Around the clock, throughout the year, Boeing supports a fleet of more than 11,000 commercial airplanes. The company knows how to serve its customers and keep aircraft in the air. The support infrastructure includes advanced communications and data technology, a global spares network, and experienced professionals both at home and in the field. The highly dependable systems in the JSF design introduce new levels of reliability and maintainability to minimize the need for mobile support equipment and spares in the field. Onboard prognostics and health management systems isolate problems and alert maintenance personnel before failures can result in aircraft downtime.
Routine servicing is conducted at eye level, without stands or ladders.
Weapons bays are also situated at eye level to ease loading ordnance. And the JSF's highly reliable, paintless composite structures and low-observable features are easily maintained.