BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Joint Application of ) 

) 

US AIRWAYS, INC. ) 

and ) Docket DOT-OST-2012-__ 

AEROViAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO S.A. ) 

) 

for statements of authorization under ) 

14 C.F.R. Part 212 ) 

(United States - Colombia Blanket Codesharing) ) 

MOTION OF US AIRWAYS, INC. FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Howard Kass 

Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs 

Benjamin T. Slocum 

Director, Legal and Government Affairs 

US Airways, Inc. 

1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 

Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 326-5153 

howard. kass@usairwa ys. com 

benjamin. slocum@usairways. com 

September 13, 2012 
BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Joint Application of ) 

) 

US AIRWAYS, INC. ) 

and ) Docket DOT-OST-2012-__ 

AEROVIAS DEL CONTINENTE AMERICANO S.A. ) 

) September 13, 2012 

for statements of authorization under ) 

14 C.F.R. Part 212 ) 

(United States - Colombia Blanket Codesharing) ) _________________ ) 

MOTION OF US AIRWAYS, INC. FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT 

Pursuant to Rule 12 of the Department's Rules of Practice, US Airways, Inc. ("US 

Airways") respectfully moves to withhold from public disclosure the confidential version 

of the Codeshare Agreement between US Airways, Inc. ("US Airways") and Aerovias del 

Continente Americana S.A. ("Avianca") (the "Agreement") submitted to the Department 

today. In accordance with Rule 12, US Airways is submitting copies of the confidential 

documents to the Department separately in a sealed envelope bearing the caption for 

the cases and marked "Confidential Treatment Requested Under§ 302.12." 

The information for which US Airways requests confidential treatment is 

confidential and competitively sensitive information. Subsection (b)(4) of the Freedom 

of Information Act ("FOIA") exempts "trade secrets and commercial or financial 

information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential" from public 

disclosure. (See 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4).) This document meets the requisite standard for 

confidential treatment because it is: (1) commercial or financial information, (2) obtained 

from a person outside the government, and (3) privileged or confidential. (See Gulf & 

Western Industries, Inc. v. United States, 615 F. 2d 527, 529 (D.C. Cir. 1980).) The 
Motion of US Airways For Confidential Treatment 

public release of that information would cause US Airways substantial competitive and 

financial injury. Accordingly, the information should be withheld from public disclosure. 

On September 13, 2012, US Airways submitted in this docket a copy of the 

Agreement with the confidential portions redacted, and served the redacted Agreements 

on all persons on the attached service list. 

WHEREFORE, US Airways respectfully asks the Department to grant its Motion 

for Confidential Treatment. 

Respectfully submitted, 

bt:¥-----

Ho ard Kass 

Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs 

Benjamin T. Slocum 

Director, Legal and Government Affairs 

US Airways, Inc. 

1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 

Washington, DC 20005 

(202) 326-5153 

howard.kass@usairways.com 

benjamin. s/ocum@usairways. com 

September 13, 2012 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I certify that, on September 13, 2012, I caused to be served a copy of the 

foregoing Motion for Confidential Treatment by email upon those addressees listed 

below: 

urskr@state.gov (Department of State) 

esta.rosenberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) 

brian.hedberg@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) 

brett.kruger@dot.gov (Department of Transportation) 

john.allen@faa.gov (Federal Aviation Administration) 

dan.weiss@united.com (United) 

steve.morrissey@united.com (United) 

jonathan.linde@united.com (United) 

francis.heil@aa.com (American) 

robert.wirick@aa.com (American) 

sascha. vanderbellen@delta. com (Delta) 

jhill@dlalaw.com (Counsel for JetBiue and Hawaiian) 

robert.land@jetblue.com (JetBiue) 

msinick@ssd.com (Counsel for Alaska) 

jyoung@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit) 

dkirstein@yklaw.com (Counsel for Spirit) 

bob.kneisley@wnco.com (Southwest) 

leslie.abbott@wnco.com (Southwest) 

robert.cohn@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic) 

patrick.rizzi@hoganlovells.com (Counsel for Republic) 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS) 

jennifer.nowak@hklaw.com (Counsel for UPS) 

cefelts@fedex.com (FedEx) 

nssparks@fedex. com (Fed Ex) 

kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com (Polar) 

rpommer@atlasair.com (Atlas) 

Benjamin T. Slocum