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Pursuan t t o 1 4 CF R 302.12 , Delt a Ai rLines , inc . ("Delta" ) hereb yfile s thi s Motio n t o Wittihol d Fro m Publi cDisclosur e certai n commerciall yan d competitivel ysensitiv e informatio n containe d i n Delta' s Fom n 4 1 Scliedul e B-7 , Airfram e an d Aircraft Engin e Acquisition s an d Retirement s fo rtli e tiiir d quarte ro f 2011 . Delt a i s require d t o provid e th e confidentia l informatio n containe d i n Schedul e B- 7 pursuan t t o Par t 24 1 o fth e Department' s Economi cRegulations , 1 4 CF R 241 . * Th e infomiatio n fo rwhic h Delt a i s requestin g confklentia l treatmen t fall s withi n Exemptio n 3 o fth e Freedo m o fInfonnatio n Act 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(3) , whic h exempt s fro m disclosur e infomnatio n require d b ystatut e t o b e withheld . E}«mptio n 3 provide s that :

(b ) Thi s sectio n doe s no t appl yt o matters tha t are.. . (3 ) specificall yexempte d fro m disclosur e b ystatut e (othe rtha n sectio n 552(b ) o fthi s title) , provide d tha tsuc h statut e (A) require s that th e matters t o b e witiihel d fro m th e publi ci n suc h a manne ra s t o leav e n o discretio n o n th e issue , o r(B ) establishe s particula r criteri a fo rwithholdin g o rrefers t o particula rtype s o f matters t o b e withheld ; Sectio n 4011 5 o fTitl e 4 9 o fth e Unite d State s Code , formerl ySectio n 110 4 o fth e Federa l Aviatio n Act , provide s tha t th e Secretar yo fTransportation , upo n motion , shal l orde rinformatio n withhel d fro m publi cdisclosur e whe n disclosur e o fth e informatio n woul d "hav e a n advers e effiec t o n th e competitiv e positio n o f a n ai rearne ri n foreig n ai rtransportation. " Th e Departmen t ha s previousl yfoun d tha t th e aircraft dat a reporte d o n For m 4 1 Schedul e B- 7 fo rwhic h Delt a herei n seeit s confidentia l treatmen t woul d produc e th e har m specifie d i n Sectio n 40115. ^ Th e Department , i n grantin g confidentialityt o United , stated :

Unite d compete s wit h foreig n ai rearner s ^a t d o not repor

t informatio n abou t ttie cos t c X thei rindividua l airframe s an d aircraft engines . Thi s lacl co favailabl e aircraft cos t informatio n fro m foreig n ai rcarriers create s a n environmen t wher e foreig n carriers ar e abl e t o acces s U.S . earne raircraft cos t informatio n fro m th e Department' s publi crecords , bu t U.S . canier s ar e unabl e t o acces s comparabl e dat a fo rthei rforeig n competitors . Thi s lac k o freciproca l acces s erode s th e competitiveries s o fUnite d vi s a vi s its foreig n competitors . Therefore , th e releas e o f aircraft inventor ycos t dat a reporte d o n United' s For m 4 1 Schedul e B-7... . an d Schedul e B-43... . wouk l produc e th e han n specifie d i n Sectio n 1104 . Consequenti ythi s informatio n vnl i b e withhel d fro m disck)sure unde rExemptio n 3 o f FOI Aan d Sectio n 110 4 o fth e Act . Like United , Delt a compete s wit h foreig n earner s tiiat d o no t repor

t infonnatio n abou t th e cost o ftliei rairframe s an d aircraft engine s ye t are fre e t o obtai n U.S . carrie rinfonnatio n fro m th e Department . I t woul d b e damagin g t o Delt a t o require i t t o divulg e t o Its non-reportin g foreig n fla g competitors th e fruit s o fit s competitiv e effort s wit h aircraft manufacturers t o secur e th e bes t

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f Offic e o fAirlin e Statistic

s grantin g Motio n of United Airlines , Inc. , dated Decembe r 29,199 3 (Docke

t 48726) . Th e Department also granted confideniia l treatmen t to Schedules B- 7 o f America n (b ylette rdated Novembe r1,1993 , Docke t 48800 ) an d Delt a (b ylette rdate d March 29,1993 , Docke t 48649) .possibl e purchas e price. ^ Th e Deparbnent , whe n decidin g United' s confidenHallt ymotion , grante d Unite d a ten-yea r confidentia l perio d beginnin g o n tiie dat e th e infonnatio n wa s require d t o b e file d pursuan t t o 1 4 CF R 241.22(a) . Delt a request s simila rprotectio n wit h respec t t o it s Schedul e B-7 , whic h i s bein g uploade d t o http://esubmitrita.dot.aov . i n accordanc e wit h th e Department' s Fina l Rul e o n Submittin g Airiin e Dat a vi a th e Internet . WHEREFORE , Delt a request s tha t th e Department , pursuan t t o 1 4 CF R 302.1 2 an d 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(3 ) an d (4) , withhol d fio m publi cdisclt^ur e th e financia l infonnatio n containe d i n Delta' s Fom i 4 1 Schedul e B- 7 fo ra perio d o f not les s tha n te n years . Respectfull ysubmitted .

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s tha t th e informatio n sough

t to be withhel d fall s withi n Exemptio n 4 fro m th e Freedom ofinformatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , which provide s protectto n fro m disclosur e fo r"trad e secret

s an d commercia l o riinancia l informatio n obtained fro m a perso n an d privilege d o rconlkientia l — " Th e requeste d infonnatio n contained i n Delta' s Schedul e B- 7 satisf yal l thre e element

s required fo rprotectio n unde r Exemptio n 4 .