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Genera l Counse l U S Airways , Inc . 140 1 H Street , NW , Suit e 107 5 Washington , D C 2000 5 (202)326-515 3 howard.kass@usairways.co m ben j amin . slocum@usairway s .co m Marc h 30,201 2BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O F TH E SECRETAR Y WASHINGTON , D.C . Motio n o f U S AIRWAYS , INC . fo r confidential treatmen t

o f document s pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (Schedul e B- 7 an dB-4 3 o f For m41 ) Docke t OST-96-182 6 (former Docke t 48735 )

Marc h 30 , 201 2 MOTIO N O F U S AIRWAYS , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T Pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . §302.12) , U S Airways , Inc . ("U S Airways" ) hereb y request s confidential treatmen t o f certai n informatio n containe di n Schedul e B- 7 - Airframe an dAircraf t Engin e Acquisition s an dRetirement s o f U S Airways ' For

m4 1 filin g for

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ende dDecembe r

31 , 201 1 ("Schedul e B-7") , and Schedul e B-4 3 - Inventory o f Airframe s an dAircraf

t Engine s fo

r th e yea r ende dDecember

31 , 201 1 ("Schedul e B-43") . That filing wil l b e submitte dseparatel y herewith under seal , marke d wit h areques t

fo r confidentia l treatmen t

pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 ( § 302.12) . U S Airway s request s tha t thes e dat ab e withhel dfrompubli c disclosur e fo r aperio do f

at leas t te n (10 ) year s fro

mth e dat e o f thei r submission . I n support

o f thi s request , U S Airway s state s a s follows : Th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , provide s tha t confidentia

l commercial an dfinancial informatio n obtaine dfi-om aprivat e perso n i s exemp t fromth e requirement s o f

publi c disclosure . Th e informatio n fo r whic h U S Airway s request s confidentia l treatmen t i s confidentia l an dproprietary commercia l an dfinancial informatio n obtaine dfrom 1Motio n o f U S Airways , Inc . fo r

Confidentia l Treatmen t U S Airways , aprivat e party . Moreover , th e publi c releas e o f tha t informatio n woul dcaus e U S Airway s substantial competitiv e an dfinancial injury . Accordingly , th e informatio n shoul db e withhel dfro

mpubli c disclosure . Th e informatio n a

t issu e i s cost , amortization/depreciatio n an drealizatio n dat arelatin g t o U S Airways ' airframe s an daircraf t engine s a s o f

Decembe r

31 , 2011 . Thi s informatio n i s presente di n column s 10 , 11 , an d1 2 o f Schedul e B- 7 an din column s 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , an d1 5 o f Schedul e B-43 . Se e Exhibi t A heret o fo

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th e specifi c informatio n include di n Schedul e B- 7 an dSchedul e B-4 3 fo r whic h confidential treatmen t i s requested . In additio n t o filing Schedul e B- 7 an dSchedul e B-4 3 unde r seal , U S Airway s i s submittin g t o th e Offic e of Aviatio n Analysi s redacte dcopie s o f Schedul e B- 7 an dSchedul e B-43 , availabl e fo r publi c inspection , tha

t omi t th e informatio n fo

r whic h confidential treatmen t i s requested . Th e Departmen t

ha s previousl y determine dthat th e confidential an dcompetitively

sensitiv e dat acontaine di n U S Airways ' Schedule s B- 7 an dB-4 3 ar e entitle dt o confidentia l treatment . B y lette r

o f Jame s W . Mitchell , Director , Offic e o f Airlin e Statistics , th e Department grante dprio r

U S Airways ' request s fo r confidential treatmen t

o f thi s sam e informatio n fo

r earlier reportin g period s an drule dtha t i t b e withhel dfrompubli c disclosur e for aperio do f

te n (10 ) years . Th e Department' s reasonin g applie s with equal forc e t o U S Airways ' presen t motio n an d submission .Motio n o f U S Airways , Inc . fo r

Confidentia l Treatmen t WHEREFORE , U S Airways , Inc . respectfull y request s that th e confidentia

l informatio n containe di n it s Schedul e B- 7 an dSchedul e B-4 3 detaile dabov e b e withhel dfro m publi c disclosur e fo

r at leas t te n (10 ) years . Respectftill y submitted ,



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- Legal an dGovernmen t Affair s Benjami n T . Slocu m Directo r an dAssistan t

General Counse l U S Airways , Inc . 140 1 H Street , NW , Suit e 107 5 Washington , D C 2000 5 (202)326-515 3 howard.kass@usairways.co m benjamin.slocum@usairways.co m Marc h 30,201 2EXHIBI T A

Listin g o f Confidential Informatio n in U S Airways , Inc.' s For m4 1 Filin g Schedul e B-7 : Title/Descriptio n Cos t Depreciate dCos t

o r Amortize dValu e Realizatio n Locatio n i n Documen t Colum n (10 ) Colum n (11 )

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o r Capital Valu e Allowanc e fo

r Depreciatio n o r Amortizatio n Depreciatio n Cos t

o r Amortize dValu e Estimate dResidual Valu e Averag e Depreciatio n o r Amortizatio n Lif

e (Months ) Locatio n in Documen t Colum n (11 ) Colum n (12 ) Column (13 ) Colum n (14 ) Colum n (15 ) Numbe r o f Page s 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2