THE RUSSO-GERMAN MIG AIRCRAFT Product Support (MAPS) joint venture has received the first Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter for maintenance work at its site in Manching, southern Germany. The aircraft delivered on 16 October, belongs to the German air force's 73 fighter squadron and is one of 24 MiG-29s in German service, which will all now be maintained by MAPS. MAPS is 50%-owned by Germany's Daimler-Benz Aerospace, with the remaining share divided between ANPK-MiG (17%), MAPO (17%) and Rosvooruzhenie (16%) on the Russian side. The company is also marketing its services to MiG-29 users outside Germany.
Source: Flight International
