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.
MOSCOW — Russia and China officially launched the joint development of a new heavy helicopter with a framework agreement signed May 8 between Russian Helicopters and Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow.
Ukraine’s aircraft manufacturer Antonov rolled out the first prototype of the An-178 transport aircraft on April 16. The first flight is scheduled for early May.
