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th e Rule s o f

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th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n Docke t OST-96-122 2 (Continenta l Airlines , Inc . For m41 , Schedul e B-7 )

MOTIO NO F CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA LTREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E1 2

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WASHINGTON , D.C .

Motio no f CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . fo r Confidentia l Treatmen t o f Document s Unde r Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e o f

th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n Docke t OST-96-122 2 (Continenta l Airlines , Inc . For m41 , Schedul e B-7 )

MOTIO NO F CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA LTREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E1 2 Continenta l Airlines , Inc . ("Continental" ) moves , pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practice , tha t

Schedul e B- 7 o f

it s For m4 1 repor t

fo r th e quarte r ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 , b e accorde dconfidentia l treatmen t an db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosure . Schedul e B-7 , filedquarterly , contain s confidentia l dat ai n th e thre e column s labele drespectivel y "Cost, " "Amortized/Depreciate dCost " an d"Realization. " A s provide di n Rul e 12 , thi s confidentia l documen t ha s bee n submitte dseparately , unde r seal , wit hth e notatio n"Confidentia l Treatmen t Requeste dUnde r

§302.12, " alon g wit hacop y o f thi s motion .Motio no f Continenta l Pag e 2 Th e informatio n whic hi s th e subjec t o f thi s motio ndetail s Continental' s acquisitio n an ddepreciatio n cost s fo r it s airfram e an dengin e purchases . Thi s informatio n i s clearl y financial o r commercia l i nnature , obtaine dfro maperso n outsid e th e governmen t an dconfidential . Th e Department , b y letter s t o Delt aAi r Lines , Inc . o n Marc h29 , 1993 , an dt o America nAirlines , Inc . o nJun e 5 , 1995 , fro m Jame s W . Mitchell , Director , Offic e o f Airlin e Statistics , grante dconfidentia l treatmen t

t o simila r

dat afiledb y Delt aAi r Lines , Inc . Equivalen t treatmen t shoul db e accorde dt o Continental' s submission . Continenta l ask s th e Departmen t t o protec t

th e confidentia l dat ai n al l Schedul e B- 7 submission s fro mpubli c disclosur e fo r

a t leas t te n years , whic hi s th e withholdin g perio dsough t b y Delt aAi r Lines , Inc . (Docke t

48649) , Unite dAi r

Lines , Inc . (Docke t

48726) , Northwes t Airlines , Inc . (Docke t

46597) , America nAirlines , Inc . (Docke t 48800 ) an d ExpressJe t

Airlines , Inc . d/b/ aContinenta l Expres s (formerl y Continenta l Express , Inc. ) (forme r

Docke t 49492 ) fo r

thei r Schedul e B- 7 submissions . Durin g th e las t

fourtee nyears . Continenta l Airlines , Inc. , ExpressJe t Airlines , Inc . d/b/ aContinenta l Expres s (formerl y Continenta l Express , Inc.) , an d Continenta l Micronesia , Inc . hav e eac hfiledsimila r motion s i nforme r

Docke t 4949 2 an dthi s docke t seekin g confidentia l treatmen t fo r thei r Schedule s B- 7 submission s an dthos e motion s remai npending . Continenta l hereb y adopt s an d incorporate s b y referenc e eac ho f th e argument s i nth e previou s motion s i nforme r Docke t 4949 2 an di n thi s docke t fo r confidentia l treatmen t o f it s Schedul e B- 7 submissio n fo r

th e quarte r

ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 .Motio n o f Continenta l Pag e 3 WHEREFORE , Continenta l move s tha t th e documen t

submitte dunde r

sea l wit hthi s motio n b e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 fo r

aperio d o f a t leas t te n years . Respectfull y submitted , CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC .

Thoma s Newto nBoilin g N/ Managin g Attorney , Regulator y Affai r Counse l fo r Continenta l Airlines , Inc . Marc h26 , 201 0