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.
Russia’s two engine manufacturers are to collaborate on the next stage of engine development for the Sukhoi T-50 fifth-generation fighter after years of going head-to-head as rivals.
MOSCOW — Russia’s acquisition of a majority stake in Antonov may have been on the agenda for discussion during the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Kiev on April 21, although such a deal would not guarantee the future of the An-70 military airlifter. The moribund joint program will remain outside the scope of any tie-up between Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and the Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer until the Antonov An-70 completes government trials in the Ukraine.
Plans for Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to take a controlling share in Ukrainian commercial and military aircraft manufacturer Antonov remain very much alive, although no deal was signed during top-level political discussions April 21. Russian industry’s acquisition of a majority shareholding in Antonov was on the agenda during the visit of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Kiev, and though nothing was inked, the Russian president has authorized UAC to start the integration with Antonov as soon as possible, according to a company executive.
