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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have credits on Delta to use up and an upcoming trip to Boston.  I want to book my DC-Boston flight on Delta, but I see it's actually Republic Airways flying as "Delta Connection."

How safe is a smaller airline like Republic Airways? 
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When’s the last time there was a fatal commercial air accident in the USA?[/quote]

The last "major" crash was 2009- a commuter prop plane went down when ice built up on the wings during flight (more than normal, but not excessively so), slowing it down, and the pilot reacted incorrectly, causing the plane to stall and crash 5 miles before the airport. 49 people died.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colgan_Air_Flight_3407

Others with deaths more recently were the Asiana crash at SFO in 2013 (pilot error, brought the plane in too low and slow). 3 people died

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiana_Airlines_Flight_214

And the 2018 Southwest flight near Philly where the engine exploded and a piece went through a window, pulling a passenger out, the only death.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southwest_Airlines_Flight_1380

Really an incredible safety record for last 15 years.[/quote]

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