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Motion o f CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . for Confidentia l Treatmen t

o f Document s Pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e o f th e Departmen t

o f Transportation , 1 4 CF R302.1 2 Docke t OST-96-122 2 Continenta l Airlines , Inc . For m41 , Schedul e B- 7

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Lines , Inc . Continenta l Airlines , Inc . 160 0 Smith Street , HQSL G Houston , Texa s 7700 2 (713)324-560 6 thomas.boUing@coair.co m

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WASHINGTON , D.C .

Motio n o f CONTINENTA L AIRLINES , INC . for Coniidentia l Treatmen t

o f Document s Pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e o f th e Departmen t

o f Transportation , 1 4 CFR302.1 2 Docke t OST-96-122 2 Continenta l Airlines , Inc . Form41 , Schedul e B- 7

MOTIO N O FCONTINENTA L AIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2 Continenta l Airlines , Inc . ("Continental") , pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practice , 1 4 CFR302.12 , move s th e Departmen t for confidentia l treatmen t

o f certai n informatio n containe di n it s Form4 1 filings, mos t recentl y for

th e quarte r

ende dMarc h31 , 2011 , an dask s th e Departmen t t o withhol dthis informatio n fi-ompubli c disclosur e for aperio d o f a t leas t te n year s fi-omth e dat e o f filing. Th e informatio n for whic h confidentia l informatio n i s requeste di s foun di n Schedul e B-7 . Schedul e B-7 , filedquarterly , contain s confidentia l dat a i n column s 9-1 1 labele d"Cost, " "Amortized/Depreciate dCost " an d"Realization. " Schedul e B- 7 o f Continental' s For m4 1 filing for th e quarte r

ende dMarc h 31 , 2011 , ha s bee n filedwit h th e Departmen t

separately , unde r

seal , with th e markin g "Confidential Treatmen t Requeste dUnde r §302.12 " an dacop y o f

thi s mofion . Th e informatio n tha t

i s th e subjec t

o f thi s motio n detail s Continental' s acquisitio n an d depreciatio n cost s for

it s airfi^am

e an dengin e purchases . Th e Department , b y lette r t o Delt aMotio n o f Continenta l Pag e 2 Ai r Lines , Inc . o n Marc h 29 , 1993 , fi-omJame s W . Mitchell , Director , Offic e o f Airlin e Statistics , grante dconfidentia l treatmen t t o similar

dat afiledb y Delta . Equivalen t treatmen t shouldb e accorde dt o Continental' s submissions . Continenta l ask s tha t it s Schedul e B- 7 dat ab e protecte dfi*ompubli c disclosur e for a t leas t te n year s fromth e dat e o f filing, whic hi s th e withholdin g perio dsough t b y Delt a(Docke t

48649) , Unite dAi r

Line s (Docke t

48726) , Northwes t

Airlines , Inc . (Docke t 46597) , America n Airlines , Inc . (Docke t 48800 ) an d Continenta l an dit s subsidiar y Continenta l Micronesia , Inc . (formerl y Docke t 49492 ) for

thei r Schedul e B- 7 submissions . Continenta l an dContinenta l Micronesia , Inc . hav e eac h filednumerou s similar motion s i n thi s docke t

an dforme r

Docke t 4949 2 seekin g confidential treatmen t for thei r Schedul e B- 7 filings an dthos e motion s remai n pending . Continenta l adopt s an dincorporate s b y referenc e eac h o f th e argument s i n th e previou s motion s i n this docke t an dformer

Docke t 4949 2 for confidentia l treatmen t

o f it s Schedul e B- 7 filings. WHEREFORE , pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practice , 1 4 CF R 302.12 , Continenta l move s th e Departmen t fo r confidentia l treatmen t

o f Schedul e B- 7 o f Continental' s Form4 1 filings for aperio do f

a t leas t te n year s fromth e dat e o f filing, mos t recentl y for

th e quarte r

ende dMarc h 31 , 2011 , an dask s th e Departmen t t o withhol dthis informatio n frompubli c disclosur e durin g thi s period , a s containe di n th e document s that hav e bee n filedseparatel y with th e Department , unde r seal .Motion o f Continenta l Pag e 3 Respectfull y submitted , CONTINENTA L AIRLINES , INC .

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