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MOTIO N O F VIRGIN AMERIC A INC . FO R CONFIDENTIA L TREATMENT PURSUANT T O RUL E 1 2 Communication s wit

h respec t t o this documen t

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to : Joh n Varley , Esq . Senio r Vic e Presiden t

& Genera l Counse l Virgi n Americ aInc . 55 5 Airpor t

Boulevard , Suit e 45 0 Burlingame , C

A 9401 0 (650)762-710 8 (650)762-700 1 (fax ) john.varley@VirginAmerica.co m

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th e Departmen t

o f Transportation' s ("Department" ) Rule s o f Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . § 302.12) , Virgi n Americ aInc . ("Virgi n America" ) hereb y request s tha t informatio n containe di

n Virgi n America' s For m4 1 filing, Schedul e B-43 , Inventory o f Airfram e an dAircraf

t Engines , for

th e yea r ende dDecembe r

31 , 2010 , b e accorde dconfidential treatmen t an db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosure . Virgi n Americ arequest s confidentia l treatmen t o f th e followin g informatio n containe di n it s Schedul e B-43 ; (1 ) Acquire dCos t o r Capitalize dValue ; (2 ) Allowanc e for

Depreciatio n o r

Amortization ; (3 ) Depreciate dCos t o r Amortize dValue ; an d (4 ) Estimate dResidua l Value . Th e non-redacte dschedul e ha s bee n submitte dt o th e Burea u o f Transportatio n Statistic s i n accordanc e wit h th e Department' s e-filin g requirements. ' Th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , provide s that privilege do r confidenlia l commercia l an dfinancial infonnatio n obtaine dfromaprivat 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 . Thi s Virgi n Americ aha s submitte danon-redacte dversio n o f Schedul e B-4 3 t

o th e Burea u o f

Transportatio n Statistic s Departmen t

i n accordanc e wit

h th e e-filin g requirements . Thi s motio n an daredacte dversio n o f th e B-4 3 Schedul e i s bein g submitte dt o th e Bureau o f Transportatio n Statistics .information , whic h i s th e subjec t o f this motion , detail s Virgi n America' s acquisitio n cost s fo r it s airfram e an dengin e purchases . Th e publi c releas e o f thi s inlbnnatio n woul dcaus e substantial competitiv e an dfinancial injur y t o Virgi n America . Accordingly , th e infomiatio n shoul d b e withhel dfrompubli c disclosure . Thi s infomiatio n ma

y 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 pemiit s protection fromdisclosur e for "trad e secret s an dcommercia l o r financial informatio n obtaine dfro maperso n an d privilege do r

confidential. " See , e.g. . Gul f & Wester n Industries , Inc . v . Unite dStates , 61 5 F.2 d 52 7 (D.C . Cir . 1979) ; Critica l Mas s Energ y Proiec t v . NRC , 97 5 F.2 d87 1 (D.C . Cir . 1992) . Th e Departmen t

ha s previousl y determine dtha t th e informatio n containe di n Schedul e B

4 3 report s submitte db

y Virgi n Americ aa s wel l a s othe r carrier s woul db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e fo r

aperio dofte n (10 ) year s fro mth e dat e o n whic h th e informatio n wa s require dt o b e filed. Th e sam e rulin g shoul dappl y wit h equa l validit y t o Virgi n America' s repor t for th e yea r ende dDecembe r

31 , 2010 .' t

WHEREFORE , Virgi n Americ aInc . respectfull y move s th e Departmen t o f Transportatio n to withhol dth e financial infomiatio n containe di n Virgi n America' s Schedul e B-4 3 repor t fo r th e yea r ende dDecembe r

31 , 2010 , fro

mpubli c disclosur e for

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

th e Department' s Rule s fo r Practic e i

n Proceedings . Respectflili y submitted ,

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- Joh n Varley , Esq . * Senio r Vic e Presiden t

& Genera l Counse l Virgi n Americ aInc . 55 5 Airpor t

Boulevard , Suit e 45 0 Burlingame , CA 9401 0 (650)762-710 8 (650)762-700 1 (fax ) john.varley@VirginAmerica.co m Counse l for

Virgi n Americ aInc . Marc h 30 , 201 1