BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. ) Motion of ) ) US AIRWAYS, INC. ) ) for confidential treatment ofdocuments pursuant ) to Rule 12 oftheRules ofPractice ) (Schedule B-7 ofForm41) ) )



## _______________________________) DocketOST-96-1826 (formerDocket48735)

MOTION OF US AIRWAYS, INC. FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT

Communications withrespectto this document should be sentto: Howard Kass Vice President- Regulatory Affairs Abigail Donovan Director, Congressional and Federal Affairs US Airways, Inc. 1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 326-5153 howard.kass@aa.com abigail.donovan@aa.com May 9, 2014BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASIDNGTON, D.C. ) Motion of ) ) US AIRWAYS, INC. ) ) for confidentialtreatment ofdocumentspursuant ) to Rule 12 ofthe Rules ofPractice ) (Schedule B-7 ofForm41) ) )



## _________________________________) May 9, 2014 DocketOST-96-1826 (formerDocket48735)

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 ScheduleB-7

- Airframe and Aircraft Engine Acquisitions and Retirements of US Airways' Form41 filing for the quarter endedMarch 31, 2014 ("Schedule B-7"). That filing will be submitted separately herewith under seal, marked with a request for confidential treatmentpursuantto Rule 12 (§ 302.12). US Airways requests thatthese data be withheld from public disclosure for a period of at least ten (10) years from the date oftheir 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
1. Motion ofUS 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 datarelating to US Airways' airframes and aircraft engines as ofMarch 31,2014. This information is presented in columns 11, 12, and 13 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 confidentialtreatment is requested. The Department has previously determined that the confidential and competitivelysensitive data contained in US Airways' Schedules B-7 are entitled to 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'sreasoning applies with equal force to US Airways' presentmotion and submission.

2Motion 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,

HowardKass Vice President

- Regulatory Affairs Abigail Donovan Director, Congressional andFederal Affairs US Airways, Inc. 1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 326-5153 howard.kass@aa.com abigail.donovan@aa.com May 9, 2014

3EXHIBIT A Listing ofConfidential Information in US Airways, Inc.'s Form 41 Filing Schedule B-7: Title/DescriQtion Location in Document Number ofPages
Cost Column (11) 2 Depreciated Cost or Column (12) 2 Amortized Value
Realization Column (13) 2