BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATlONJ:'J :'.S 1'~ '::> I: 25

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Motion of )

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US AIRWAYS, INC. )

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for confidential treatment of documents pursuant )

to Rule 12 ofthe Rules of Practice )

(Schedule B-7 of Foml 41) )

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Docket OST -96-1826

(former Docket 48735)

MOTION OF US AIRWAYS, INC.

FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT

Communications with respect to this document should be sent to:

Howard Kass

Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs

Benjamin T. Slocum

Director, Legal and Government Affairs

US Airways, Inc.

1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 326-5153

howard.kass@usairways.com

benjamin.slocum@usairways.com

August 9, 2013
BEFORE THE

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

OFmCEOFTHESECRETARY

WASHINGTON, D.C.

)

Motion of )

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US AIRWAYS, INC. )

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for confidential treatment of documents pursuant )

to Rule 12 of the Rules of Practice )

(Schedule B-7 of Form 41) )

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Docket OST -96-1826

(former Docket 48735)

August 9, 2013

MOTION OF US AIRWAYS, INC.

FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT

Pursuant to Rule 12 of the Department's Rules of Practice (14 C.F.R. ~ 302.12),

US Airways, Inc. ("US Airways") hereby requests confidential treatment of certain information

contained in Schedule B-7 - Airframe and Aircraft Engine Acquisitions and Retirements of

US Airways' Form 41 filing for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 ("Schedule B-7"). That filing

will be submitted separately herewith under seal, marked with a request for confidential

treatment pursuant to Rule 12 (~302.12). US Airways requests that these data be withheld from

public disclosure for a period of at least ten (10) years from the date of their submission. In.

support of this request, US Airways states as follows:

The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.c. ~ 552(b)(4), provides that confidential

commercial and financial infonnation obtained from a private person is exempt from the

requirements of public disclosure. The infonnation for which US Airways requests confidential

treatment is confidential and proprietary commercial and financial information obtained from

US Airways, a private party. Moreover, the public release of that information would cause US

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Motion of US Airways, Inc. for Confidential Treatment'

Airways substantial competitive and financial injury. Accordingly, the information should be

withheld from public disclosure.

The information at issue is cost, amortization/depreciation and realization data relating to

US Airways' airframes and aircraft engines as of June 30, 2013. This information is presented in

columns II, 12, and 13 of Schedule B-7. See Exhibit A hereto for a listing of the specific

infonnation included in Schedule B-7 for which contidential treatment is requested. In addition

to filing Schedule B-7 under seal, US Airways is submitting to the Office of Aviation Analysis

redacted copies of Schedule B-7, available for public inspection, that omit the information for

which confidential treatment is requested.

The Department has previously determined that the confidential and competitivelysensitive data contained in US Airways' Schedules B-7 are entitled to confidential treatment. By

letter of James W. Mitchell, Director, Office of Airline Statistics, the Department granted prior

US Airways' requests for confidential treatment of this same information for earlier reporting

periods and ruled that it be withheld from public disclosure for a period of ten (10) years. The

Department's reasoning applies with equal force to US Airways' present motion and submission.

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Motion of US Airways, Inc. for Confidential Treatment

WHEREFORE, US Airways respectfully requests that the confidential information

contained in its Schedule B-7 detailed above be withheld from public disclosure for at least ten

(10) years.

Respectfully submitted,

Howard Kass

Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs

Benjamin T. Slocum

Director, Legal and Government Affairs

US Airways, Inc.

1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075

Washington, DC 20005

(202) 326-5153

howard. kass@usairways.com

benj amin .slocum@usairways.com

August 9, 2013

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EXHIBIT A

Listing of Confidential Information in US Airways, Inc's Form 41 Filing

Schedule B-7:

Title/Description Location in Document Number of Pages

Cost Column (II) 2

Depreciated Cost or Column (12) 2

Amortized Value

Realization Column (13) 2