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.
Faced with surging tourist demand and a government mandate to satisfy it, Cuba’s state-controlled Cubana this year is turning to a mix of aircraft from Cold War-era allies and a smattering of Western aircraft leases to refresh its aircraft fleet.
