BEFOR E TH E U.S . DEPARTMEN T O FTRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O FTH E SECRETAR Y WASHINGTON , D.C . -' 1 !

Motion o f U S AIRWAYS , INC . for confidentia l treatmen t

o f document s pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (Schedul e B- 7 o f

For m41 ) Docke t OST-96-182 6 (forme r Docke t 48735 )

MOTIO N O FU S AIRWAYS , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA LTREATMEN T

Communication s wit hrespec t t o thi s documen t

shoul db e sen t

to : Howar dKas s Vic e President , Lega l Affair s Benjami n T . Slocu m Directo r an dAssistan t

Genera l Counse l U S Airways , Inc . 140 1 H Street , NW , Suit e 107 5 Washington , D C 2000 5 (202)326-515 3 howard.kass@usairways.co m benjamin.slocum@usairways.co m May 7,201 0

### BEFOR E TH E U.S . DEPARTMEN T O F TRANSPORTATIO N OFFIC E O F TH E SECRETAR Y WASHINGTON , D.C . Motio n o f U S AIRWAYS , INC . for confidentia l treatmen t

o f document s pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Rule s o f

Practic e (Schedul e B- 7 o f

For m41 ) Docke t OST-96-182 6 (forme r Docke t 48735 )

May 7 , 201 0 MOTIO N O FU S AIRWAYS , INC . FO RCONFIDENTIA LTREATMEN T Pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 o f

th e Department' s Rule s o f Practic e (1 4 C.F.R . §302.12) , U S Airways , Inc . ("U S Airways" ) hereb y request s confidentia l treatmen t o f certai n informatio n containe di n Schedul e B- 7 - Airfram e an dAircraf t Engin e Acquisition s an dRetirement s o f U S Airways ' For m4 1 filin g fo r th e quarte r

ende dMarc h31 , 201 0 ("Schedul e B-7") . That filin g wil l b e submitte dseparatel y herewit hunde r seal , marke dwithareques t for confidential treatmen t pursuan t t o Rul e 1 2 ( § 302.12) . U S Airway s request s tha t thes e dat ab e withhel dfrom publi c disclosur e for

aperio do f

at leas t te n (10 ) year s fromth e dat e o f thei r submission . I n support o f thi s request , U S Airway s state s a s follows : Th e Freedo mo f

Informatio n Act , 5 U.S.C . § 552(b)(4) , provide s tha t confidential commercia l an dfinancia l informatio n obtaine dfro maprivat e perso n i s exemp t fromth e requirement s o f

publi c disclosure . Th e informatio n for whic hU S Airway s request s confidential treatmen t i s confidentia l an dproprietar y commercia l an dfinancia l informatio n obtaine dfrom U S Airways , aprivat e party . Moreover , th e publi dreleas e o f tha t informatio n woul dcaus e U SMotio n o f U S Airways , Inc . fo r

Confidentia l Treatmen t Airway s substantial competitiv e an dfinancia l injury . Accordingly , th e informatio n shoul db e withhel dfrompubli c disclosure . Th e informatio n at

issu e i s cost , amortization/depreciatio n an drealizatio n dat arelatin g t o U S Airways ' airframe s an daircraf t engine s a s o f

Marc h31 , 2010 . Thi s informatio n i s presente d i n column s 10 , 11 , an d1 2 o f Schedul e B-7 . Se e Exhibi t A heret o fo r

alistin g o f

th e specifi c informatio n include di n Schedul e B- 7 fo r whic hconfidentia l treatmen t i s requested . In additio n t o filing Schedul e B- 7 unde r seal , U S Airway s i s submittin g t o th e Offic e o f Aviatio n Analysi s redacte dcopies o f

Schedul e B-7 , availabl e for publi c inspection , tha t

omi t th e informatio n for whic hconfidentia l treatmen t i s requested . Th e Departmen t

ha s previousl y determine dtha t th e confidentia l an dcompetitively

sensitiv e dat acontaine di n U S Airways ' Schedule s B- 7 ar e entitle dt o confidentia l treatment . B y lette r o f Jame s W . Mitchell , Director , Offic e o f Airlin e Statistics , th e Departmen t grante dprio r U S Airways ' request s fo r confidentia l treatmen t

o f thi s sam e informatio n for earlie r reportin g period s an drule dtha t

i t b e withhel dfrompubli c disclosur e for aperio dofte n (10 ) years . Th e Department' s reasonin g applie s wit hequa l forc e t o U S Airways ' presen t motio n an dsubmission .Motio n o f U S Airways , Inc . fo r

Confidentia l Treatmen t

WHEREFORE , U S Airway s respectfull y request s tha t th e confidentia l informatio n containe di n it s Schedul e B- 7 detaile dabov e b e withhel dfro mpubli c disclosur e for a t leas t te n (10 ) years . Respectfiall y submitted , Howar dKas s Vic e President , Lega l Affair s Benjami n T . Slocu m Directo r an dAssistan t

Genera l Counse l U S Airways , Inc . 140 1 H Street , NW , Suit e 107 5 Washington , D C 2000 5 (202)326-515 3 howard.kass@usairways.co m ben j amin . slocum@usairwa y s .co m May 7 , 201 0EXHIBI T A

Listin g o f Confidentia l Informatio n i n U S Airways , Inc.' s For m4 1 Filin g Schedul e B-7 : Title/Descriptio n Cos t Depreciate dCos t

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