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o f document s pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (Schedul e B- 7 an dB-4 3 o f Form41 ) Docke t OST-96-182 6 (forme r Docke t 48735 )

MOTIO N O FU S AIRWAYS , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T

Communication s wit h respec t t o thi s documen t

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to : Howar dKas s Vic e Presiden t

- Lega l an dGovemmentAffair s Benjami n T . Slocu m Directo r an dAssistan t

Genera l Counse l U S Airways , Inc . 140 1 H Street , NW , Suit e 107 5 Washington , D C 2000 5 (202)326-515 3 howard.kass@usairways.co m benjamin.siocum@usairways.co m Marc h 29 , 201 1BEFOR E TH E DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O FTH E SECRETAR Y WASHINGTON , D.C . Motio n o f U S AIRWAYS , INC . fo r confidential treatmen t

o f document s pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (Schedul e B- 7 an dB-4 3 o f For m41 ) Docke t OST-96-182 6 (former Docke t 48735 )

Marc h 29 , 201 1 MOTIO N O FU S AIRWAYS , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN 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) , U S Airways , Inc . ("U S Airways" ) hereb y request s confidential treatmen t o f certai n informatio n containe di n Schedul e B- 7 - Airfram e an dAircraf t Engin e Acquishion s an dRetirement s o f U S Airways ' For

m4 1 filing for

th e quarte r

ende dDecembe r

31 , 201 0 ("Schedul e B-7") , and Schedul e B-4 3 - Inventor y o f Airframe s an dAircraf

t Engine s fo

r th e year ende dDecember

31 , 201 0 ("Schedul e B-43") . Tha t filing wil l b e submitte dseparatel y herewith unde r seal , marke d with areques t

for confidentia l treatmen t

pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 ( § 302.12) . U S Airway s request s tha t thes e dat ab e withhel dfi"ompubli c disclosur e fo r aperio do f

a t leas t te n (10 ) year s fromth e dat e o f thei r submission . In support

o f thi s request , U S Airway s state s a s follows : Th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , provide s tha t confidential commercia l an dfinancial informatio n obtaine dfrom aprivat e perso n i s exemp t fro mth e requirement s o f

publi c disclosure . Th e informatio n for whic h U S Airway s request s confidential treatmen t i s confidentia l an dproprietary commercia l an dfinancial informatio n obtaine dfrom 1Motio n o f U S Airways . Inc . fo r

Confidentia l Treatmen t U S Airways , aprivat e party . Moreover , th e publi c releas e o f tha t informatio n woul dcaus e U S Airway s substantia l competitiv e an dfinancial injury . Accordingly , th e informatio n shoul db e withhel dfrompubli c disclosure . Th e informatio n a t

issu e i s cost , amortization/depreciatio n an drealizatio n dat arelatin g to U S Airways ' airframe s an daircraf t engine s a s o f

Decembe r

31 , 2010 . Thi s informatio n i s presente di n column s 10 , 11 , an d1 2 o f Schedul e B- 7 an di n column s 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , and1 5 o f Schedul e B-43 . Se e Exhibi t A heret o for

alisfin g o f

th e specifi c informatio n include di n Schedul e B- 7 an dSchedul e B-4 3 fo r whic h confidentia l treatmen t i s requested . I

n additio n t o filing Schedul e B- 7 an dSchedul e B-4 3 unde r seal , U S Airway s i s submittin g t o th e Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s redacte dcopie s o f Schedul e B- 7 an dSchedul e B-43 , availabl e fo r publi c inspection , tha t

omi t th e informatio n for

whic h confidentia l treatmen t i s requested . Th e Departmen t

ha s previousl y determine dtha t th e confidentia l an dcompetitively

sensitiv e dat acontaine di n U S Airways ' Schedule s B- 7 an dB-4 3 ar e entitle dt o confidential treatment . B y lette r

o f Jame s W . Mitchell , Director , Offic e o f Airlin e Statistics , th e Departmen t grante dprio r

U S Airways ' request s for confidentia l treatmen t

o f this sam e informatio n fo r earlier reportin g period s an drule dtha t i t b e withhel dfrompubli c disclosur e for aperio do f

ten (10 ) years . Th e Department' s reasonin g applie s with equa l forc e t o U S Airways ' presen t motio n and submission .Motio n o f U S Airways . Inc . fo r

Confidentia l Treatmen t WHEREFORE , U S Airways , Inc . respectfiill y request s tha t th e confidentia

l informatio n containe di n it s Schedul e B- 7 an dSchedul e B-4 3 detaile dabov e b e withhel dfrom publi c disclosur e for

a t leas t te n (10 ) years . Respectfiill y submitted .

Ho\^ dKas s Vic e Presiden t

- Legal an dGovernmen t Affair s Benjami n T . Slocu m Directo r an dAssistan t

Genera l Counse l U S Airways , Inc . 140 1 H Street , NW , Suit e 107 5 Washington , D C 2000 5 (202)326-515 3 howard.kass@usairways.co m benjamin.sIocum@usairways.co m Marc h 29 , 201 1EXHIBI T A

Listin g o f Confidential Informatio n i n U S Airways , Inc.' s Form4 1 Filin g Schedul e B-7 : Title/Descriotio n Cos t Depreciate dCos t

o r Amortize dValu e Realizatio n Locatio n i n Documen t Colum n (10 ) Colum n (11 )

Colum n (12 ) Numbe r o f Page s I 1

1

Schedul e B-43 . Title/Descriotio n Acquire dCos t

o r Capita l Valu e Allowanc e for

Depreciatio n o r Amortizatio n Depreciatio n Cos t

o r Amortize dValu e Estimate dResidua l Valu e Averag e Depreciation o r Amortizatio n Lif

e (Months ) Locatio n i n Documen t Colum n (11 ) Colum n (12 ) Colum n (13 ) Colum n (14 ) Colum n (15 ) Numbe r o f Paee s 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

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