BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Motion of 

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. 

for Confidential Treatment of Documents Under 

Rule 12 of the Rules of Practice of the Department 

of Transportation 

Docket OST-96-1222 

(Continental Airlines, Inc. 

Form 41, Schedule B-7) 

MOTION OF 

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. 

FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT 

PURSUANT TO RULE 12 

Communications with respect to this 

document should be sent to: 

Thomas Newton Boiling 

Managing Attorney, Regulatory Affairs 

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. 

P.O. Box 4607 - HQSLG 

Houston, TX 77210-4607 

(713) 324-5606 

thomas.bolling@coair.com 

Counsel for 

Continental Airlines, Inc. 

March 26, 2010 
BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Motion of 

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. 

for Confidential Treatment of Documents Under 

Rule 12 of the Rules of Practice of the Department 

of Transportation 

Docket OST-96-1222 

(Continental Airlines, Inc. 

Form 41, Schedule B-7) 

MOTION OF 

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. 

FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT 

PURSUANT TO RULE 12 

Continental Airlines, Inc. ("Continental") moves, pursuant to Rule 12 of the 

Department's Rules of Practice, that Schedule B-7 of its Form 41 report for the 

quarter ended December 31, 2009, be accorded confidential treatment and be 

withheld from public disclosure. Schedule B-7, filed quarterly, contains confidential 

data in the three columns labeled respectively "Cost," "Amortized/Depreciated Cost" 

and "Realization." As provided in Rule 12, this confidential document has been 

submitted separately, under seal, with the notation "Confidential Treatment 

Requested Under §302.12," along with a copy of this motion. 
Motion of Continental 

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The information which is the subject of this motion details Continental's 

acquisition and depreciation costs for its airframe and engine purchases. This 

information is clearly financial or commercial in nature, obtained from a person 

outside the government and confidential. The Department, by letters to Delta Air 

Lines, Inc. on March 29, 1993, and to American Airlines, Inc. on June 5, 1995, from 

James W. Mitchell, Director, Office of Airline Statistics, granted confidential 

treatment to similar data filed by Delta Air Lines, Inc. Equivalent treatment 

should be accorded to Continental's submission. Continental asks the Department 

to protect the confidential data in all Schedule B-7 submissions from public 

disclosure for at least ten years, which is the withholding period sought by Delta Air 

Lines, Inc. (Docket 48649), United Air Lines, Inc. (Docket 48726), Northwest 

Airlines, Inc. (Docket 46597), American Airlines, Inc. (Docket 48800) and 

ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express (formerly Continental Express, 

Inc.) (former Docket 49492) for their Schedule B-7 submissions. 

During the last fourteen years. Continental Airlines, Inc., ExpressJet 

Airlines, Inc. d/b/a Continental Express (formerly Continental Express, Inc.), and 

Continental Micronesia, Inc. have each filed similar motions in former Docket 

49492 and this docket seeking confidential treatment for their Schedules B-7 

submissions and those motions remain pending. Continental hereby adopts and 

incorporates by reference each of the arguments in the previous motions in former 

Docket 49492 and in this docket for confidential treatment of its Schedule B-7 

submission for the quarter ended December 31, 2009. 
Motion of Continental 

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WHEREFORE, Continental moves that the document submitted under seal 

with this motion be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to Rule 12 for a period 

of at least ten years. 

Respectfully submitted, 

CONTINENTAL AIRLINES, INC. 

Thomas Newton Boiling N / 

Managing Attorney, Regulatory Affair 

Counsel for 

Continental Airlines, Inc. 

March 26, 2010