BEFOR E TH E U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O F TH E SECRETAR Y WASHINGTON , D.C . •\RTMEN T O F MSi^CRTATIO N " i OFERATIOM S o n

Motio n o f U S AIRWAYS , INC . fo r confidential treatmen t

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

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (Schedul e B- 7 o f

For m41 ) Docke t OST-96-182 6 (forme r Docke t 48735 )

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

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to : Howar dKas s Vic e Presiden t

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

General Counse l U S Airways , Inc . 140 1 H Street , NW , Suite 107 5 Washington , D C 2000 5 (202)326-515 3 howard.kass@usairways.co m benjamin.slocum@usairways.co m Novembe r

9,201 1BEFOR E TH E U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O F TH 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 o f

For m41 ) Docke t OST-96-182 6 (forme r Docke t 48735 )

Novembe r

9,201 1 MOTIO N O F U S AIRWAYS , INC .

FO RCONFIDENTL\ 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 Acquisition s an dRetirement s o f U S Airways ' For

m4 1 filing fo

r th e quarter

ende dSeptembe r

30 , 201 1 ("Schedul e B-7") . Tha t filing wil l b e submitte dseparatel y herewit h under seal , marke dwit

h areques t

fo r 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-om publi c disclosur e fo

r aperio do f

a t leas t te n (10 ) year s fi-omth e dat e o f thei r submission . In suppor t 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 that confidentia

l commercia l an dfinancial informatio n obtaine dfrom aprivat e perso n i s exemp t fromth e requirement s o f

publi c disclosure . The informatio n for whic h U S Airway s request s confidentia l treatmen t i s confidential andproprietar y commercial an dfinancial informatio n obtaine dfrom U S Airways , aprivat e party . Moreover , th e publi c releas e o f tha t informatio n woul dcaus e U S 1Motio n of U S Airways , Inc . fo r

Confidentia l Treatmen t Airway s substantial 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 t o U S Airways ' airframe s andaircraf t engine s a s o f

September

30 , 2011 . Thi s informatio n i s presente di n column s 10 , 11 , an d1 2 o f Schedul e B-7 . Se e Exhibi t A heret o fo

r alistin g o f

the specifi c informatio n include di n Schedul e B- 7 for whic h confidential treatmen t i s requested . I

n additio n t o filing Schedul e B- 7 under 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 , availabl e fo r publi c inspection , that

omi t th e informatio n fo

r whic h confidentia

l treatmen t

i s requested . Th e Departmen t

ha s previousl y determine dtha t th e confidential an dcompetitively

sensitiv e dat acontaine di n U S Airways ' Schedule s B- 7 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 Department grante dprio r U S Airways ' request s for confidentia

l treatmen t

o f thi s sam e informatio n fo r earlier reportin g period s an drule dthat

i t b e withhel dfrompubli c disclosure fo r aperio dofte n (10 ) years . Th e Department' s reasonin g applie s v^t h equa l forc e t o U S Airways ' presen t motio n andsubmission .Motio n o f U S Ainvavs . Inc . fo r

Confidentia l Treatmen t

WHEREFORE , U S Airway s respectfiill y request s tha t th e confidentia

l informatio n containe di n it s Schedul e B- 7 detaile dabov e b e withhel dfrompubli c disclosure fo r at leas t te n (10 ) years . Respectfull y submitted ,



# &^i^r.M — HowdKas s Vic e Presiden t

- Legal an dGovernment

Affair s Benjami n T . Slocu m Directo r £in dAssistan t

Genera l Counse l U S Airways , Inc . 140 1 H Stireet , NW , Suite 107 5 Washington , D C 2000 5 (202)326-515 3 howard.kass@usairways.co m ben j amin . slocum@usairways.co m Novembe r

9,201 1EXHIBI T A

Listm g o f Confidentia

l Informatio n i n U S Airways , Inc.' s For m4 1 Filin g Schedul e B-7 :

Cos t Title/Descriptio n Locatio n i n Docmnen t Number o f Page s Column (10 ) Depreciate dCos t

or Amortize dValu e Column (11 ) Realizatio n Column (12 )