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.
Deliveries are expected to have started by the end of 2023 following first flight, while Aeroter hopes to achieve EASA certification for the type in 2024.