BEFOR E TH E U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N BUREA U O FTRANSPORTATIO N STATISTIC S

WASHINGTON , D.C .

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o f th e petitio n o f AIRTRA N AIRWAYS , 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 (Form41 ; Schedul e B-4 3 Report ) Docke t OST-2005-2089 6

MOTIO N O FAIRTRA N AIRWAYS . INC . FO R CONFIDENTIA L TREATMEN T PURSUAN T T O RUL E 1 2 Communication s with respec t t o thi s documen t

shoul db e addresse dto : Richar dP . Magum o Senio r Vic e Presiden t

& Genera l Counse l AirTra n Airway s 995 5 AirTra n Boulevar d Orlando , F L 3282 7 Edwar dP . Faberma n WILE Y REI N LL P 177 6 K Street , N W Washington , D C 2000 6 202-719-740 2 efaben n an@wilevrein.co m Counse l for AirTra n Airways , Inc . Apri l 1,201 0BEFOR E TH E U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N BUREA U O FTRANSPORTATIO N STATISTIC S

WASHINGTON , D.C .

I n th e matte r

o f th e petitio n o f AIRTRA N AIRWAYS , INC . for 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 (Form41 ; Schedul e B-4 3 Report ) Docke t OST-2005-2089 6

MOTIO N O FAIRTRA N AIRWAYS , 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) , AirTra n Airways , Inc . ("AirTran" ) hereb y request s that informatio n containe di n th e enclose dAirTran' s For m4 1 filing. Schedul e B-43 , Inventor y o f

Ai r fi-ames/Aircraft

Engines , for

th e year ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 , b e accorde dconfidentia l treatmen t an db e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e pursuan t t o Rul e 12 . AirTra n request s confidentia l treatmen t o f informatio n containe di n it s Schedul e B

43 , Column s 1 0 (Acquire dCos t o r CapitalizedValue) , 1 1 (Allowanc e for Depreciatio n o r Amortization) , 1 2 (Depreciate dCos t o r AmortizedValue) an d1 3 (Estimate dResidua l Value) . AirTra n ha s delete dth e aforementione dinformatio n fro mSchedul e B-4 3 whic h i s filedannually . Consisten t with §302.12 , AirTra n ha s filedseparatel y th e non-redacte ddocument , unde r seal , an dwit h th e markin g "Confidential Treatmen t Require dUnde r §302.12 " alon g with acop y o f thi s motion . Th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , provide s tha t privilege d o r confidentia l commercia l an dfinancial 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 information , whic h i s th e subjec t o f thi s motion , detail s AirTran' s acquisitio n cost s for

it s airfar e an dengin e purchases . Th e publi c releas e o f thi s informatio n woul dcaus e substantial competitiv e an dfinancial injury t o AirTran . Accordingly , th e informatio n shoul db e withhel dfi^ompubli c disclosure . Thi s informatio 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 permit s protectio n fro mdisclosur e for "trad e secret s an dcommercia l o r financial informatio n obtaine dfromaperso n an dprivilege do r confidential. " See , e.g. , Gulf& Wester n Industries , Inc . v . Unite dStates , 61 5 F.2 d52 7 (D.C . Cir . 1979) ; Critica l 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 dtha t th e financial informatio n containe di n Schedul e B-4 3 report s submitte db y AirTra n an dothe r carrier s woul db e withhel dfi-ompubli c disclosur e for aperio dofte n (10 ) year s fro mth e dat e o n whic h Rul e 1 2 motion s wer e filed. Th e sam e rulin g shoul dappl y with equa l validit y t o AirTran' s B-4 3 repor t

for th e year tha t ende dDecembe r

31 , 2009 . WHEREFORE , AirTra n respectfull y move s th e Departmen t t o withhol dth e financial informatio n containe di n AirTran' s Schedul e B-4 3 report for th e year ende d Decembe r

31 , 2009 , filedconcurrentl y herewith unde r seal , fro mpubli c disclosur e fo r aperio dofte n (10 ) years , throug h Decembe r 31 , 2019 , pursuan t

t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f

Practic e i n Proceedings . Respectfull y submitted , Edwar dP . Faberma n WILE Y REIN LL P 177 6 K Stree t N W Washington , D C 2000 6 Tel ; 202.719.700 0 efaberman@wilevrein.co m Dated : Apri l 1,201 0INDE X A Listin g o f Confidentia l Informatio n i n AirTra n Airway , Inc . For m4 1 Filin g for th e Yea r Ende dDecembe r

31 , 200 9 Schedul e B-4 3 Title/Descriptio n Schedul e B-4 3 Inventor y o f

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