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.
The CRAIC CR929 widebody-airliner program has slipped two years, with first delivery now due as late as 2029 following difficulties in cooperation between the Russian and Chinese partners.
