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: AI RCHARTE RSCOTLAN D LTD . Fo r a n Exemptio n t o Engag e i n On-deman d Ai r Transportatio n o f

Person s an dProperty Pursuan t t o 4 9 U.S.C . §4010 9 U.S.A.

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MOTIO N FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2 Georg e McFarlan e Managin g Directo r Ai r Charte r Scotlan dLtd . 7 Colville s Plac e Kelvi n Industria l Estate , Eas t Kilbrid e Glasgow , Scotlan dG7 5 OP Z Voice:+4 4 (0)135 7 57 8 16 1 Fax:+4 4 (0)135 5 59 0 30 3 Email : georgemcfarlane g ai r charte r sco t land . Richar dA . Asper , J.D. , Chairma n

C.A . Southerland , Presiden t Aviatio n Professional s Group , Inc . 300 0 N E 30 * Place , Suit e 10 7 Fort Lauderdale , F

L 3330 6 Voice : (954 ) 763-484 8 Fax : (954 ) 763-424 0 Email : co.u k ca@aviation-professionals.co m rickaSaviation-professionals.co m Representative s for AI RCHARTE RSCOTLAN D LTD . File do n Apri l 24 , 201 2BEFOR E TH E U. S DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O F TH E SECRETAR Y WASHINGTON , D C Applicatio n of

: AI RCHARTE RSCOTLAN D LTD . Fo r an Exemptio n t o Engag e i n On-deman d Ai r Transportatio n o f

Person s an dProperty Pursuan t t o 4 9 U.S.C . §4010 9 U.S.A.

—Unite dKingdo m Docke t No . DOT-GS T - 201 2 - ^^ ^

MOTIO N FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2 AI RCHARTE RSCOTLAN D LTD . ("ACSL " o r "Applicant" ) hereb y move s for confidentia l treatmen t o f Exhibi t ACSL-1 3 (Financia l Information ) t o it s Applicatio n i n thi s Docke t pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f th e Department' s Rule s o f Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . § 302.12) . Th e confidentia l informatio n ha s bee n filedunde r

seal an dwit

h th e markin g "Confidential Treatmen t Requeste dUnde r

1 4 C.F.R . § 302.12" , a s provide di n 1 4 C.F.R . §302.12 . Approva l o f Applicant' s reques t

for confidentia l treatmen t

woul db e consisten t wit h th e Department' s Rules , it s precedent s an dth e Freedo mo f Informatio n Ac t

( 5 U.S.C . 552(b)(4) . Th e filing contain s commerciall y sensitiv e informatio n that , i f release dpublicly , coul dcaus e substantia l competitiv e har mt o ACSL . Thi s informatio n woul dno t otherwis e b e disclose dt o th e publi c b y ACSL . T o b e withhel dfrompubli c disclosur e unde r Rul e 12 , document s mus t contai n informatio n tha t i s (1 ) commercia l o r

financial; (2 ) obtaine dIro maperso n outsid e o f government ; an d(3 ) privilege do r confidential . Th e informatio n for whic h confidentiality i s requeste dclearl y satisfie s requirement s on e an dtwo , i n tha t

i t consist s o f

commercially-sensitiv e an dconfidentia l informatio n o f ACS L tha t

wa s obtaine ddirectl y fro mACSL . I t als o clearl y satisfie s th e thir drequiremen t a s well , a s thi s i s th e typ e o f informatio n tha t

ha s bee n considere dconfidentia l b y th e Departmen t i n th e past . Additionally , releas e o f

thi s financial informatio n woul dcaus e substantia l harmt o th e competitiv e positio n o f

ACS L an dwoul dimpai r th e government' s ability t o collec t suc h informatio n i n th e future . Shoul dthi s informatio n b e mad e public , i t coul dpermi t

competitor s o f

ACS L t o gai n insight s Pag e 2 o f 3int o th e company, it s operatin g plan s an dit s fundin g tha t coul db e use db y the mt o undermin e it s service , resultin g i n great

economi c harmt o ACSL , it s investor s an dcompetition . Furthermore , th e informatio n ma y properl y b e withhel dfro mpubli 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 fromdisclosur e for "trad e secret s an dcommercia l or financial informatio n obtaine dfro maperso n an dprivilege do r confidential. " See , e.g. , Gulf & Wester n Industries , Inc . v . Unite dStates , 61 5 F.2 d52 7 (D.C . Cir . 1979) ; Critica l Mas s Energ y Projec t v . NRC , 97 5 F.2 d87 1 (D.C . Cir . 1992) . Th e Freedo mo f Informatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , provide s tha t privilege do r

confidential commercia l an dfinancial informatio n obtaine dfro maprivat e perso n i s specificall y exemp t fro mth e requirement s o f publi c disclosur e du e t o it s business-sensitiv e nature . Th e Informatio n for whic h thi s motio n request s confidentia l treatmen t i s confidentia l an dproprietary commercia l an dfinancial informatio n o f aprivat e party an dth e publi c releas e o f thi s informatio n woul dcaus e competitiv e an dfinancial injur y t o tha t party . Accordingly , th e informatio n shoul db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosure . WHEREFORE , AI RCHARTE RSCOTLAN D LTD . respectfull y move s tha t th e attache d Exhibi t ACSL-13 , submitte dunde r seal with thi s motion , b e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e for a perio dofte n (10 ) years , pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practic e i n Proceedings . Respectfull y submitted . Aviatio n Professional s Group , Inc. , for AI RCHARTE RSCOTLAN D LTD . By:_ ^ C.A.Southerland , Presiden t Voic e (954 ) 763-484 8 Email:ca@aviation-professionals.co m

Date : Apri l 24 , 201 2

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