We're talking about things here which really should have been over and done with after the second generation of jet transports flew. There was a steep learning curve from the big propellor liners onto the B707 and the early accident rates reflected this. The early pioneers had to be good at their jobs, were highly trained and thoroughly tested. Now we have minimum experience pilots flying aircraft with the same basic DNA as the early transports, who are facing the same issues as 1960s pilots did without the proper training to deal with them.
Todays dumbed down training and reduced hours are more suited to modern types without inherent faults where most emergencies have an ECAM procedure to follow.