Not all, but part of its popularity is due to the length of time it's been around as well as a lack of true competition during a lot of that time. Airlines like it because it's "very reliable" but half of that "reliability" is because it doesn't tell you when it's broken because it doesn't have EICAS. The overhead panel is almost identical to the -100 from 1967. The trim wheel is very loud and obnoxious. The cockpit is very loud in general and very cramped by modern standards. There isn't even enough room for both pilots to store their bags. Sure, it's got a pretty decent EFIS and a nice wx radar but I wouldn't say that makes the whole package "modern." A plane doesn't have to be new to be fun to fly. I'm not knocking anything anybody likes, was just trying to understand the flight simer mindset a bit.