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.
Russian authorities have given Sukhoi formal approval to take full control of the country’s major commercial aircraft program, the Sukhoi Superjet 100.
Having failed to find commercial customers for its new Mil Mi-38 heavy transport rotorcraft, Russian Helicopters turned to its major client—the Russian military.