director and Assistant General Counsel US Airways, Inc. 1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 326-5153 howard.kass@usairways.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com May 10,2012BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. ) Motion of ) ) US AIRWAYS, INC. ) ) for confidential treatment ofdocumentspursuant ) to Rule 12 ofthe Rules ofPractice ) (Schedule B-7 ofForm 41) ) ) 

# _______________________________) May 10,2012 Docket OST-96-1826 (former Docket 48735)

MOTION OF US AIRWAYS, INC. FORCONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT Pursuant to Rule 12 of the Department's Rules of Practice (14 C.P.R. § 302.12), US Airways, Inc. ("US Airways") hereby requests confidential treatment ·ofcertain information contained in Schedule B-7

- Airframe and Aircraft Engine Acquisitions and Retirements of US Airways' Form41 filing for the quarter ended March 31,2012 ("Schedule B-7"). That filing will be submitted separately herewith under seal, marked with a request for confidential treatment pursuantto Rule 12 (§ 302.12). USAirways requests that these databe withheld from public disclosure for a period of at least ten (10) years from the date of their submission. In support ofthis request, US Airways states as follows: The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 

### § 552(b)(4), provides that confidential commercial and financial information obtained from a private person is exempt from the requirements ofpublic disclosure. The information for which US Airways requests confidential treatment is confidential and proprietary commercial and financial information obtained from US Airways, a private party. Moreover, the public release ofthat information would cause US
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### US Airways, Inc. for Confidential Treatment 

### Airways substantial competitive and financial injury. Accordingly, the information should be withheld from public disclosure. The information at issue is cost, amortization/depreciation and realization data relating to US Airways' airframes and aircraft engines as ofMarch 31, 2012. This information is presented in columns 10, 11, and 12 of Schedule B-7. 

### See Exhibit A hereto for a listing ofthe specific information included in Schedule B-7 for which confidential treatment is requested. In addition to filing Schedule B-7 under seal, US Airways is submitting to the Office ofAviation Analysis redacted copies of Schedule B-7, available for public inspection, that omit the information for which confidential treatment is requested. The Department has previously determined that the confidential and competitivelysensitive data contained in US Airways' Schedules B-7 are entitledto confidential treatment. By letter ofJames W. Mitchell, Director, Office ofAirline Statistics, the Department granted prior US Airways' requests for confidential treatment ofthis same information for earlier reporting periods and ruled that it be withheld from public disclosure for a period often (10) years. The Department's reasoning applies with equal force to US Airways' present motion and submission.



### 3Motion ofUS Airways, Inc. for Confidential Treatment

WHEREFORE, US Airways respectfully requests that the confidential information contained in its Schedule B-7 detailed above be withheld from public disclosure for at least ten (10) years. Respectfully submitted,

How dKass Vice President

- Legal and GovernmentAffairs BenjaminT. Slocum Director and Assistant General Counsel US Airways, Inc. 

### 1401 HStreet, NW, Suite 1075 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 326-5153 howard.kass@usairways.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com May 10,2012

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EXHIBIT A Listing ofConfidential Information in US Airways, Inc.'s Form

### 41 Filing Schedule B-7: Title/DescriQtion LocationinDocument NumberofPages
Cost Column (10) 

### 1 Depreciated Cost or Column (11) 

### 1 Amortized Value
Realization Column (12) 1