1.   Also, many railroads are financially sounder than they were, enabling them to replace aging fleets.

2.   Instead of the usual piecemeal procurements, the Coast Guard plans to replace its fleet as one big integrated system.

3.   The purchases are part of a three-year effort to replace its fleet of wide-body jetliners.

4.   KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced plans Thursday to replace its fleet with aircraft from Boeing Co. and Airbus.

5.   The Marines consider it crucial to their future because it is intended to replace their fleet of aging and less capable troop-carrying helicopters.

6.   French aerospace industry executives gathered here Monday to court South African clients looking for commercial aircraft and military hardware to replace aging fleets.

7.   But given the huge costs of major fishing ventures, Pacific islands are unlikely to replace foreign fleets with their own vessels any time soon.

8.   Dassault-Breguet had bid to supply its Alpha Jet in response to an Australian tender to replace its fleet of training aircraft.

9.   Vietnam Airlines has already partially replaced its fleet with leased European and American aircraft in an effort to boost its prestige and attract tourists and business passengers.