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.
The Russian government made another attempt to boost the sales of Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100) regional jets, the country’s major commercial aircraft program.