The phrase "age of the fleet" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the average age or condition of a group of vehicles, ships, or aircraft within a fleet.
Example: "The age of the fleet has increased over the years, leading to higher maintenance costs and the need for upgrades."
Alternatives: "fleet age" or "average fleet age".
The average age of the fleet is ∼25 years.
If you consider the "age of the fleet" for existing fossil fuel generators, you'll find that many are ready for retirement.
Airlines need to spend $14 billion a year on new aircraft just to keep the age of the fleet at the current average of 12 years, says CreditSights, a research firm.Governments need the political determination to change the archaic rules governing an industry that has helped to make globalisation possible but has itself failed to globalise.
The medium rate of withdrawal of end-of-life vehicles will result in an average age of the fleet of 15.59 years in 2030.
The high rate of withdrawal of end-of-life vehicles will result in an average age of the fleet of 14.75 years in 2030.
The number of vehicles has increased by 204 % between 1990 and 2010 and the average age of the fleet is 10.5 years [1], with 24%% of the fleet comprising vehicles older than 16 years, manufactured before the adoption of the EURO emission standards [34].
The overall decline has been brought about by a slowdown in construction as well as by the ageing of the fleet, which results in a growing number of vessels being denied certificates of seaworthiness and consequently having to cease fishing activities.
"The average age of the European fleet is 27 years,' he said.
For example, the average age of the Air Force fleet is somewhere around 23 years, compared with around 16 years then.
At 7.5 years, the average age of the American fleet is the highest for more than two decades.The industry will also get a boost from ever-tightening emissions regulations.
Pointing to car-ownership levels that are still less than a third of Western Europe's and the age of the Russian fleet, Mr Brackenbury agrees: "We still believe the market will eventually get back to 3m-4m a year".
