BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

STRATEGIC AIRLINES PTY LTD 

for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit pursuant 

to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 and exemption 

authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

(Australia-U.S. scheduled and charter) 

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MOTION OF STRATEGIC AIRLINES PTY LTD 

FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

June 3, 2011 

John R. Mietus, Jr. 

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 

6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 

Bethesda, MD 20817-7 500 

(202) 747-5212 - Telephone 

(240) 396-5362 - Fax 

john@mietuslaw.com 

Counsel for STRATEGIC AIRLINES 

PTYLTD 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

STRATEGIC AIRLINES PTY LTD 

for a Foreign Air Carrier Permit pursuant 

to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 and exemption 

authority pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

(Australia-U.S. scheduled and charter) 

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MOTION OF STRATEGIC AIRLINES PTY LTD 

FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT 

Pursuant to Rule 12 of the Department's Rules of Practice, 14 C.F.R. 

§ 302.12, Strategic Airlines Pty Ltd ("Strategic Airlines") respectfully moves 

to withhold from public disclosure the contents of Confidential Exhibits A and 

B (27 pages total). In accordance with Rule 12, the exhibits have been 

marked "Confidential" and are being filed under seal. 

Confidential Exhibits A and B contain financial and operational 

information relating to the applicant's affiliate and projections relating to the 

applicant's proposed service. They incorporate private, financial and 

commercial information of a type that is not usually disclosed to the public, 

and they are being provided to the Department solely in support of the 

carrier's application. Disclosure of this information would cause material 

harm to both companies' competitive positions. 
Strategic Airlines 

Motion 

Page 2 

Thus, the information sought to be withheld from public disclosure 

meets the standards for nondisclosure found in exemption (4) of the Freedom 

of Information Act, 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 Indus., 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). The Department has granted 

confidential treatment to similar information in similar circumstances. See, 

e.g., Inter Island Charters Limited, Notice of Action Taken dated March 16, 

2009 in Docket DOT-OST-2009-0039; Virgin Blue International Airlines Pty 

Limited d/b/a V Australia, Notice of Action Taken dated Feb. 15,2008 in 

Docket OST-2007-28705. 
Strategic Airlines 

Motion 

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WHEREFORE, Strategic Airlines Pty Ltd respectfully requests that 

Confidential Exhibits A and B be accorded confidential treatment under Rule 

12. 

June 3, 2011 

Respectfully submitted, 

!JlfiAP" 

Jonn R. Mietus, Jr. 

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 

6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 

Bethesda, MD 20817-7 500 

(202) 747-5212 

(240) 396-5362 fax 

john@mietuslaw.com 

Counsel for STRATEGIC AIRLINES 

PTYLTD 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have, this third day of June, 2011, caused the 

attached Motion of Strategic Airlines Pty Ltd for Confidential Treatment to 

be served by electronic mail on the following persons: 

carl.nelson@aa.com 

robert. wirick@aa.com 

rpommer@atlasair.com 

hershel.kamen@united.com 

steve.morrissey@united.com 

dan. weiss@coair.com 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

jeff.morgan@delta.com 

john. palo@evergreenairlines.com 

nssparks@fedex.com 

jhill@dowlohnes.com for Hawaiian 

matwood@cozen.com for Kalitta 

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com 

peter. beckett@polaraircargo.com 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com for UPS 

howard_kass@usairways.com 

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 

james.pratt@hawaii.gov for HNL 

mike.j. mccartney@hawaiitourismauthority.org