BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________

)

Application of )

)

EASTERN AIR LINES GROUP, INC. ) DOCKET OST-2014-0012/13

) 

for a Certificate of Public Convenience )

and Necessity (Interstate Passenger )

Charter Service) )

_________________________________________ )

MOTION OF EASTERN AIR LINES GROUP, INC.

FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Edward J. Wegel

President and CEO

EASTERN AIR LINES GROUP, INC.

Building 5A, Miami Int’l Airport

Miami, FL 33142

(305) 869-4249

ed.wegel@easternairlines.aero

John R. Mietus, Jr.

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC

6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300

Bethesda, MD 20817-7500

(202) 747-5212

john@mietuslaw.com

Counsel for EASTERN AIR LINES

GROUP, INC.

April 15, 2015
BEFORE THE

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

_________________________________________

)

Application of )

)

EASTERN AIR LINES GROUP, INC. ) DOCKET OST-2014-0012/13

) April 15, 2015

for a Certificate of Public Convenience )

and Necessity (Interstate Passenger )

Charter Service) )

_________________________________________ )

MOTION OF EASTERN AIR LINES GROUP, INC.

FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT

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

§ 302.12, Eastern Air Lines Group, Inc. respectfully moves to withhold from 

public disclosure the contents of Confidential Exhibit P produced in 

connection with Eastern’s letter, filed simultaneously with this motion, 

updating its list of key personnel. In accordance with Rule 12, the exhibit

has been marked “Confidential” and is being filed under seal.

Confidential Exhibit P contains an updated list of FAA certificate

numbers for key personnel who hold such certificates. The Department

previously has found in this docket that confidential treatment of such 

numbers is appropriate, among other reasons, because they may be keyed to

social security numbers and are otherwise private. Department letter dated 

March 14, 2015 at 3, filed as document OST-2014-0012-0020. See also

Rhoades Aviation, Inc. dba Transair, Order 2013-1-13, at 7.
Eastern 

Motion 

Page 2 

To summarize, the information sought to be withheld from public 

disclosure meets Department precedent for nondisclosure and the standards 

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). 

WHEREFORE, Eastern Air Lines Group, Inc. respectfully requests 

that Confidential Exhibit P be accorded confidential treatment under Rule 

12. 

April 15, 2015 

Respectfully submitted, 

. 

~~~ John R. Mietus, Jr. 

Law Office of John Mietus, LLC 

6701 Democracy Blvd., Suite 300 

Bethesda, MD 20817-7500 

(202) 747-5212 

john@mietusla w .com 

Counsel for EASTERN AIR LINES 

GROUP, INC. 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certify that I have, this 15th day of April, 2015 caused the 

attached Motion of Eastern Air Lines Group, Inc. for Confidential Treatment 

to be served by electronic mail on the followin g person: 

Pat McLaughlin, Manager 

South Florida Certificate Management Office 

Federal Aviation Administration 

2895 SW 145 Avenue, Suite 291 

Miramar, Florida 33027