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.
Russia’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) program will get another insertion of Russian government money aimed at increasing the regional aircraft’s sales and jump-starting the development of a second SSJ variant.