In US Airways' [UAIRQ] recently released February schedule, the bankrupt legacy carrier intends to fly like a low-cost carrier. Hampered by its inability to acquire more aircraft, the carrier will reduce the time a plane is at the gate so that it will fly 230 additional daily flights - the same as buying 27 new mainline planes and 15 new regional jets.

As part of the route restructuring, US Airways will be flying more routes with mainline aircraft that are currently served by regional jets. Likewise, it will be flying more regional jets and fewer turboprops.

Perhaps the largest change will be at Reagan Washington National Airport, said spokeswoman Amy Kudwa. Many of the turboprop routes will now be handled by RJs. The carrier plans to add new nonstop routes to six "business" destination cities with some of these flights to be flown on new 70-seat RJs. However, on other select routes mainline aircraft will replace 50-seat RJs. Overall, the number of flights out of Washington National will not increase, but the number of seats will grow by 40 percent.

>>Contact: Amy Kudwa, US Airways, (703) 872-5116.<<