Maksim covers aerospace developments in Central Asia for Aviation Week. He has worked for Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine and was in charge of several ATO sister aerospace publications after working for the Moscow-based CAST defense think tank.
Maksim has a degree in international relations from MGIMO University, Moscow.
Sino-Russian commercial aircraft consortium Craic is taking over management of the program to develop the CR929 widebody aircraft, following the partners’ approval of a proposed budget and organizational structure.
The private investor behind the Sea Launch project plans to support the development of future space transportation technologies with the purchase of at least 50 next-generation Soyuz launch vehicles.
Growing passenger traffic and capacity at its home airport here are encouraging Russia’s largest carrier, Aeroflot, to adjust its fleet expansion plans.