Let's get over the "old" stuff please. Its about as relevant as the offensive "4 engines 4 long haul" BS I see on some -600s around the place. There are aircraft as "old" as the 737-200s all over the developed world. Including the Chieftains that many young Prune cadets are earning their spurs on as we speak. Older a/c are noisy...thats all. Whats the average age of the 10 oldest QF 767s? The RAAFs F111s? The "remanufactured" Chinooks? The KC-135s that support the USAAF bombers and fighters that keep our underdefended part of the world safe? Let alone the B-52s!!!
Those that are drooling at the thought of the glorious demise of Ozjet should remember that there was a time when Hudson Fysh, Reg Ansett and Frank Ball etc all were "new boys". By the time TAA got going the Convair 240 had already made the DC-3 obsolete. They flew on for nearly 30 more years with TAA and many still fly. Antiques...or well maintained aircraft that did their job well? Or both.
Deregulation creates jobs. Three words...a world of truth. Get over the hatred and bias...newcomers change things and we're all better for it.
Aviation history has always been made by people willing to give it a go. I always liked David and Goliath in Sunday School....never quite saw a reason to change that view.
Safe flying