My airplane broke. How does the airport get a new one in a few hours?

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My flight was delayed because the main computer on the plain broke. I am interested to know where do they keep spare airplanes and what steps do they need to go through before they can act as a replacement.
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Frankfurt is a large European hub. We sat on the side of the taxiway for 2 1/2 hours while a technician repaired a fuel leak on the aircraft and a fuel truck came out to refill the fuel tanks. They don’t always put you on a different aircraft…

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