If you are going to play the crash statistics argument at least factor in total fleet hours flown, miles flown, passengers flown.
This, and fleet age/type, is the sort of stuff aviation safety advisors do when assessing risk and drafting charter contracts. I have seen many tenders where fleet age and type are strict requirements.
Sure, I would never put my staff on Lion Air or Air Asia. In some parts of the world you would want to charter from a reputable source. One with turbine equipment.
Aus Jet were probably reputable enough - just not competitive enough with their fleet.
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