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Application of 

Altius Aviation, LLC 

BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

DOCKET DOT-OST-20I5-0064 

for authority to conduct scheduled passenger operations as a 

commuter air carrier under 49 U.S.C. 41738 

MOTION OF Altius Aviation, LLC 

TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE 

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to: 

Date: March 27, 20 15 

Vaughn Crawford 

Director of Operations 

Altius Aviation, LLC 

113 Tuskegee Road 

Syracuse, NY 13211 

Telephone: 315-455-7555 

Fax: 315-455-7557 

Email: Vaughn@altiusaviationgroup.com 

Notice: Any person who wishes to support or oppose this application must file an answer by April 3, 20 I 5 and serve 

that answer on all persons served with this filing. 
Application of 

Altius Aviation, LLC 

BEFORE THE 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, DC. 

for authority to conduct scheduled passenger operations as a 

commuter air carrier under 49 U.S.C. 41738 

MOTION OF Altius Aviation, LLC 

DOCKET DOT -OST-20 15-0064 

TO WITHHOLD INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE 

Pursuant to section 302.12 of the Department's Rules of Practice, Altius Aviation, LLC hereby moves to withhold 

from public disclosure the personal financial statements of Henry Laughlin and supporting letter confirming his 

ability to support the capital requirements for the proposed commuter air carrier authority. These documents are 

being filed with this Motion in a sealed envelope marked "Confidential Materials - Rule 12 Treatment Requested." 

In support ofthis Motion, Altius Aviation, LLC submits the following: 

1) Personal financial statement of Henry Laughlin stating his account balance with investment firm 

Neuberger Berman, LLC. 

2) Letter from Gary Klaben, President of Coyle Financial Counsel, confirming the validity of the personal 

financial statement of Henry Laughlin. 

T he information Altius Aviation, LLC seeks to withhold from public disclosure is (1) commercial or financial, (2) 

obtained from a person outside the government, and (3) privileged or confidential. Moreover, release of this 

information would cause substantial harm to the competitive position of Altius Aviation, LLC or the individual from 

whom the information was obtained. 

The two documents for which confidential treatment is requested are personal financial information, 

including account balances and account numbers, which should not be public information due to the 

sensitive nature of the information. 
Therefore, this information should be afforded confidential treatment by the Department under Rule 12. 

Submitted by, 'J -?;!frt 

Vaughn Crawford 

Director of Operations 

Altius Aviation, LLC 

Attachments: The original sealed confidential documents have been submitted to the Department of Transportation 

along with the full application. 
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE 

I hereby certifY that I have on this day served the foregoing motion for confidential treatment by first class mail, 

postage prepaid, upon the persons shown in the following service list. 

Date of Service: March 27,2015 

Mr. Carl Kohl 

Manager 

Flight Standards District Office 23 

One Airport Way, Suite 110 

Rochester, NY 14624 

Ms. Sharon M. Williams 

Airport Director 

L.G. Hanscom Field 

Civil Air Terminal 

200 Hanscom Drive, Suite 315 

Bedford, MA 01730 

Ms. Christina Callahan 

Executive Director 

Syracuse Hancock International Airport 

1000 Colonel Eileen Collins Boulevard 

Syracuse, NY 13212 

~H~ vaughn crawfor 

Director of Operations 

Altius Aviation, LLC 

SERVICE LIST 

Mr. Christopher Beitzel 

Airport Manager 

Rutland Southern Vermont Regional Airport 

1002 Airport Road 

N. Clarendon, VT 05759 

Mr. Kevin A. Dillon 

Executive Director and CEO 

Connecticut Airport Authority 

Bradley International Airport 

Schoephoester Road 

Windsor Locks, CT 06096 

Mr. William Vanecek 

Director of Aviation 

Buffalo Niagara International Airport 

4200 Genesee Street 

Buffalo, NY 14225 
Mr. John O'Donnell, PE 

Chief Executive Officer 

Albany County Airport Authority 

Albany International Airport 

737 Albany Shaker Road 

Albany, New York 12211 

Mr. Donald H. Heithaus 

Chairperson, Aiport Advisory Board 

Westchester County Airport 

240 Airport Rd. 

Suite 202 

White Plains, NY 10604 

Mr. Sean Flynn 

Airport Manager 

Martha's Vineyard Airport 

71 Airport Rd. 

Vineyard Haven, MA 02568