At EBACE yesterday Wheels Up exercised its option to purchase the next 35 King Air 350i turboprops from its order placed in 2013 for up to 105 aircraft. It was the largest order in history for general aviation turboprop aircraft. To date, Wheels Up has taken delivery of 31 of that initial order of 35, and also received 10 factory-refurbished Citation Excel/XLSs.

Don’t be an “EeJit”; take advantage of Irish registration for your business airplane. There’s a welcome there for you at Shannon Airport’s International Aviation Services Center.

A roundup of news from Day 2 of EBACE.

The African Business Aircraft Association has released its first data-driven report that describes the state of business aviation in Africa and what association members believe needs to be accomplished to foster future growth.

The total order, worth $1.5 billion at list prices, consists of 19 G500, five G600 and six G650ER aircraft.

Determined to overturn competitors’ claims of poor after- (and pre-) sales service, Dassault Aviation is in Booth M105 in Geneva this week to advertise its latest efforts in enhancement of the customer experience. Speaking on Monday, Eric Trappier, chairman and CEO, commented on the January launch of FalconResponse, the rapid AOG service.

Mercedes-Benz Style and Lufthansa Technik will jointly develop an innovative, luxurious cabin concept for short- and medium-haul VIP and VVIP aircraft.

GE Aviation is powering ahead with its Passport engines for Bombardier’s Global 7000 and 8000, certification of which is predicted before the end of this year.