Maxim Pyadushkin

Contributing Editor at Aviation Week

Aerospace Journalist (Aviation Week, https://t.co/miVN0Jkvze, https://t.co/MNt8zR1WTo)

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Kyrgyzstan Hires Consultant To Get State Off EU Aviation Blacklist

1 week ago | aviationweek.com | Maxim Pyadushkin

Avia Traffic, like all Kyrgyz carriers, is on the EU blacklist. The Kyrgyzstan government has hired Catalin Radu, the former director of the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan, to help remove local airlines from the European Union blacklist. Radu told Aviation Week he had signed a consultancy contract with the government. “This initiative involves close... Maxim Pyadushkin In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine.
Boeing 787 Delay Postpones Air Astana's U.S. Launch

1 month ago | aviationweek.com | Maxim Pyadushkin

Kazakhstan’s Air Astana may delay the launch of direct air services with the U.S. due to the late arrival of its new Boeing 787 widebody passenger jets. The deliveries were previously scheduled to start at the end of 2025, but have slipped to mid-2026, the airline’s CEO Peter Foster told journalists...
Uzbekistan Airways Bringing High-Speed Internet To Its A321neos

1 month ago | aviationweek.com | Maxim Pyadushkin

In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine. In the past he was in charge of several ATO’s sister aerospace publications and earlier worked for Moscow-based CAST defense think-tank.
Uzbekistan's Qanot Sharq Airlines To Expand Network East, West

1 month ago | aviationweek.com | Maxim Pyadushkin

Uzbekistan-based Qanot Sharq Airlines plans to take advantage of the geographical location of its home country and expand its network to both Europe and China. The carrier will launch weekly services from capital city Tashkent to Milan in April and also has eyes on Paris. On the other side of the...
Belavia CEO Says Fleet Range Limiting Network Expansion

1 month ago | aviationweek.com | Maxim Pyadushkin

Belarus’ national carrier Belavia is struggling to expand its network under European Union (EU) sanctions because its fleet lacks the range to reach friendly countries, the airline’s CEO Igor Cherginets tells Aviation Week. Belavia has been banned from flying in EU airspace since late 2021 when the...
Iranian Yak-130 Debuts In Military Exercise

2 months ago | aviationweek.com | Maxim Pyadushkin

Iran’s Air Force has for the first time the demonstrated combat capabilities of its Russian-made Yak-130 trainers. Video footage broadcast by Iranian media showed a single Yak-130 shooting down an aerial target with the Russian-made R-73 (AA-11 Archer) short-range missile above the coastline. The... Maxim Pyadushkin In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine.
Iranian Yak-130 Trainer Debuts In Military Exercise

2 months ago | aviationweek.com | Maxim Pyadushkin

Iran’s Air Force has for the first time the demonstrated combat capabilities of its Russian-made Yak-130 trainers. Video footage broadcast by Iranian media showed a single Yak-130 shooting down an aerial target with the Russian-made R-73 (AA-11 Archer) short-range missile above the coastline. The... Maxim Pyadushkin In addition to writing for Aviation Week Network, Maxim holds a key position at Russia's Air Transport Observer magazine.
Iran Deploys New Long-Range Anti-Ship Cruise Missile

Feb 5, 2025 | aviationweek.com | Maxim Pyadushkin

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy says it has deployed a new long-range Qadr 380 anti-ship cruise missile. The weapon was displayed in a new underground missile base on Iran’s southern shores, which was unveiled on Feb. 1. Images provided by IRGC show several of the missiles...
Uzbekistan Airways Plans Next Boeing 787-8 Order

Feb 3, 2025 | aviationweek.com | Maxim Pyadushkin

Uzbekistan Airways will expand its long-range capacity to meet the growing demand for air travel in its home country. The state-owned carrier plans to sign a memorandum for delivery of 14 Boeing 787-8 widebody airliners with the U.S. manufacturer this year, its chairman Shukhrat Khudaykulov said...
Iran Details Space Launch Plans

Jan 7, 2025 | aviationweek.com | Maxim Pyadushkin

Iran plans to complete two space launches in the coming months, said the head of the country’s space agency, Hassan Salariyeh. The launches are supposed to deploy the Tolou-3 and Zafar-2 Earth-observation satellites, he told the local Tasnim news agency. The launches were planned for 2024, but they...