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BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

)

Application of )

)

INSEL AIR INTERNATIONAL N.V. )

d/b/a INSELAIR ARUBA )

) Docket No. OST- 2013-0035

for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and )

a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to )

49 U.S.C. § 41301 (Aruba-U.S.) )

__________________________________________)

MOTION FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 12

Communications with respect to this document should be addressed to:

Josh Romanow

Peter Nelson

PILLSBURY WINTHROP

 SHAW PITTMAN LLP

2300 N Street, NW

Washington, DC 20037

Phone: +1-202-663-8000

Fax: +1-202-663-8007

Email: romanow@pillsburylaw.com

peter.nelson@pillsburylaw.com

Counsel for Insel Air International N.V.

February 21, 2013
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BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

__________________________________________

)

Application of )

)

INSEL AIR INTERNATIONAL N.V. )

d/b/a INSELAIR ARUBA )

) Docket No. OST-2013-0035

for an exemption under 49 U.S.C. § 40109 and )

a foreign air carrier permit pursuant to )

49 U.S.C. § 41301 (Aruba-U.S.) )

__________________________________________)

MOTION FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER RULE 12

Pursuant to Rule 12 of the Department’s Rules of Practice,1 Insel Air International N.V.

d/b/a InselAir Aruba (“InselAir Aruba”) hereby respectfully moves to withhold from public 

disclosure InselAir Aruba’s financial statements and first-year traffic and financial forecast. This 

information is being submitted in the form of two Confidential Exhibits (the “Exhibits”) to 

InselAir Aruba’s Application for an Exemption and Foreign Air Carrier Permit, filed with the 

Department on February 20, 2013, and is attached hereto in a sealed envelope and marked in 

accordance with Rule 12. As more fully stated herein, this information contains certain 

proprietary, commercially-sensitive, and confidential business information. In support thereof, 

InselAir Aruba states as follows:

1. Rule 12 of the Department’s Rules of Practice instructs the Department to 

evaluate requests for confidential treatment by the standards of disclosure found in the Freedom 

of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (“FOIA”). Information may be withheld from disclosure 

 1 14 C.F.R. § 302.12.
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under 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4) if it is (1) commercial or financial, (2) obtained from a person outside 

of government, and (3) privileged or confidential. Gulf and Western Indus., Inc. v. United States, 

615 F.2d 527, 529 (D.C. Cir. 1979). As to the third prong of this test, the Department must 

consider whether “disclosure of the information is likely to have either of the following effects: 

(1) impair the government’s ability to obtain necessary information; or (2) cause substantial 

harm to the competitive position of the person from whom the information was obtained.” 

National Parks and Conservation Assoc. v. Morton, 498 F.2d 765, 770 (D.C. Cir. 1974). Finally, 

to be privileged or confidential, the information must not be of the type that is usually released to 

the public. Gulf and Western, at 530. InselAir Aruba’s Exhibits meet these standards for 

protection.

2. InselAir Aruba’s Exhibits include sensitive business and financial data relevant to 

the Department’s review of InselAir Aruba’s application for an exemption and foreign air carrier 

permit. Public disclosure of this information would cause substantial harm to InselAir Aruba’s

competitive position by disclosing details of its otherwise confidential business and financial 

activities.

3. In sum, the information that is sought to be withheld from public disclosure meets 

the standards for nondisclosure found in exemption (4) of FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4), in that it 

is (1) commercial or financial, (2) obtained from a person outside the government, and (3) 

privileged or confidential. See Gulf & Western Industries, Inc. v. United States, 615 F.2d 527, 

529 (D.C. Cir. 1979); National Parks and Conservation Assoc. v. Morton, 498 F.2d 765, 770 

(D.C. Cir. 1974). 
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WHEREFORE, InselAir Aruba respectfully requests that the designated Exhibits which are

attached hereto in a sealed envelope be accorded confidential treatment under 14 CFR § 302.12.

Respectfully submitted,

Josh Romanow

Peter Nelson

PILLSBURY WINTHROP

 SHAW PITTMAN LLP

2300 N Street, NW

Washington, DC 20037

Phone: +1-202-663-8000

Fax: +1-202-663-8007

Email: romanow@pillsburylaw.com

peter.nelson@pillsburylaw.com

Counsel for Insel Air International N.V.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certify that a copy of the foregoing motion for confidential treatment has been served 

this the 21st day of February 2013, upon each of the parties below by electronic mail.

James Jelinski

Aviation Safety Inspector Supervisor

Federal Aviation Administration

8600 NW 36th Street, Suite 600

Miami, FL 33166

jamesr.jelinski@faa.gov

Sascha Vanderbellen

Jeff Morgan

Delta Airlines

1275 K Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20005

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com

jeff.morgan@delta.com

Howard Kass

U.S. Airways

1401 H Street, NW Ste. 1075

Washington, D.C. 20005

howard.kass@usairways.com

Francis Heil

Robert Wirick

American Airlines, Inc.

francis.heil@aa.com

robert.wirick@aa.com

Edward Faberman

AirTran Airways

efaberman@wileyrein.com

Malcolm L. Benge

Counsel for North American Airlines/World 

Airways

Zuckert Scoutt & Rasenberger, L.L.P.

888 17th Street, N.W., Suite 700

Washington, D.C., 2006-3309

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com

Dan Weiss

Continental Airlines

1600 Smith Street, Ste. HQSGV

Houston, TX 77002

dan.weiss@coair.com

Steve Morrissey

United Air Lines

steve.morrissey@united.com

Jonathan Hill

JetBlue

jhill@dowlohnes.com

David Kirstein

Spirit Air

dkirstein@yklaw.com

/s/ Melinda A. Hernandez

Melinda A. Hernandez