BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C .

Motio n o f CONTINENTA L AIRLINES , INC . for 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 N O F CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA LTREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2

Communication s wit hrespec t t o thi s documen t

shoul db e sen t

to : Thoma s Newto n Bolhn g Managin g Attorney , Regulator y Affair s CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . P.O . Bo x 460 7 - HQSL G Houston , TX 77210-460 7 (713 ) 324-560 6 thomas.bolling@coair.co m Counse l for Continenta l Airlines , Inc . Augus t 6 , 201 0BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C .

Motio n o f CONTINENTA L AIRLINES , INC . for Confidentia l Treatmen t of Document s Unde r Rul e 1 2 of

th e Rule s of

Practic e of

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

MOTIO N O F CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA LTREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2 Continenta l Airlines , Inc . ("Continental" ) moves , pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s of

Practice , tha t

Schedul e B- 7 of

it s For m4 1 repor t

for th e quarte r ende dJun e 30 , 2010 , b e accorde dconfidentia l treatmen t an db e withhel d fro 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 of thi s motion .Motio n of

Continenta l Pag e 2 Th e informatio n whic h i s th e subjec t of thi s motio n detail s Continental' s acquisitio n an ddepreciatio n cost s for it s airfram e an dengin e purchases . Thi s informatio n i s clearl y financial o r commercia l i n nature , 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 h 29 , 1993 , an dt o America n Airlines , Inc . o n Jun 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 for

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 n Airlines , 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 ) for

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

fourtee n years . 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 n forme r

Docke t 4949 2 an dthi s docke t

seekin g confidentia l treatmen t for thei r Schedule s B- 7 submission s an dthos e motion s remai n pending . Continenta l hereb y adopt s an d incorporate s b y referenc e eac h of th e argument s i n th e previou s motion s i n forme r Docke t 4949 2 an di n thi s docke t for confidentia l treatmen t

of it s Schedul e B- 7 submissio n for

th e quarte r

ende dJun e 30 , 2010 .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 for

aperio d of a t leas t te n years . Respectfull y submitted , CONTINENTA LAIRLINES , INC . By : Thomas^Newto n Boilin g Managin g Attorney , Regul^or y i^air s Counse l for Continenta l Airlines , Inc . Augus t 6 , 201 0