About Us

Jetwhine was first published in 2006 as my experiment with the then-burgeoning world of social media. So here we are 18 years later and we’re still publishing stories and opinions about the aviation industry I don’t think you’ll find anywhere else on the internet. That must be a good sign, I guess.

About Jetwhine’s Publisher, Rob Mark

A lifelong pilot and flight instructor, Rob began flying as a single pilot for small companies in aircraft like the Piper Seneca and Navajo Chieftain. He later flew for the original Midway Airlines until that company closed its doors in 1991. Most of his flying career has been spent as ATP-rated business aviation and charter pilot in Part 91 and Part 135 operations, having logged nearly 7,000 hours. He holds Certified Flight Instructor and seaplane ratings. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Rob also spent 10 years of his career as an air traffic controller and supervisor for the FAA.

Before joining Flying magazine as its senior editor in 2016, Rob wrote operations, safety, and training stories for Aviation International News, Business and Commerical Aviation, Aircraft Electronics Association, Air & Space, AOPA Pilot-Turbine, Air Line Pilot, Career Pilot, P1, The Chicago Tribune, and many others. He was twice awarded the Airbus Aerospace Journalist of the Year at the Paris Air Show and twice the National Business Aviation Association’s Gold Wing award for Outstanding Journalism, most recently at the 2018 convention in Orlando.

During his career as a journalist, Rob has authored five aviation books published by McGraw-Hill and has, since 2006, published the award-winning industry blog Jetwhine.com. He has served as an on-air aviation expert for CNN, Fox News, NBC-TV, WGN-TV, the BBC, and several radio outlets. An audio producer, Rob co-hosts the Attitude Adjustment show each day on EAA Radio during AirVenture, the nation’s largest airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

In 1996, Rob created CommAvia, a marketing communications company focused on creating leading-edge media for the aviation industry. In addition to creating various marketing and PR products for companies and airports, he wrote, produced, and narrated a safety video about single pilot aircraft operations for the NBAA in 2017 titled “Alone in the Cockpit.” He also wrote and produced an airport safety video – “Before You Fly Your Drone” – for drone operators unfamiliar with how their flying could interrupt operations for regular aircraft.  He’s served as on-camera talent, highlighting some of his flying experiences, such as when he flew Gulfstream’s G550. Rob says the production that was the most fun was “Flying the A380.”

A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, he returned to teach at his alma mater for five years in that same graduate program. Mark’s volunteer efforts include nearly a decade serving on the Board of Directors for the Chicago Executive Pilots Association (CEPA), seven years as an on-air radio host of “Attitude Adjustment” show during EAA’s annual AirVenture, and 10 years as a Board member and later president of the Chicago Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). Since 2008, Rob as owned his role as co-producer and co-host of the long running podcast, “The Airplane Geeks.”

Contact Rob Mark at rob@jetwhine.com.