Sentence examples for decrepit fleet from inspiring English sources
In the back yard of the government hospital is a scatter of broken-down ambulances, their parts cannibalised to service the rest of the decrepit fleet.
It was one of the worst airline crashes in Cuba, which has been struggling to operate with a decrepit fleet of planes that it has blamed partly on the longstanding economic embargo imposed by the United States.
Businesses in key sectors such as petrochemicals will have access again to crucial technologies, and the country's aviation industry, which flies a decrepit fleet often still bearing mottled 1970s upholstery, will be able to buy new Airbuses.
The North Korean military has been increasing its submarine capabilities to compensate for its decrepit naval fleet, especially after its defeat in a brief naval clash last November, Mr. Ha said.
Russia has moved to modernize its once-decrepit Soviet-era fleet of submarines, bringing online or overhauling 13 craft since 2014.
Imposed by the US since 1995, these sanctions prohibit the sale of spare aeroplane parts to Iran, whose fleet of decrepit Boeings has suffered regular accidents over the past decade, resulting in hundreds of civilian deaths.
While the government says the 25-year-old turboprop lost its way in thick clouds, some suspect that it malfunctioned — a chronic problem in a country with an air fleet that is decrepit after decades of international sanctions.
A restructuring of the police and fire departments; the report says Detroit's "infrastructure and public safety fleet are aged and decrepit" Mr Orr has previously said that he hopes to avoid a municipal bankruptcy filing but has not ruled one out if necessary.
These workers operate a fleet of out-dated, decrepit trucks because it is all they can afford on their meager wages.
"Without sufficient sustainment and modernization funding, many analysts argue the U.S. bomber fleet will quickly become a decrepit force ill-suited to the potential challenges posed by 21st century adversaries," he said.
