# -mi BEFOR E TH E U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C . Motio n o f AB X AIR , INC . fo r Confidentia l Treatmen t

o f Documents 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-43 ) Docke t DOT-OST-2007-2729 7

MOTIO N O FAB X AIR , INC . FO R CONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2 Comment s with respec t

t o thi s documen t

shoul db e addresse dto : Jo e Het e Chie f Executiv e Officer AB X Air , Inc . 145 Hunte r

Driv e Wilmington , O H 4517 7 Robert P . Silverberg , Esq . SILVERBERG , GOLDMA N & BIKOFF , LL P 110 1 SO'*'Street , N W Suit e 12 0 Washington , D C 2000 7 Tel : 202-944-330 4 E-Mail : rsilverberg@sgbdc.co m Attorney s for AB X AIR , INC .

Dated : Apri l 9 , 201 0BEFOR E TH E U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N

WASHINGTON , D.C . Motio n o f AB X AIR , 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-43 ) Docke t DOT-OST-2007-2729 7

MOTIO N O FAB X AIR , 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) , AB X Air, Inc . ("ABX" ) hereb y request s tha t certai n informatio n containe di n ABX' s Form41 , Schedul e B-43 , Inventor y o f Airframe s an d Aircraf t Engines , for

th e year

ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 , b e accorde dconfidential treatmen t an db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosure . AB X request s confidentia l treatmen t o f th e followin g commercia l an dfinancial informatio n containe di n it s Schedul e B-43 : (1 ) Acquire dCos t

o r CapitalizedValue ; (2 ) Allowanc e for Depreciatio n o r

Amortization ; (3 ) Depreciate dCos t

o r Amortize dValue ; an d(4 ) Estimate dResidua l Value . Pursuan t t o § 302.12 , anon-redacte dSchedul e B-4 3 i s bein g filedunde r sea l i n th e enclose denvelop e with th e markin g "Confidential Treatmen t Requeste dunde r

§ 302.12 " alon g with acop y o f thi s motion. '

AB X i s als o providin g t o th e Bureau o f Transportatio n Statistic s anon-confidentia l versio n o f

it s Schedul e B-4 3 report , whic h ha s bee n redacte dt o delet e th e informatio n fo r whic h AB X i s seekin g confidentia l treatmen t herein .Motio n o f AB X Air , Inc . Apri l 9,201 0 Pag e 2 Th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , provide s that privilege d o r confidentia l commercia l an dfinancia l informatio n obtaine dfro maprivat e perso n i s specificall y exempte dfro mth e requirement s o f publi c disclosur e du e t o it s busines s sensitiv e nature . Th e informatio n tha t i s th e subjec t

o f thi s motio n detail s ABX' s acquisitio n cost s for

it s airfram e an dengin e purchases . Th e publi c releas e o f thi s informatio n woul dcaus e substantia l competitiv e an dfinancial injur y t o ABX . Th e releas e o f

thi s informatio n woul dsignificantl y hinde r ABX' s effort s t o negotiat e favorabl e term s fro mcommercia l vendor s o f airframes , aircraf

t an daircraf

t engines . Finally , thi s informatio n woul dno t normall y b e mad e publi c b y ABX , a s publi c disclosur e woul dcaus e substantia l competitiv e harmt o th e company . Accordingly , th e informatio n shoul db e withhel dfi"ompubli 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 financia l informatio n obtaine dfro maperso n an dprivilege do r confidential. " See , e.g. . Gul f & Western Industries . Inc . v . Unite dStates . 61 5 F.2 d52 7 (D.C . Cir . 1979) ; Critical Mas s Energ y Projec t V . NRC . 97 5 F.2 d87 1 (D.C . Cir . 1992) . Th e Departmen t

ha s previousl y determine dthat th e financia l informatio n containe di n Schedul e B-4 3 report s submitte db y othe r carrier s woul db e withhel dfrom publi c disclosur e for

aperio dofte n (10 ) year s fro mth e dat e o n whic h th e informatio n was require dt o b e filed. Th e sam e rulin g shoul dappl y with equa l validit y t o ABX' s Schedul e B-4 3 report

tha t i s th e subjec t

o f thi s motion .Motio n o f AB X Air, Inc . Apri l 9 , 201 0 Pag e 3 WHEREFORE , AB X Air, Inc . respectfull y move s th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n t o withhol dth e financial informatio n containe di n ABX' s Schedul e B-4 3 repor t for th e yea r tha t ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 , filedconcurrentl y herewit h unde r seal , frompubli c disclosur e for aperio do f

te n (10 ) years , pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f

Practice . Respectfull y submitted ,

SILVERBERG , GOLDMA N & BIKOFF , L.L.P . Attorney s for AB X AIR , INC . 

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Dated : Apri l 9 , 201 0