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It's no secret that gripes about air travel are very common. But what if you could know fares and the quality of a flight before you booked?

That's the premise of a new Web site called InsideTrip. Users can shop fares and learn about the load factor on flights, leg room, the age of the fleet, the rate of baggage loss and much more.

http://www.InsideTrip.com offers Consumer Reports-type rankings with a system of little circles and a numerical ranking. The consistent No. 1 airline is Milwaukee-based Midwest Airlines. On the flip side, United Airlines is usually the worst. Little surprise there!