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There are DC-3 aircraft that were built prior to WW2 still in commercial service, most notably by Buffalo airways in Canada. Having said that, a modern airliner is a much more complex beast, so much harder to keep running as it ages.
It also sounds like the fuses blowing and spoilers being removed are symptoms of a bigger issue.