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.
The Russian Defense Ministry received the first serial Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A heavy transport aircraft (serial number 0109) in a handover April 2 at the Ulyanovsk-based Aviastar-SP facility.
Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody aircraft program is moving forward, as officials confirmed the successful test of a new wing for the airliner made from Russian composites while certification trials have sped up the introduction of the third prototype.
