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...., but Saab told them that it would take them 4-5 months before they can deliver the parts (Probably because Saab 2000 is not in production anymore).
Spare parts for out of production aircraft are still manufactured by the OEMs, and are also freely available in the market through third party vendors. A common example being the A-310, long out of production but spares are still easily available. Saab 2000 might not be as popular as an A310, but still parts are pretty easy to find.
Actually with the kind of damage that we have heard about, a more appropriate term would be 'replacement of a whole section' and not spare part.
It is too difficult to repair an aircraft like this. The structural integrity is compromised.