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The recent history of domestic aviation includes both successes and failures. Some notable U.S.-based airlines that started flying since 2000:

As airlines come up with ever more ancillary fees, travelers are figuring out creative ways to avoid them.

Boarding times at airports have doubled since the 1970s, prompting airlines to try all kinds of elaborate tricks to get passengers in speedily and leave the gate on time.

Airlines are putting next year's growth plans on hold, with high fuel prices and a sluggish economy forcing them to focus on flying that will turn a profit.

By 2012, the price of a trans-Atlantic flight could be raised up to $57 to help pay for carbon permits.

An enquiry has been launched after claims Heathrow's increase in passenger charges unfairly targeted some airlines.

Despite rising fares and multiple fees, carriers have managed to keep their planes full. But there are signs the situation may cool after a hot summer vacation season.

Better weather helped airlines avoid long ground delays in March, marking the fourth month out of the last six in which no U.S. planes were stuck on the ground for more than three hours, the government said Tuesday.

New rules will also increase the compensation passengers get when bumped from a flight, and will require a refund of baggage fees for lost luggage.

The airlines have heard your cries, and have continued to increase fees, under the radar.