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.
Uzbekistan Airways plans to sign a memorandum for delivery of 14 Boeing 787-8s this year as it seeks to meet the growing demand for air travel in its home country.
