[stimpyone]

how long can you keep one of these things flying without mechanics and parts?

[the gillman@blacklagoon.com]

It's a common plane. There are plenty of countries that might risk lending mechanical help.

[eno_]

how long can you keep one of these things flying without mechanics and parts?

Seeing as how it is Air Angola, I think they probably know exactly how long they can defer maintenence before a plane falls out of the sky, and they have the logbooks to prove it.