We have airships but compared with our usual magic teleportation, which would you prefer?

Magic replaces technology so much people ain't bother to improve. The job crystal all are somehow "oh muh previous bearer wisdom". Few rare ones are the ones making improvement like pure blank machinist that invented drones and sticky bombs then repurposed construction equipment then a magitek automaton.

Also since one of our major opponent is Ascian our reaction usually amounts to "come let's get another ancient stuff called white aurawadever and Chuck it at them and threw more aether" which no amount of technology can help with that (yet).

Also one thing about technology is the more advanced it is the less human.... Humans become. Allagan Azys La anyone?