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WASHINGTON . D.C . Motio n o f PINNACL E AIRLINES , INC . for confidentia l treatmen t

o f document s unde r Rul e 3 9 o f

th e Rule s o f

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MOTIO N O F PINNACL E AIRLINES , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA LTREATMEN T PURUSAN T T O RUL E 3 9 Pinnacl e Airlines , Inc . ("Pimiacle" ) hereb y submit s thi s motio n t o withhol dfro mpubli c disclosur e certai n informatio n containe di n Pinnacle' s For m41 , Schedul e B-7 , for th e quarte r endin g Decembe r

31 , 2009 , submitte dherewit hunde r seal , pursuan t

t o Rul e 3 9 o f

th e Rule s o f Practic e o f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n ("DOT") . Pinnacl e seek s t o b e treate da s confidentia l informatio n relatin g t o transaction s o r modification s o f

transaction s i t

ha s entere d int o withBombardier , Inc. , an dal l previousl y submitte drequests . Pinnacl e believe s tha t informatio n containe di n it s Schedule dB- 7 repor t i s confidentia l an dcommercially-sensitiv e data , th e prematur e publi c disclosur e o f whic hwoul dcaus e substantia l injury t o Pinnacle . Pinnacl e request s tha t

th e dat aat

issu e b e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e fo r aperio dofte n (10 ) years . In suppor t

o f thi s motion . Pinnacl e state s a s follows : 1 . Th e dat afile dtoda y i s pursuan t t o Par t 24 1 o f th e DOT' s economi c regulations . Th e grea t majorit y o f

Pinnacle' s Part

24 1 filing s ar e submitte da s publi c documents , availabl e fo r Pag e 2 o f 4 MOTION O FPINNACLE AIRLINES , INC . FORCONFIDENTIA LTREATMENT PURSUANT T O RUL

E 3 9inspectio n an dcopym g b y member s o f th e public , includin g foreig n an ddomesti c competitor s () f Pinnacl e an dcompetitor s o f Pinnacle' s aircraf

t an dengin e suppliers . 2 . A smal l portio n o f th e informatio n require dt o b e file dpursuan t t o Part 24 1 i s o f

a commercially-sensitiv e an dconfidentia l nature . I n thi s case , certai n pric e ati dcos t dat acontaine d i n Pinnacle' s Schedul e B- 7 i s highl y sensitiv e an dconfidential . Publi c disclosur e o f tiies e dat a woul dhav e a

n advers e financia l impac t o n Pinnacle . Withholdin g th e dat afro mpubli c disclosur e i s consisten t

withth e Freedo mo f

hiformatio n Ac t

( 5 U.S.C . 552 ) (th e "FOIA") , an dprecedent s thereunder . 3 . Th e reason s wh y thes e cos t an dpric e dat aar e commerciall y sensitiv e t o adegre e tha t require s the y b e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e ar e a s follows :

(a ) Disclosur e o f

th e dat adiminishe s competitio n amon g th e majo r aircraf t manufacturers ; an d (b ) Disclosur e o f

th e dat aimpair s competitio n i n th e internationa l arena , becaus e Unite dState s airline s ar e require dt o revea l majo r element s o f

thei r cos t staicture s whe n thei r

foreig n competitor s ar e not . 4 . Accordingl y th e dat ashoul db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e b y th e DOT , pursuan t t o Exemption s 3 an d4 o f th e FOI A ( 5 U.S.C . 552(b ) (3 ) an d(4)) . 5 . Unde r

Exemptio n 3 o f

th e FOIA , infonmatio n i n agenc y record s ma y b e withhel d if i t i s specificall y exempte dfro mdisclosur e b y astatute , provide dtha t th e statut e "(A ) require s tha t th e matter s b e withhel dfro mth e publi c i n suc hamanne r a s t o leav e n o discretio n o n th e issue , o r (B ) establishe s particula r criteri afo r

withholding , o r

refer s t o particula r

type s o f matter s t o b e withheld. " Sectio n 110 4 o f th e Federa l Aviatio n Ac t (4 9 U.S.C . 1504) , i s exactl y th e typ e o f statut e t o whic hExemptio n 3 refers , becaus e Sectio n 110 4 require s tha t informatio n b e Pag e 3 o f 4 MOTIO N O FPINNACLE AIRLINES . INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA L TREATMENT PURSUANT T O RUL

E 3 9withhel db y th e DO T i f it s releas e woul d"adversel y effec t th e competitiv e positio n o f an y cairie r in foreig n ai r

transportation. " A s se t

forthabove , th e dat awoul dhav e exactl y thi s advers e effect . 6 . Unde r

Exemptio n 4 o f

th e FOI A ( 5 U.S.C . 552(b ) (4)) , informatio n i n agenc y record s ma y b e withhel dtha t i s "commercia l o r

financia l informatio n obtaine dfro maperso n an d privilege do r

confidential. " A s se t

forthabove , the.s e dat aar e o f precisel y thi s nature . Se e Nationa l Park s an dConservatio n Associatio n v . Morto n 49 8 F . 2 d765 , 76 9 (D.C . Cir . 1974) . WHEREFORE , Pinnacl e respectfull y move s tha t th e Departmen t

o f Transportatio n withhol dth e attached , seale ddat afro mpubli c disclosur e fo r aperio do f

te n (10 ) yeai s pursuan t t o Rul e 3 9 o f

th e Departmen t

o f Transportation' s Rule s o f Practice , an dgran t

suc hothe r

furthe r relie f a s ma y b e deeme djus t

an dnecessary .

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