BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

AirBridgeCargo Airlines LLC 

for amendment of foreign air carrier permit 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 

and exemption pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 40109 

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Docket OST-2007-28233 

Docket OST-2007-28234 

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MOTION FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT 

OF AIRBRIDGECARGO AIRLINES LLC 

Communication with respect to this document should be addressed to: 

Tatyana V. Arslanova 

Executive President 

AirBridgeCargo Airlines LLC 

17-4 Krylatskaya Street 

Moscow, Russia, 121614 

DATED: March 5, 2013 

Artem Tarasenko 

Volga Dnepr-Unique Air Cargo, Inc 

9400 Grogan's Mill Road, 

Town Center Plaza, Suite 220, 

The Woodlands, TX USA 

Phone 832 585-8611 

Fax 832 585-8618 

artem@volga-dnepr. us 

Designated Agent for AirBridgeCargo Airlines, LLC 
BEFORE THE 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Application of 

AirBridgeCargo Airlines LLC 

for amendment of foreign air carrier permit 

pursuant to 49 U.S.C. § 41301 

and exemption pursuant to 49 U.S. C. § 40109 

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Docket OST-2007-28233 

Docket OST-2007-28234 

MOTION FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT 

OF AIRBRIDGECARGO AIRLINES LLC 

AirBridgeCargo Airlines LLC ("ABC") hereby files this Motion, pursuant to Rule 12 of 

the Department's Rules of Practice (14 C.F.R. § 302.12), to withhold from public disclosure 

certain confidential information contained in ABC's "Financial Data Summaries" for 2010 and 

2011 submitted as part of Exhibit ABC-5 in support of the above-referenced application, filed 

March 5, 2013). A confidential copy of this confidential information is being submitted 

herewith in a sealed envelope marked "Confidential Treatment Requested Under§ 302.12." 

ABC is a privately held company. The confidential information includes non-public 

financial data of ABC. This document, if released, could cause ABC substantial competitive 

harm. The confidential. information at issue incorporates private, commercial, competitively 

sensitive and financial information of a type that is not normally disclosed to the public and 

would not in this case be disclosed to the public by ABC. Rather, it is being provided to the 

Department solely in support of its Application, a non-controverted proceeding. 

The confidential information in this case falls within Exemption 4 of the Freedom of 

Infom1ation Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4), which provides protection from disclosure for business 

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infom1ation that is "(1) commercial or financial, (2) obtained from a person outside of the 

government, and (3) privileged or confidential."1 The information contained in this Exhibit in 

support of ABC's filing clearly meets the first two criteria in that it is commercial and financial 

in nature and has been obtained from a person outside of the government. 

The remaining issue for consideration, therefore, is whether the information is privileged 

or confidential. Privileged and confidential information is determined by examining "whether 

disclosure of the information is likely to have either of the following effects: (1) to impair the 

government's ability to obtain necessary information in the future; or (2) to cause substantial 

harm to the competitive position of the person from whom the information was obtained"2

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The Department has consistently held that the release of [financial data] would cause 

substantial competitive harm to the competitive position of a person from whom that information 

was obtained if the Department were to disclose such information to the public and by operation 

to an air carrier's competitors3

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The public interest is supported by not releasing the financial information provided in 

support of this exemption application. Indeed, the Department typically grants exemption 

authority to foreign carriers without the public release of financial information, where such 

foreign carriers have an established history of successful operations4

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The fmancial infom1ation provided in this application does not substantiate whether the 

applicant is fit to operate to the United States. In fact, the Government of the Russian Federation 

has already made that determination and has accordingly designated the carrier to serve the U.S. 

market5

. The financial information requested under 14 C.P.R. Part 212 is being provided not for 

1 Gulf & Western Industries. Inc. v. U.S., 615 F.2d 527,529 (D.C. Cir. 1979). 2 National Parks & Conservation Association v. Morton. 498 F.2d 765, 770 (D.C. Cir. 1974). 3 Orders 2003-2-9 and 2001-6-24. 4 Application of East Line Airlines for an Exemption. Notice of Action Taken, Docket OST-99-5606; Application of 

Atlant-Sovuz for an Exemption, Order 95-12-19; Application of Antonov Design Bureau for an Exemption, Order 

93-5-37; Application of Air Fovle Limited and Antonov Design Bureau for Exemptions, Order 91-10-11. 

5 Indeed, ABC has been designated by the Russian Federation to perform foreign air transportation services between 

the U.S. and the Russian Federation. The Department's long-standing policy is that such a designation is prima facie 

evidence that the grant of permit authority to such a foreign carrier is in the public interest. E.g. Application of 

Aerovias Venezolanas S.A. ("Avensa"), Order 86-8-88; Application of Singapore Airlines Limited, Order 85-10-16; 

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the purposes of detem1ining the carriers fitness but rather to validate its operational history. In 

this regard, ABC has an established history of successful service within the Russian Federation, 

Europe, Asia and the U.S. Where, as is the case here, the financial fitness of a carrier is not in 

question, the disclosure of confidential financial information does not fu1iher the public interest, 

while the actual harm to the carrier does in fact occur. 

Specifically, with respect to Exhibits ABC-1 and ABC-3, ABC reiterates that it is a 

privately-held company. If the financial results of operations for ABC were released to the 

public, competitors of ABC and other third parties would gain crucial competitive information 

about the operations of the airline. This would enable competitors to undem1ine ABC, especially 

in the Russian Federation where this type of information is not typically publicly disclosed. ABC 

would be at a substantial disadvantage as its financial capabilities would be publicly available, 

while the financial capabilities of its competitors in the Russian market would remain 

confidential. 

ABC notes that the non-public financial information at issue was created under an 

entirely different accounting system, intended to demonstrate fitness for the Russian aviation 

authority. In addition to the potential competitive disadvantage faced by ABC by public 

disclosure of the confidential financial infonnation, there is a risk that the public will review the 

financial data provided and mistakenly conclude that ABC is not fit to operate to the United 

States. This type of confusion seems contrary to the public interest 

Thus, ABC requests that the Department withhold from public disclosure the confidential 

financial information contained in the referenced application. The confidential information is 

non-public, and public disclosure of the information would result in substantial competitive hann 

to ABC, as it would place the carrier at a competitive disadvantage to other carriers in the 

Russian aviation market. Finally, ABC respectfully suggests that the public interest will not be 

Application of Singapore Airlines Limited, Order 83-3-132; Application of Fast Air Carrier Ltd .. Order 82-2-66; 

Application of China Airlines, Order 80-12-117. 

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served by the public disclosure of ABC's confidential financial information, as it was prepared 

under the Russian accounting system, and may be misleading to the U.S. public. 

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WHEREFORE, ABC respectfully requests that the Department grant this motion for confidential 

treatment of"Financial Data" for 2010 and 2011 submitted as part of Exhibit ABC-5 in support 

of the Application of ABC for Amendment of Foreign Air Carrier Permit & Exemption, filed 

March 5, 2013 Docket OST-2007-28233 and OST-2007-28234 

Respectfully submitted, 

Artem Tarasenko 

Volga Dnepr-Unique Air Cargo, Inc 

9400 Grogan's Mill Road, 

Town Center Plaza, Suite 220, 

The Woodlands, TX USA 

Phone 832 585-8611 

Fax 832 585-8618 

artem@volga-dnepr.us 

Designated Agent for AirBridgeCargor Airlines LLC 

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Robert P. Silverberg 

Jeff Johnson 

Silverberg, Goldman & Bikoff, LLP 

Suite 120 

1101 30th Street, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20007 

For ABXAIR 

Telephone: 202-944-3300 

Fax: 202-944-3306 

rsilverberg@sgbdc.com 

jjohnson@sgbdc.com 

Francis C. Heil, Sr. Atty. 

4333 Amon Center Boulevard 

Fort Worth, TX 

For: AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. 

francis.heil@aa.com 

Robert Wirick 

Robert.Wirick@aa.com 

Service List 

Marshall Sinick 

Squire, Sanders & Demsey 

1201 Pennsylvania Ave, NW 

Washington, DC 20004 

For ALASKA AIRLINES & 

FLORIDA WEST 

Telephone: 202-626-6600 or 

202-626-6649 

Fax: 202-626-6780 

msinick@ssd.com 

John L. Richardson 

John L. Richardson, P.L.L.C. 

555 13th Street, N.W. 

Suite 420 West 

Washington, DC 20004 

For: AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL, INC. 

Telephone: 202-371-2258 

Fax: 202-828-0158 

jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com 

Michelle Riordan 

mriordan@johnlrichardson.com 

Joan M. Canny 

Senior Vice President 

and General Counsel 

AMERIJET INTERNATIONAL, INC. 

2800 S. Andrews Ave. 

Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 33316 

Office 954-320-5300, Fax 305-423-3246 

Direct 954-320-5367 

jcanny@amerijet.com 
Stephen H. Lachter 

Suite 900 

1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, DC 20036-4192 

For: ASTARAIR CARGO 

Telephone: 202-862-4321 

Fax: 202-835-3219 

slachter@lachter-clements.com 

Joe Hrezo 

Manager - Business Development 

ASTAR AIR CARGO - Charter Services 

Phone: 859-980-1870 

Fax: 859-980-1689 

Cell: 859-803-3882 

j oe.hrezo@astaraircargo. us 

Williams C. Evans 

John Mietus 

Law Office ofJohn Mietus, LLC 

6701 Democracy Blvd., Ste 300 

Bethesda, MD 20817-7500 

For: CENTURION AIR CARGO & 

SKYLEASE 

Telephone: 301-571-9334 

Fax: 240-396-5362 

john@mietuslaw.com 

Ben Graves 

Daniel Commins 

Kelli Bryan (Charter Sales) 

Evergreen International Airlines 

EVERGREEN INTERNATIONAL, INC. 

Telephone: 503-472-9361 

Tel: 503.472.0011 

Fax: 503.434.4210 

charters@evergreenairlines.com 

Sam White 

sam.white@evergreenaviation.com 

Ranjit Seth 

ranjit.seth@evergreenairlines.com 

Russell Pommer 

17 4 7 Pennsylvania Ave, N .W. 

Suite 875 

Washington, D. C. 20006 

For: ATLAS AIR 

Telephone: 202-822-9121 

Fax: 202-822-9152 

rpommer@atlasair.com 

Ken Johnson 

Ken.J ohnson@aawholdings.com 

Alexander Van der Bellen 

1275 K St., NW, Suite 1200 

Washington, DC 20005 

For: DELTA AIRLINES 

sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com 

Angeline N. Garbuzinski 

3620 Hacks Cross Rd 

Bldg. B, 3rd Floor 

Memphis, TN 38135 

For: FEDERAL EXPRESS CORP. 

Telephone: 901-434-8589 

Fax: 901-434-9289 

anbird@fedex.com 

Sandra Lunsford 

sllunsford@fedex.com 
Dawn Pefley 

"Cozen O'Connor" 

1627 I Street, NW, Ste 1100 

Washington, DC 20006 

For: KALITTAAIR, L.L.C. 

Telephone: 202-463-2525 

Fax: 202-463-4950 

DPefley@cozen.com 

Mark Atwood 

matwood@cozen.com 

Ned Wallace 

nwallace@wallaceair.com 

Lynn Stauffer 

lstauffer@wallaceair.com 

Elaine Nisson 

3900 W. Int'l Airport Rd. 

Anchorage, Alaska 99519 

For: NORTHERN AIR CARGO 

Telephone: 907-243-3331 ext.514 

Fax: 907-249-5190 

Elaine Nisson 

enisson@nac.aero 

Margot Wiegele 

mwiegele@nac.aero 

Aaron A Goerlich 

Garofalo, Goerlich & Hainbach, PC 

1200 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 800 

Washington, DC 20036 

For: RYAN INTERNATIONAL 

Telephone: 202-776-3970 

Fax: 202-776-3975 

agoerlich@ ggh -airlaw.com 

Judy McKenzie, President 

For: LYNDEN AIR CARGO 

6441 s. Airpark Place 

Anchorage, AK 99502 

Telephone: 907-249-4100 

Fax: 907-245-0642 

judy@lac.lynden.com 

Garry White 

gwhite@lac.lynden.com 

Jim Davis 

jdavis@lac.lynden.com 

Kevin P. Montgomery 

17 4 7 Pennsylvania Ave., NW 

Suite 875 

Washington, DC 20006 

For: POLAR AIR 

Telephone: 202-828-1002 

Fax: 202-828-1003 

Peter Beckett 

Telephone 310-743-0142 

Kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com 

peter. beckett@ po laraircargo. com 

Tom Gillies 

Richard Macri 

For: SOUTHERN AIR 

Telephone: 203-84 7-6000 

sales@southernair.com 

TGillies@southernair.com 

RMacri@southernair.com 
Dan Weiss 

1600 Smith Street, Ste HQSGV 

Houston, TX 77002 

For: UNITED/CONTINENTAL AIRLINES 

Telephone: 713-324-6697 or 

713-324-2140 or 

(312) 997-7573 (Dan Weiss) 

Fax: 713-324-2749 

dan.weiss@coair.com 

Howard Kass 

Ben Slocum 

For: U.S. AIRWAYS 

Telephone: 202-326-5153 

Telephone: 480-693-5782 (Ben) 

howard kass@usairways.com 

Benjamin.slocum@usairways.com 

Frank Avent 

Airline Information Research 

343 Round Hill Road 

Sapphire, North Carolina 28774 

Telephone: 703-489-9801 

info@airlineinfo.com 

JudyKuo 

Department of State - EUR/RUS 

2201 C. Street, N.W., Room 4417 

Washington, DC 20520 

Fax: 202-647-8980 

Anita Mosner 

Partner 

Holland & Knight 

For: UNITED PARCEL SERVICES 

2099 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., 

Suite 100 

Washington DC 20006, 

T: + 1.202.419.2604 

F: +1.202.955.5564 

anita.mosner@hklaw.com 

Malcolm L. Benge 

Corporate Counsel 

999 Seventeenth Street, NW 

Washington, DC 20006-3309 

For: WORLD AIRWAYS, INC. 

Telephone: 202-298-8660 

Fax:202-342-0683 

mlbenge@zsrlaw.com 

Krishna R. Urs 

Dep. Asst. Secy, Trnsp. Affairs 

Department of State 

2201 C Street, NW, Room 5830 

Washington, DC 20520 

Fax:202-647-4324 

urskr@state.gov 

Roger Rapier 

Systems Operations Security Center 

(AJR-213) 

FAA AIR TRAFFIC SYSTEM 

OPERATIONS SECURITY 

800 Independence Ave., SW 

Washington, DC 20591 

Telephone: 202-267-8115/5775 

Fax: 202-267-9208 

9-ATOR-HQ-RT-REQ@faa.gov 
A Oakely Brooks, President & CEO 

& Paul Doell, Dir. Govt Affairs 

National Air Carriers' Association 

(NACA) 

Suite 1700 

1000 Wilson Avenue 

Arlington, VA 22209-3901 

Telephone: 703-358-8065 

Fax: 703-358-8070 

Pdoell@naca.cc