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.
SINGAPORE — Russia ensures a strong presence at the Singapore air show this year as United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) brings the Sukhoi Superjet 100 regional aircraft and the Yak-130 advanced jet trainer. UAC represnets the merger of Soviet-era legacy Russian aerospace giants into a single, vertically integrated corporation.
FRANKFURT — St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport has received technical approval for its new Pulkovo-1 Terminal, paving the way for expanding the facility’s passenger capacity. The new terminal was opened on a trial basis in December. Pulkovo’s main carrier, Rossiya Airlines, has already transferred all of its flights to Germany to the new terminal, while Transaero is using the new facility only for flights to Moscow.
