In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine (www.ato.ru). In the past he was in charge of several ATO sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for the Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.
Maxim has a degree on international relations from MGIMO University, Moscow, Russia, and for several years worked at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Having failed to find commercial customers for its new Mil Mi-38 heavy transport rotorcraft, Russian Helicopters turned to its major client—the Russian military.
Russian engineering company Progresstech has partnered with U.S. software specialist Altair to promote and distribute Altair’s software technology and methods in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States.