BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. ) Motion of ) ) US AIRWAYS, INC. ) ) for confidentialtreatmentofdocuments pursuant ) to Rule 12 ofthe Rules ofPractice ) (Schedule B-7 ofForm41) ) )



# _______________________________) Docket OST-96-1826 (former Docket48735)

MOTION OFUS AIRWAYS, INC. FORCONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT

Communications with respectto this document shouldbe sentto: Howard Kass Vice President, Legal and GovernmentAffairs BenjaminT. Slocum Director, Legal and GovernmentAffairs US Airways, Inc. 1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 326-5153 howard.kass@usairways.com ben jamin.slocum@usairways.com May 10,2013BEFORE THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY WASHINGTON, D.C. ) Motion of ) ) US AIRWAYS, INC. ) ) for confidential treatmentofdocuments pursuant ) to Rule 12 oftheRules ofPractice ) (Schedule B-7 ofForm41) ) )



# ________________________________) May 10,2013 Docket OST-96-1826 (former Docket48735)

MOTION OFUS AIRWAYS, INC. FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT Pursuant to Rule 12 of the Department's Rules of Practice (14 C.F.R. § 302.12), US Airways, Inc. ("US Airways'') hereby requests confidential treatment ofcertain information contained in Schedule B-7

- Airframe and Aircraft Engine Acquisitions and Retirements of US Airways' Form 41 filing for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 ("Schedule B-7"). That filing will be submitted separately herewith under seal, marked with a request for confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 12 (§ 302.12). US Airways requests thatthese databe withheld from public disclosure for a period ofat least ten (10) years from the date oftheir submission. In support ofthis request, US Airways states as follows: The Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(4), provides that confidential commercial and financial information obtained from a private person is exempt from the requirements ofpublic disclosure. The infonnation for which US Airways requests confidential treatment is confidential and proprietary commercial and financial infonnation obtained from US Airways, a private party. Moreover, the public release ofthat information would cause US
2Motion ofUS Airways, Inc. for Confidential Treatment Airways substantial competitive and financial injury. Accordingly, the information should be withheld from public disclosure. The information at issue is cost, amortization/depreciation and realization data relating to US Airways' airframes and aircraft engines as ofMarch 31, 2013. This information is presented in columns 11, 12, and 13 of ScheduleB-7. See Exhibit A hereto for a listing ofthe specific information included in Schedule B-7 for which confidential treatment is requested. In addition to filing Schedule B-7 under seal, US Airways is submitting to the Office ofAviation Analysis redacted copies of Schedule B-7, available for public inspection, that omit the infonnation for which confidential treatment is requested. The Department has previously determined that the confidential and competitivelysensitive data contained in US Airways' SchedulesB-7 are entitled to confidential treatment. By letter ofJames W. Mitchell, Director, Office ofAirline Statistics, the Department granted prior US Airways' requests for confidential treatment ofthis same information for earlier reporting periods and ruled that it be withheld from public disclosure for a period often (10) years. The Department'sreasoning applies with equal force to US Airways' presentmotion and submission.

3Motion ofUS Airways, Inc. for Confidential Treatment

WHEREFORE, US Airways respectfully requests that the confidential information contained in its Schedule B-7 detailed above be withheld from public disclosure for at least ten (10) years. Respectfully submitted,

Howard Kass Vice President, Legal and GovernmentAffairs Benjamin T. Slocum Director, Legal and GovernmentAffairs US Airways, Inc. 1401 H Street, NW, Suite 1075 Washington, DC 20005 (202) 326-5153 howard.kass@usairways.com benjamin.slocum@usairways.com May 10, 2013



### 4EXHIDITA Listing ofConfidential Information in US Airways, Inc.'sForm41 Filing Schedule B-7: Title/DescriQtion Location in Document NumberofPages
Cost Column (11) 2 Depreciated Cost or Column (12) 2 Amortized Value
Realization Column (13) 2