BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N

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Motion o f CONTINENTA L AIRLINES , INC . for Confidentia l Treatmen t

o f Document s Pursuan t to Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Ruie s o f

Practic e o f th e Departrntrnt

o f Transportation , 1 4 CF R302.1 2 Docke t OST-96-122 2 Continenta l Airlines , Inc . For m41 , Schedule s B- 7 an dB-4 3

MOTIO N O F CONTINENTA L AIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2

Communication s with respec t t o this documen t shoul db e sen t

to : Thoma s Newto n Boilin g Managin g Attorney , Regulator y Affair s Continenta l Airlines , Inc . 160 0 Smit h Street , HQSL G Houston , Texa s 7700 2 (713)324-560 6

Marc h 29 , 201 1BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C .

Motion o f CONTINENTA L AIRLINES , INC . fo r Confidentia l Treatmen t

o f Document s Pursuan t t o 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 CF R302.1 2 Docke t OST-96-122 2 Continenta l Airlines , Inc . Form41 , Schedule s B- 7 an dB-4 3

MOTIO N O F CONTINENTA L AIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTL^ L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RULE 1 2 Continenta l Airlines , Inc . ("Continental") , pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practice , 1 4 CF R302.12 , move s th e Departmen t for confidentia l treatmen t

o f certai n informatio n containe di n it s For m4 1 filings, mos t

recentl y fo r

th e quarte r

ende dDecembe r

31 , 2010 , an dask s th e Departmen t t o withhol dthis informatio n fi-ompubli c disclosur e for aperio d o f a t leas t te n year s fromth e dat e o f filing. Th e informatio n for whic h confidentia l informatio n i s requeste di s foun di n Schedule s B- 7 an dB-43 . Schedul e B-7 , filedquarterly , contain s confidenfial dat ai n column s 9-1 1 labele d"Cost, " "Amortized/Depreciate dCost " an d "Realization. " Schedul e B-43 , filedannually , contain s confidentia l dat ai n column s 10-1 3 labele d"Acquire dCos t

o r CapitalizedValue, " "Allowanc e for Depreciatio n o r

Amortizafion, " "Depreciate dCos t

o r Amort[ized ] Value " an d"Estimate dResidua l Value. " Schedule s B- 7 an d B-4 3 o f Continental' s Form4 1 filing for th e quarte r

ende dDecembe r

31 , 2010 , hav e bee n filed with th e Departmen t

separately , unde r

seal , with th e markin g "Confidentia l Treatmen t Requeste d Unde r §302.12 " an dacop y o f

thi s motion .Motion o f Continenta l Pag e 2 Th e informatio n tha t i s th e subjec t

o f thi s motio n detail s Continental' s acquisitio n an d depreciafio n cost s fo

r it s airfram e an dengin e purchases . Th e Department , b y lette r t o Delt a Ai r Lines , Inc . o n Marc h 29 , 1993 , fromJame s W . Mitchell , Director , Offic e o f Airlin e Statistics , grante dconfidentia l treatmen t t o simila

r dat afiledb y Delta . Equivalen t treatmen t shouldb e accorde dto Continental' s submissions . Continenta l ask s that it s Schedul e B- 7 an dB

4 3 dat ab e protecte dfrompubli c disclosur e for a t leas t te n year s fromth e dat e o f filing, whic h i s th e withholdin g perio dsough t b y Delt a(Docke t

48649) , Unite dAi r

Line s (Docke t

48726) , Northwes t

Airlines , Inc . (Docke t 46597) , America n Airlines , Inc . (Docke t 48800 ) an d Continenta l an dit s subsidiar y Continenta l Micronesia , Inc . (formerl y Docke t 49492 ) for

thei r Schedul e B- 7 an dB'4 3 submissions . Continenta l an dContinenta l Micronesia , Inc . hav e eac h filednumerou s simila r motion s i n thi s docke t

an dformer

Docke t 4949 2 seekin g confidential treatmen t for thei r Schedule s B- 7 an dB-4 3 an dthos e motion s remai n pending . Continenta l adopt s an dincorporate s b y referenc e eac h o f th e argument s i n th e previou s motion s i n thi s docke t an dforme r

Docke t 4949 2 for confidentia l treatmen t

o f it s Schedul e B- 7 an dB-4 3 filings. WHEREFORE , pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practice, 1 4 CF R 302.12 , Continenta l move s th e Departmen t for confidential treatmen t

o f Schedule s B- 7 an dB-4 3 o f Continental' s Form4 1 filings for aperio do f

a t leas t te n year s fromth e dat e o f filing, mos t recentl y for

th e quarte r

ende dDecembe r

31 , 2010 , an dask s th e Departmen t t o withhol dthis informatio n frompubli c disclosur e durin g thi s period , a s containe di n th e document s that hav e bee n filedseparatel y wit

h th e Department , unde r

seal .Motion o f Continenta l Pag e 3 Respectfull y submitted .

Marc h 29 , 201 1 CONTINENTA L AIRLINES , INC .

By : Thoma s Newto n Boilin g Managin g Attorney , Regulator y Affair s