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Amende dApplicatio n o f Airon e Venture s Limite d Fo r An Exemptio n Unde r

4 9 U.S.C . § 40109(c ) (U.S.

- Barbados ) Docke t DOT-OST-2010-013 4

AMENDE D MOTIO N O FAIRON E VENTURE S LIMITE D

FO RCONFIDENTIA LTREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2 Communication s withrespec t t o thi s documen t

shoul db e sen t

to : Ian G . Bum s Chairma n AIRON E VENTURE S LIMITE D Th e Courtyar d Hasting s Barbados , W. I Charle s A . Hunnicutt Patrici aN . Snyde r G . Bren t Conno r Troutman Sander s LL P 40 1 9'^ Street , N.W . Suit e 100 0 Washington , D.C . 2000 4 Email : Charles.Hunnicutt@troutmansanders.co m

May 28 , 201 0 Attorney s for AIRON E VENTURE S LIMITE D

DCO l II26394V 1BEFOR E TH E U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O FTH E SECRETAR Y WASHINGTON , D.C . Amende dApplicatio n o f Airon e Venture s Limite d Fo r An Exemptio n Unde r

4 9 U.S.C . § 40109(c ) (U.S.

- Barbados ) Docke t DOT-OST-2010-013 4

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FO RCONFIDENTIA LTREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2 Pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e o f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportation , Airon e Venture s Limite dmove s t o withhol dfrompubli c disclosur e certai n informatio n containe di n Exhibi t

A t o it s Amende dApplicatio n Fo r A n Exemptio n Unde r

4 9 U.S.C . § 40109(c ) (U.S.-Barbados ) submitte dherewithunde r seal i n th e above-captione d proceeding. ^ Airon e i s als o submittin g apublicl y availabl e cop y o f it s amende d application , redacte dt o delet e th e confidential proprietar y informatio n containe di n Exhibi t A . 1 . Exhibi t A t o th e Amende dApplicatio n contain s th e name s an dnationalitie s o f individua l investor s —informatio n protecte dfro mpubli c disclosur e unde r Exemptio n 4

' 1 4 C.F.R . §302.12 . ^ Airon e ha s amende dit s initia l applicatio n t o delet e th e statemen t tha t Allegian t Ai r i s ashareholde r

o f Airon e Holding s Limite d(AHL) . Neithe r Allegian t

Ai r no r it s parent , Allegian t

Trave l Company , was o r i s ashareholde r

i n Airon e Venture s Limite do r it s paren t AHL . Thes e change s require dAiron e t o revis e th e attache dExhibi t A t o updat e informatio n relatin g t o AHL' s shareholders . Lik e an y compan y seekin g additiona l privat e capital , AHL' s shareholder s an dshareholdin g percentage s may chang e fromtim e t o time . Th e revise dExhibi t A i s accurat e a s o f

Ma y 27 , 2010 .

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Pag e 2 o f 4

o f th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Ac t

(FOIA). ^ Airon e doe s not see k protectio n fo

r th e amalgamate dnationalit y percentage s —onl y th e identity o f th e individua l investors , an d i n th e cas e o f

th e Europea n Unio n th e specifi c membe r state s o f whic heac hinvesto r

i s a citizen . Th e amalgamate dinformatio n i s mor e tha n sufficien t for intereste dperson s t o analyz e th e ownershi p o f Airon e an dth e consequence s for U.S . internationa l aviatio n policy . Exemptio n 4 protect s frompubli c disclosur e informatio n tha t i s "(1 ) commercial o r financial, (2 ) obtaine dfro maperso n outsid e th e government , an d(3 ) privilege do r confidential."" * Th e informatio n at issu e her e satisfie s thi s standard . First , th e name s an d nationalitie s o f

th e investor s o f

Airone' s paren t

company , Airon e Holding s Limited , are commercia l i n nature . Second , thi s dat awas obtaine dfromprivat e citizens . Third , i t i s confidentia l an dproprietary . O n thi s las t test , informatio n i s confidentia l i f disclosur e "i s likel y .. . t o caus e substantia l harmt o th e competitiv e positio n o f th e perso n fromwho m th e informatio n wa s obtained." ^ Th e Court o f Appeal s for

th e Distric t

o f Columbi a Circui t ha s emphasize dthat

th e '"importan t

poin t for competitiv e harmi n th e FOIA

5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) . ' ' Gulf & Wester

n Indus. , Inc . v . Unite dStates , 61 5 F.2 d527 , 52 9 (D.C . Cir . 1980 ) (citation s omitted) . ^ Nationa l Park s & Conservatio n As s ' n v . Morton , 49 8 F.2 d765 , 77 0 (D.C . Cir . 1974) .

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Pag e 3 of4 contex t .. . i s tha t

i t b e limite dt o harmflowing fromth e affirmativ e us e o f proprietary informatio n b y competitors.'" ^ 2 . In thi s case , Airon e meet s th e competitiv e harmpron g o f th e tes t fo r confidentiality o f

Exemptio n 4 . Th e name s an dnationalitie s o f th e individua l investor s o f Airone' s paren t

compan y i s informatio n tha t Airone , like an y privat e company, doe s no t wan t t o shar e withcompetitors . Competitor s coul dus e thi s identifyin g informatio n t o solici t investment s fromAirone' s privat e investors , potentiall y reducin g th e poo l o f ventur e capita l fund s availabl e t o Airone' s paren t company , and , i n turn , i n Airone . Thi s i s acommercia l ris k

tha t Airon e doe s no t

hav e t o take . 3 . Thi s informatio n i s no t necessary t o evaluat e th e citizenshi p an downershi p o f Airone , ake y part

o f Airone' s contemporaneousl y filedapplication . In tha t application , Airon e seek s a n exemptio n unde r 4 9 U.S.C . § 40109(c ) an dSubpart C o f th e Department' s procedura l regulation s fromth e requirement s o f 4 9 U.S.C . § § 4130 1 an d 4130 2 t o allo w i t

t o provid e schedule dforeig n ai r transportatio n betwee n th e Unite d State s an dBarbados . A s state di n tha t application , nothin g i n Airone' s ownershi p o r contro l i s inimica l t o U.S . aviatio n polic y o r interests . Airon e i s indirectl y owne dan d controlle db y Europea n nationals , withsignifican t participatio n b y Barbadian s and/o r Caribbea n Communit y an dCommo n Marke t (CARICOM ) nationals . Intereste dperson s d o no t nee dt o kno w th e identitie s an dcitizenshi p o f Airon e t o evaluat e th e internationa l

^ Pub . Citize n Healt hResearc hGrou p v. FDA , 70 4 F.2 d1280 , 129 1 n.3 0 (D.C . Cir . 1983 ) (quotin g Mark

Q . Connelly , Secret s an dSmokescreens : A Lega l an dEconomi c

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Pag e 4 of4 aviatio n polic y implications . But , competitor s for ventur e capita l coul dus e th e informatio n t o delay o r

disrup t Airone' s plan s o f

provin g ai r

servic e betwee n th e Unite d State s an dBarbado s o r

t o compet e for

investmen t

dolleir s wit hinvestor s that Airon e ha s worke dt o attract . 4 . Thus , th e informatio n for whic hAiron e request s confidentia l treatmen t i s confidential , proprietar y an dcompetitivel y sensitive . It s publi c releas e coul dcaus e Airon e substantia l competitiv e an dfinancial injury . Accordingly , th e informatio n shoul d b e withhel dfrompubli c disclosure . WHEREFORE , Airon e Venture s Limite drespectfrill y ask s th e Departmen t t o gran t it s Amende dMotio n for Confidentia l Treatment .

Respectfull y submitted .

Charles A . Hurmicutt Patrici aN . Snyde r G . Bren t Conno r Troutma n Sander s LL P Counse l for

Airon e Venture s Limite d May 28 , 201 0 Analysi s o f

Governmen t

Disclosure s o f

Busines s Data , 198 1 Wis . L . Rev . 207 , 235-36) .

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