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BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n o f VIRGI N AMERICA INC . Fo r Confidentia l Treatmen t

o f Documents Unde r Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e o f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportation , 1 4 C.F.R . § 302.1 2 (Form41 ; Schedul e B-43 ) DOCKE T OST-2009

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MOTIO N O F VIRGI N AMERIC A INC . FO R CONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2 Communication s wit h respeatst o thi s documen t shoul db e sen t

to : Davi dH . Pflieger , Jr . Senio r Vic e Presiden t

- Lega l & Governmen t

Affair s Genera l Counse l Virgi n Americ aInc . 55 5 Airport

Boulevar d Burlingame , C A 9401 0 (650)762-711 5 (650 ) 762-700 4 (fax ) Dave.Pfieger@VirginAmerica.co m

Marc h 30 , 201 0BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C . Applicatio n o f VIRGI N AMERICA 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 Transportation , 1 4 C.F.R . § 302.1 2 (Form41 ; Schedul e B-43 ) DOCKE T OST-2009

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MOTIO N O F VIRGI N AMERIC A INC . FO R CONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2 Pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportation' s ("Department" ) Rule s o f Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . § 302.12) , Virgi n Americ aInc . ("Virgi n America" ) hereb y request s tha t informatio n containe di n Virgi n America' s Form4 1 filing, Schedul e B-43 , Inventory o f Airframe s an dAircraf

t Engines , for

th e year ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 , b e accorde dconfidentia l treatmen t an db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosure . Virgi n Americ arequest s confidentia l treatmen t o f th e followin g informatio n containe di n it s Schedul e B-43 : (1 ) Acquire dCos t o r Capitalize dValue ; (2 ) Allowanc e for Depreciatio n o r

Amortization ; (3 ) Depreciate dCos t o r Amortize dValue ; an d(4 ) Estimate dResidua l Value . A s provide di n § 302.12 , th e non-redacte d documen t i s bein g filedunde r

seal i n th e enclose denvelop e wit h th e markin g "Confidentia l Treatmen t

Requeste dunde r

§ 302.12 " alon g wit h acop y o f thi s motion. '

Virgi n Americ ai s als o submitting the non-redactedversion o f Schedul e B-4 3 t o the Burea

u of Transportation Statistic s alon

g wit h acop y o f thi s motion . Virgi

n Americ ai s furthe

r providing aredactedversion o f th e sam e repor t t o th e Burea u of Transportation Statistics , redacte dto delet e th e informatio

n fo r whic h Virgi n Americ ai s seekin g confidentia

l treatmen t herein .Th e Freedo mo f Informatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , provide s tha t privilege do r confidentia l commercia l an dfinancial informatio n obtaine dfi-om aprivat e perso n i s specificall y exempte dfromth e requirement s o f publi c disclosur e du e t o it s busines s sensitiv e nature . Thi s information , whic h i s th e subjec t o f thi s motion , detail s Virgi n America' s acquisitio n cost s fo r it s airfram e an dengin e purchases . Th e publi c releas e o f thi s informatio n woul dcaus e substantia l competitiv e an dfinancial injur y t o Virgi n America. Accordingly , th e informatio n shoul db e withhel dfi'ompubli c disclosure . Thi s informatio n ma y properl y b e withhel dfrompubli c disclosur e unde r Exemptio n 4 o f th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , 5 U.S . C . § 552(b)(4) , whic h permit s protectio n fro mdisclosur e for "trad e secret s an dcommercia l o r financial informatio n obtaine dfromaperso n an dprivilege d o r confidential. " See , e.g. . Gul f & Wester n Industries . Inc . v . Unite dStates . 61 5 F.2 d52 7 (D.C . Cir . 1979) ; Critica l Mas s Energ v Projec t v . NRC . 97 5 F.2 d87 1 (D.C . Cir . 1992) . Th e Departmen t

ha s previousl y determine dtha t th e informatio n containe di n Schedul e B

4 3 report s submitte db y Virgi n Americ aa s wel l a s othe r carrier s woul db e withhel dfi-ompubli c disclosur e for

aperio dofte n (10 ) year s fi"omth e dat e o n whic h th e informatio n was require dt o b e filed. Th e sam e rulin g shoul dappl y with equa l validit y t o Virgi n America' s repor t for th e year tha t ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 .WHEREFORE , Virgi n Americ aInc . respectfull y move s th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n t o withhol dth e financial informatio n containe di n Virgi n America' s Schedul e B-4 3 repor t for th e year tha t ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 , filedconcurrentl y herewith unde r seal , fro mpubli c disclosur e for

aperio do f

te n (10 ) years , pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s for Practic e i n Proceedings . Respectfull y submitted ,

Marc h 30 , 201 0 Davi dH . Pflieger , Jr . Senio r Vic e Presiden t

- Lega l & Governmen t

Affair s Genera l Counse l Virgi n Americ aInc . 55 5 Airport

Boulevar d Burlingame , C A 9401 0 (650)762-711 5 (650 ) 762-700 4 (fax ) Dave . Pflieger @ VirginAmerica . co m Counse l for

Virgi n Americ aInc .