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o f Transportation , 1 4 C.F.R . § 302.1 2 (Form41 ; Schedul e B-4 3 Report ) Docke t OST-200S-2089 6

MOTIO N O FAIRTRA N AIRWAYS , INC . FO R CONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2 Communication s wit h respec t t o thi s documen t

shoul db e addresse dto : Richar dP . Magum o Senio r Vic e Presiden t

& Genera l Counse l AirTra n Airway s 995 5 AirTra n Boulevar d Orlando , F

L 3282 7 Edwar dP . Faberma n WILE Y REI N LL P 177 6 K Street , N.W . Washington , D C 2000 6 Tel : 202-719-742 0 Counse l for AirTra n Airways , Inc .

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o f th e petitio n o f AIRTRA N AIRWAYS , INC . fo r 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 Transportation , 1 4 C.F.R . § 302.1 2 (For m41 ; Schedul e B-4 3 Report ) Docke t OST-2005-2089 6

MOTIO N O FAIRTRA N AIRWAYS , INC . FO R CONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2 Pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportation' s ("Department" ) Rule s o f Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . § 302.12) , AirTra n Airways , Inc . ("AirTran" ) hereb y file s this Motio n t o Withhol dfro mPubli c Disclosur e informatio n an ddat aincorporate dwithi n th e electronicall y submitte dForm41 , Schedul e B-43 , Inventor y o f Airframe s an dAircraf

t Engines , fo r

th e year o f 2010 . Thi s informatio n an ddat aar e bein g reporte dt o th e Departmen t i n accordanc e wit

h th e requirement s o f

1 4 C.F.R . Sectio n 241 . Th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , provide s tha t privilege dor confidentia l commercia l an dfinancial infonnatio n obtaine dfromaprivat e perso n i s specificall y exempte dfromth e requirement s o f publi c disclosur e du e to it s busines s sensitiv e nature . Th e informatio n for

whic h this motio n request s confidentia l treatmen t i s confidentia l an dproprietar y commercia l an dfinancial informatio n o f AirTran , aprivat e party . Th e publi c releas e o f thisinformatio n woul dcaus e competitiv e an dfinancial injur y to AirTran . Accordingly , th e informatio n shoul db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosure . Thi s informatio n may properl y b e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e unde r Exemptio n 4 o f th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , whic h permit s protectio n fro mdisclosur e for "trad e secret s an dcommercia l o r financial informatio n obtaine dfromaperso n an dprivilege d o r confidential. " See , e.g. . Gul f & Wester n Industries . Inc . v . Unite dStates , 61 5 F.2 d52 7 (D.C . Cir . 1979) ; Critica l Mas s Energ y Projec t v . NRC , 97 5 F.2 d87 1 (D.C . Cir . 1992) . AirTra n request s confidentia l treatmen t o f infonnatio n containe di n it s Schedul e B-43 . AirTra n ha s delete dth e aforementione dinformafio n fro mit s publi c filings o f it s Schedul e B-4 3 an dha s electronicall y submitte dt o th e Departmen t a n imredacte dcop y o f

AirTran' s Schedul e with thi s Motion . Th e Departmen t

ha s previousl y determine dtha t th e financial informatio n containe di n Schedul e B-4 3 report s submitte db y AirTra n an dothe r carrier s woul db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e fo

r aperio dofte n (10 ) year s fromth e dat e o n whic h Rul e 1 2 motion s wer e filed. Th e sam e rulin g shoul dappl y with equa l validit y t o AirTran' s B-4 3 report for th e yea r that ende d Decembe r

31 , 2010 . WHEREFORE , AirTra n respectfull y move s th e Departmen t t o withhol dth e financial informatio n containe di n AirTran' s Schedul e B-4 3 report for th e year o f 2010 , filedconcurrentl y herewit h unde r seal fro mpubli c disclosur e for aperio dofte n (10 ) years , throug h Marc h 30 , 2021 , pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practic e i n Proceedings . Respectfull y submitted , Michae l Hardest y Financia l Analys t AirTra n Airways , Inc . 995 5 AirTra n Blvd . Orlando , F L 3282 7 407-318-519 3 Michaet.llardcstvftj')aii1ran.co m

Marc h 30 , 201 0INDE X A Listin g o f Confidentia l Informatio n i n AirTra n Airways , Inc . For m4 1 Filin g for th e year endin g Decembe r

31 , 2010 . Schedul e B-4 3 Title/Descriptio n Schedul e B-4 3 Inventor y o f

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