BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC

In the matter of the cancellation of the

Air Taxi authority issued to:

VIH COUGAR HELICOPTERS, INC. 

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Docket DOT-OST-2012-0022 

MOTION OF PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC. NORTHERN PIONEER 

HELICOPTERS LLC AND SOLOY HELICOPTERS LLC TO 

WITHHOLD INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Jonathan Blank jonathan.blank@klgates.com 202-661-6250

John Longstreth john.longstreth@klgates.com 202-661-6271

Timothy Hobbs tim.hobbs@klgates.com 206-370-7664

K&L Gates LLP

1601 K Street NW

Washington, DC 20006-1600

202-778-9100 (fax)
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BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, DC

In the matter of the cancellation of the

Air Taxi authority issued to:

VIH COUGAR HELICOPTERS, INC.

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Docket DOT-OST-2012-0022 

MOTION OF PETROLEUM HELICOPTERS, INC. NORTHERN PIONEER 

HELICOPTERS LLC AND SOLOY HELICOPTERS LLC TO 

WITHHOLD INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE 

Pursuant to Rule 12 of the Department’s Rules of Practice, 14 C.F.R. § 302.12, Petroleum 

Helicopters, Inc. (“PHI”), Northern Pioneer Helicopters LLC (“Northern”) and Soloy

Helicopters LLC (”Soloy”) hereby move to withhold from public disclosure the unredacted 

Motion Of Petroleum Helicopters, Inc., Northern Pioneer Helicopters LLC and Soloy

Helicopters LLC For Final Disposition, filed in this docket on October 31, 2012. The motion is 

necessary because the Motion contains information that has been designated as confidential by

VIH Cougar Helicopters, Inc. (“VIH Cougar”). 

In filing this motion, movants do not concede that any of that material has been properly 

designated as confidential. Movants have moved contemporaneously herewith for an order 

seeking to make public the underlying information on which the Motion for Final Disposition 

relies. 
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A redacted version of the Motion for Final Disposition has also been filed electronically 

in the docket, which public filing does not contain any of the material that has been designated as 

confidential. 

Respectfully submitted, 

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Jonathan Blank

John Longstreth

Timothy Hobbs

K&L Gates LLP

1601 K Street NW

Washington, DC 20016

Counsel for Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.

Dated: October 31, 2012
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that I have on this 31st day of October, 2012 served the foregoing Motion of Petroleum 

Helicopters, Inc. to Withhold Materials from Public Disclosure upon the persons listed below, 

and have also filed a copy electronically in the docket of this proceeding:

Susan L. Kurland

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Aviation and International Affairs

U.S. Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Room W96-495

Washington, DC 20590

Lauralyn Remo

Office of the Assistant Secretary for

Aviation and International Affairs

U.S. Department of Transportation

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE

Room W96-495

Washington, DC 20590

Peter Lynch, AGC-300

Asst. Chief Counsel for Enforcement

Federal Aviation Administration

800 Independence Ave. SW

Washington, DC 20591

William J. Weber

Certification Section Manager

FAA AFS-900

45005 Aviation Drive Suite 131

Dulles, VA 20166

Roy Hardie

Aviation Safety Inspector

Federal Aviation Administration

1601 Lind Avenue SW, Suite 260

Renton, W A 98057 
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David M. Nadler

David Y. Yang

Andrew E. Smith

DICKSTEIN SHAPIRO LLP

1825 Eye Street, NW

Washington, DC 20006

Telephone: (202) 420-2200

Facsimile: (202) 420-2201

nadlerd@dicksteinshapiro.com

yangd@dicksteinshapiro.com

smitha@dicksteinshapiro.com

Counsel to VIH Cougar Helicopters, Inc.

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John Longstreth