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 government arms trade agency Rosoboronexport is restoring ties with Iran, continuing deliveries to Syria and otherwise planning to boost sales to the Middle East.
Russia’s air-transport market stands on the brink of radical changes as the country’s second-largest carrier, the bankrupt Transaero, brings its operations to a close, and rival UTair restructures to stay afloat.
Several years into its production run, the Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ) 100 program is still producing huge losses for Russia’s aerospace industry and lags the sales needed to improve its fortunes.
