â Only ticks that are attached and have finished feeding or are near the end of their meal can transmit Lyme disease. After arriving on the skin, the tick that spreads Lyme disease usually takes 24 hours before feeding begins. â Even if a tick is attached, it must have taken a blood meal to transmit Lyme disease.
All this in a period when the Air Force is the smallest and oldest since its inception in 1947. Of its roughly 5,000 aircraft, the average age is twenty-five years old. Todayâs Air Force is already struggling, and tomorrowâs is entirely at risk.
At present, out of 112 planes, 87 are new with an average age of 2.5 years. Jet Airways (India) Ltd, the domestic rival airline, operates a fleet of 100 aircraft with an average age of about 6 years.Singapore Airlines â fleet has an average age is 6.4 years.Air Indiaâs rival in Dubai, Emirates Airline, flies a fleet that has an average age of five years and the USâ top airlines have an average fleet age of 12 years.t present, out of 112 planes, 87 are new with an average age of 2.5 years. Jet Airways (India) Ltd, the domestic rival airline, operates a fleet of 100 aircraft with an average age of about 6 years.