BEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Application of AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. and 00T-OST-2010­ JAPAN AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41309 for approval of and antitrust immunity for alliance agreements

MOTION OF THE JOINTAPPLICANTS FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER 14 CFR 302.12
Communications with respect to this document shouldbe sent to: For JapanAirlines: ForAmericanAirlines: TSUTOMU ANOO VIRASB VAHIOI Executive Officer

- SeniorVice President

­ International Affairs Planning JapanAirlines AmericanAirlines, Inc. International Co., Ltd. P.O. Box 619616, MO 5634 4-11, Higashi-shinagawa OFWAirport, Texas 75161 2-chome, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 140-8637, Japan KENJI C. HASHIMOTO Vice President

­ TORU MIZUNO StrategicAlliances Vice President

- AmericanAirlines, Inc. InternationalAffairs P.O. Box 619616, MO 5635 JapanAirlines OFWAirport, Texas 75261 International Co., Ltd. 4-11, Higashi-shinagawa 2-chome, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 140-8637, JapanYUKI SAITO Director, Government Affairs JapanAirlines International Co., Ltd. 1330 ConnecticutAve., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 WILLIAM KARAS CAROL GOSAIN Steptoe 

### &Johnson LLP 1330 ConnecticutAve., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 429-6223 wkaras@steptoe.com cgosain@steptoe.com

February 12, 2010 WILLIAM K. RIS, JR. orVice Pres Government Affairs Arne canAirlines, Inc. 1101 17th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 ROBERT A. WIRICK Director, Regulatory Arne canAirlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5635 DFW Airport, Texas 75261 (817) 963-0394 robert.wirick@aa.com W. BRUCE WARK Ass ate General Counsel JEFFREYA. OGAR SeniorAttorney Arne canAirlines, Inc. P.O. Box 619616, MD 5675 DFW , Texas 75261 (817) 967-3458 jeff.ogar@aa.com CARL B. NELSON, JR. Asso ate General Counsel American rlines, Inc. 1101 1 Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 49 5647 carl.nelson@aa.comBEFORE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON, D.C.

Joint Applicat of AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC. and DOT-OST-2010­ JAPAN AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. under 49 U.S.C. §§ 41308 and 41309 for approval of and antitrust immunity for alliance s

MOTION OF THE JOINTAPPLICANTS FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT UNDER 14 CFR 302.12

Arne canAi ines, Inc. (and affiliates) Japan Airlines International Co., Ltd. affiliates), under 14 CFR 302.12, herebymove that the Department withhold from public disclosure the confidential version of their joint application for approval and antitrust immunity alliance agreements,
as well as all of ir submissions confidential mat aI, including documents, pleadings, and , for the durat of
s proceeding. 1 such submissions will be accompa by
cover letters incorporating this motionby reference. We request that access limited to counsel outside experts who file affidavits accordance with the Department's Rule 12 procedures. In support of is motion, the jo applicants refully state as follows.

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### I. THE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION ISPROTECTED FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNDERFOIA The confidential in ion submittedby the joint applicants is protected from public disclosure under various exemptions in the Freedomof In ionAct, including 5 USC 552(b) (3) and 5 USC 552(b) (4)

. Exemption (3) appl s where information is specificallyexempted from disclosure by statute, provided that such statute "establishespart t for withholding or refers toparticulartypes ofmatters to withheld." Here, the applicable statute that t ion (3) is 49 USC 40115, which authorizes the Secret of Transportation to withhold information frompublicdisclosure upon a finding that disclosure would "have an adverse ef on competitive position of an air carrier in foreign air tran ation." Exemption (4) exempts from dis osure "trade secrets and commercial or financial information 

### a from a person and privileged or confidential." This has been construed to prevent disclosure of informat is not the usually released to thepublic, and if releasedwould
cause sUbstantial harmto theprovider's it position. See, Critical Mass Energy Project v. NRC, 975 F.2d 871 (D.C. r. 1992) (enbanc); Gulf & Western Indust es, Inc. v. 615F.2d 527, 530 (D.C. Cir. 1980); National 547 F.2d 673, 684 (D.C.- 3 -



### Cir. 1976); Order 94-5 42, May 28, 1994; Joint ication of Unit and**--------~---------------------------** 

### Lufthansa, Order 93-12-32, December 18, 1993. The purpose of these exemptions "is toprotect the confidentialityof information which tizens provide to their government, but which wou customarilynotbe releas to the public, and to facilitate citizens' ability to confide in ir government." 583 F.Supp. 507, 510 (D. Kansas 1984). For information to quali for exemption (4), itmust be (1) comme al or financial nature, (2) obtained from a person, and (3) pr leged or confidential. See Public Citizen 704 F.2d 1280, 1290 (D.C. Cir. 1983). All of the idential informationbeing submitt by the joint applicants satisfies this three-part test. First, the confidential information at issue here is commercial or financ 1 innature, in it relates to commercially sensit , proprietary, andprivil financial and corporate information. This type of conf ial information would not otherwise made public. It is being submitted so that the Department can expeditiouslyevaluate the public interest benefits that will resu from granting approval of and antitrust**i~~unity** 

### for the joint applicants' proposed alliance.

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Second, the formation has been "obta from a person" wi themeaning exemption (4). Third, the information is "confidential." It is not available to the public, and disclosure isnot required to further t public erest or topromote compet ion. National Parks 

### &ConservationAss'n

### v. Morton, 498 F.2d 765, 770 (D.C. Cir. 1974), that formation is "confidential"
r purposes of exemption (4) if it wou not customarily releasedto the publicby theperson fromwhom it was ined, and if disclosure is Ii lyto either of the following results: "(1) to impair the Government's abilityto obta necessary information inthe future; or (2) to cause substantial harmto compet iveposition of person from whom the informationwas obtained." The jo applicants submit that public disclosure of the type of confident 1 informationthey are providing would
cause substantial harmto their competitiveposition, and could impair Government's abilityto in similar information
on a voluntarybasis from individuals in the future.

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II. ACCESS TO THESE HIGHLY SENSITIVEDOCUMENTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO COUNSELAND OUTSIDE EXPERTS The j applicants are submitting highly sens ive internal corporate documents, stud s, surveys, analyses, reports, data. Access shou be limitedto counsel and outside experts who file Rule 12 aff s stati that they will use the rmation y for purpose of parti ing in this proceeding, will not sclose t information to anyone other than counsel and outside rts who have filed valid affidavits. subjectmaterials contain sensitive commercial information relat to the j applicants' international planning and strategic sion-making. The information contained in se documents has notbeen publiclyreleased. If relea , competitors would gain valuable insights into the joint applicants' internal strategies and object s with respect to most compet ively sensitivematters. In order tominimize risk of harmful sclosure,
access should strictly limited, as requested. The j icants will separate file f copies of their confidential pleadings anddocuments, sealedenvelopes or cartons labeled: ConfidentialTreatmentRequestedUnder 14 CFR 302.12; Access Is LimitedTo CounselOrOutside ExpertsWho HaveFiledValidAffidavits

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is request to limit disclosure to counsel and outside experts is consistent with Department precedent and policy. Thus, in Unit Order 93-12 32, s -"--'---"----'­ Department granted the applicants' request to limit access to certain confidential information to counsel and outside experts who filed Rule 39 (now Rule 12) affidavits. The Department balanced the disclosure of the confidential information against the competitive rmto the applicants if access were expanded, and concludedthat "the undue competitive harm to the appli cants outweighs the commenters' need for expanded access to the highly sensitivematerial in t s case" (p. 5). Department also noted that "interested rties to this proceeding can obtain adequate advice on the merits of the application through outs experts andpersons authorized to review the mater Is" See a 1so, e.g.,**_J_o_i_n_t_-,,--~l_i_c_a_t_i_o_n_o_f_o_n_e_w_o_r_l_d** __ C_a_r_r_l_'_e_r_s-,­ Order 2008-11 7, November 12, 2008, pp. 3-6; Jo ication**---~~------** ofAmerican and Canadian International Order 96-1-6, January 11, 1996, p. 3. Access to the jo applicants' confidential pleadings, documents and a shouldbe limited in a comparable manner, in light of the undue competitive harm that would result from a broader disclosure of such highly sensit information.- 7 ­

CONCLUSION The Department s ld this joint motion to withholdproprietary commerci sensitive confidential information frompublic sclosure, as American and JAL have requestedherein. Re fully submitted,

R. BRUCE WARK JEFFREYA. OGAR canAirlines, Inc.

CAROL GOSAIN Steptoe &JohnsonLLP Counsel for JapanAirlines International Co., Ltd,
February 12, 2010CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I hereby certi have this day served the foregoing document by email on the persons: sascha.vanderbellen@delta.com scott.mcclain@delta.com sametta.c.barnett@delta.com kquinn@pillsburywinthrop.com bkeiner@crowell.com mrosia@crowell.com bruce.rabinovitz@wilmerhale.com jeffrey.manley@united.com bob.kneisley@wnco.com robert.land@jetblue.com msinick@ssd.com cdonley@ssd.com anbird@fedex.com dvaughan@kelleydrye.com kevin.montgomery@polaraircargo.com jrichardson@johnlrichardson.com lhalloway@crowell.com hill@dlalaw.com bill@mietuslaw.com mgoldman@sgbdc.com rs sgbdc.com dhainbach@ggh-airlaw.com mcmillin@woa.com jamhoff.com russell.bailey@alpa.org dkirstein@ .com j yklaw.com usdoj.gov .moore@ustranscom.mil faa.gov r@state.gov recohn@hhlaw.com zsrlaw.com lopmurphy.com efaberman@wileyrein.com lachter@ .net mroller@rollerbauer.com anita.mosner@hklaw.com howard.kass@usairways.com atlasair.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com crowell.com .chen@hklaw.com

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