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Safran Helicopter Engines has celebrated the opening of CAP 2020 French Minister of the Armed Forces; Geneviève Darrieussecq Secretary of State to the Minister of the Armed Forces; Ross McInnes Launched in September 2015 and after a total investment of €50 million (US$54M) CAP 2020 represents a significant upgrade to the Tarnos facility Tarnos is the manufacturer’s second largest facility Tarnos is mainly dedicated to the support of in-service helicopter engines and MRO (maintenance repair and overhaul) activities CAP 2020 will act as the hub for the company’s global support network confirming its continuing commitment to customer satisfaction This new industrial campus comprises three new buildings with a total footprint of 33,000 square meters: Through optimizing processes and with new industrial capabilities in place Safran Helicopter Engines expects to reduce MRO cycles by 30 percent “This new industrial campus complex enables us to welcome our customers to a modern site and offer them the very highest quality of service CAP 2020 also provides our teams with a rejuvenated working environment that will help them realize their full potential It also further strengthens our bond with the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region where more than 1,500 jobs are now guaranteed.” CAP 2020 forms the backbone of the MCO (Maintien en Conditions Opérationnelles) support contract for helicopter engines operated by the French government the women and men of Safran Helicopter Engines have proudly delivered 100 percent serviceability for 1,600 engines operated by France’s armed forces and parapublic services Close to a nature protection area (Natura 2000) CAP 2020 runs in harmony with its environment It features an energy and fluid power plant for water and thermal regulation of facilities and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Bell 525 Walkaround: The First Commercial Fly-by-Wire Helicopter Skyryse One Contact seller for price Year: 2026 Click on the button below to send an email to our team and we will get to it as soon as possible Have a story idea you would like to suggest Keolis has launched a second 100% electric Bus Rapid Transit line on the Basque Coast The e-BRT was inaugurated on 26th April 2021 and it’s part of the Chronoplus transport network on behalf of the Basque Country Public Transport Authority SMPBA (Syndicat des Mobilités […] Worldwide, the French group operates over 4,000 vehicles running on alternative energy, which represents about 20% of its total bus fleet. Recently Keolis won a 100% electric bus contract in Gothenburg (Sweden) Asked about the future scenarios for e-BRT concepts in Europe during the first event of the Sustainable Bus Tour 2021 (that see Keolis as a Mobility Partner) the group’s Director Center of Excellence Energy Transition-Bus Bruno Lapeyrie said: «We consider e-BRT a real wind of change in this industry The BRT concept is potentially very interesting for e-buses Compared on a CAPEX basis with tramways (20 – 30 million euros/km) the investment for an e-BRT can be much lower with a capacity that is very close to the one of a tram Add to this the very futuristic shape of an e-BRT bus…» The new line is 10 km long and features 24 stations Seven 100% electric vehicles (model Irizar ie tram) will carry approximately 90,000 passengers per month This new line will increase the transport offer by 25% (more frequency) and with the objective of increasing ridership by 50% over 40% of the journeys on the Chronoplus network will be made on electric vehicles An innovative and structuring transport mode for the Chronoplus network Keolis has operated the Chronoplus network since 2017 providing mobility services to 165,000 inhabitants in the Basque Country conurbation which includes eleven municipalities1 in the south- west of France In addition to the two 100% electric BRT lines a transport for people with reduced mobility (TPRM) service a river link and two park-and-ride facilities the second e-BRT line follows the same itinerary as former bus line 2 connecting the centre of Bayonne to the centre of Tarnos in 20 minutes We consider e-BRT a real wind of change in this industry Add to this the very futuristic shape of an e-BRT bus… five of which are connected to the first e-BRT line It serves the main activity hubs in the conurbation shopping and leisure centres featuring cinemas and sports parks the Bayonne SNCF train station and the new Tarnos park-and-ride The seven vehicles of the fleet will run on an extended timetable (from 6am to midnight on weekends (11pm in the short term due to Covid-19 restrictions) and every day in summer these 100% electric vehicles are 18 metres long with a 150 passenger capacity including 38 seats equipped with USB sockets Keolis strengthens that the vehicles benefit from a dual charging system fast if carried out at the terminus (5 minutes on average) or slower if carried out at the depot at night (3 to 4 hours) The launch of the line has been organised to coincide with the overhaul of the 24 stations to facilitate access to the vehicles for people with reduced mobility deploy passenger information terminals (displaying arrival times in real time) and install automatic ticket machines A park-and-ride facility has also been created at the Tarnos/Garròs station to encourage the use of public transport The P+R is free for Chronoplus network users and has 400 spaces the Group’s first bus contract in the country © Copyright 2012 - 2025 | Vado e Torno Edizioni | All rights reserved | P.I Keolis has launched a second all-electric Bus Rapid Transit line on the French Basque Coast The e-BRT is part of the Chronoplus transport network The SMPBA (Syndicat des Mobilités Pays Basque Adour) operates the route has 24 stations and is served by seven electric Irizar articulated buses it is the second such venture since opening a zero-emission service between Bayonne and Biarritz in 2019 Now over 40% of the journeys on the Chronoplus network will be made on electric vehicles The transit company uses articulated e-buses by Irizar on both lines The ie tram model sits 38 people and has a 150 passenger capacity Kéolis estimates the eBRT from Tarnos will carry 90,000 passengers per month Director Center of Excellence Energy Transition-Bus told Sustainable Bus that compared to traditional tramways (20 – 30 million euros/km) the investment for an e-BRT could be much lower Kéolis stresses that the vehicles can charge both fast at stops for about five minutes and slower overnight The second e-BRT line follows the same route as former bus line 2 It also connects to the first eBRT at five stops The Group claims it operates a total of about 4,000 alternative energy vehicles worldwide, about 20% of its bus fleet. 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Terms and Conditions Cookie Policy Registration Login © 2025 SmartCitiesWorldSmart Cities World Ltd "+ articleTitle +" Miles Silvas.Recommended IG follow: @kookslams @skatermemes @speed_dealers.Most underrated skater: @nassimlachhab from Morocco.Best warm up spot: PQ Skatepark in San Diego and Capzoo/Labennezoo in France.Trick you gotta learn: Pop shove-it nollie backside heel.Last concert you attended: Ben Harper.Who hooked you up: Willy Santos and Julien Bechet positively determined and has a big heart to go full steam on his wooden plank In between skating around San Diego at the local parks and the raw dog streets we had some fierce battles playing Table Tennis Witnessing him in person breaking in new shoes is really ridiculous This guy has a bright future ahead.—Willy Santos Photo / @blair.alley More Video Check Outs Tucker and his fiancée Amanda Bass tied the knot Saturday at Ma Maison in Dripping Springs it was an absolutely gorgeous and adorable ceremony Word on the street is Tucker was pretty emotional Tucker invited a bunch of VIPs to the proceedings Special Teams Coordinator Jerry Rosburg and Kicking Consultant Randy Brown Jack Bakarat and Alex Gaskarth, two members of the band "All Time Low" who have become close friends with Tucker, were also in attendance. If you remember, they also helped with Tucker's elaborate Baltimore skyline proposal back in November who apparently was pretty emotional the whole day Make sure you check out the photo gallery below (mobile user tap "View in browser" at the top of the page to see) Ravens Kicker Justin Tucker married his fiancee Amanda Bass over weekend in Austin A dynamic returner and highly productive college wide receiver LaJohntay Wester is ready for role as a Ravens rookie The Ravens signed an All-American linebacker from Iowa the younger brother of a 2022 first-round pick The Ravens added 11 draft picks to this year's roster General Manager Eric DeCosta said the Ravens want both players in Baltimore long term How much playing time will Mike Green get as a rookie Malaki Starks can 'do it all' but projects best at free safety The linebacker and team captain will have a chance to impress alongside other Ravens rookies Get the latest news in free agency as the window is open and added playmakers while the rest of the AFC North took aim at slowing Baltimore the penetrating defensive lineman could add more pass rush juice to Baltimore's line The electric playmaker has top-level offensive production and was a dynamic punt returner The Western Michigan cornerback has good size and a chip on his shoulder Safran Helicopter Engines has made the first ground run of its Tech TP a turboprop technological demonstrator based on an Ardiden 3 turboshaft and developed as part of the EU Horizon 2020 research and innovation program The test took place at Safran Helicopter Engines’ facility in Tarnos More than 20 European partners are contributing to this technological demonstrator The Tech TP aims are to validate the technologies required to develop a new-generation turboprop lightweight architecture and offering 15 percent lower fuel consumption and CO<sub>2</sub> emissions than current engines Tech TP would then form the basis for developing a turboprop derivative of the Ardiden 3 ready for integrating into future aircraft designs through leveraging the skills of European partners The Tech TP test campaign will validate the behavior of a complete propulsive system It will also evaluate the case for more “electric” technologies notably in the accessory gearbox and propeller controller components Safran Helicopter Engines EVP of engineering “Supported by the European Commission the Tech TP technological demonstrator relies on the skills and know-how of more than 20 European partners This first run is a very important milestone toward the validation of a new European turboprop engine due to enter the market in the coming years and offering increased performance competitive operating costs and low environmental footprint.” “Congratulations to Safran and its many partners across Europe on this achievement to promote European cleaner aviation by substantially reducing CO<sub>2</sub> emissions We look forward to the promising next steps,” said Axel Krein executive director of Clean Sky 2 Joint Undertaking The Ardiden 3 is a new-generation turboshaft in the 1,700- to 2,000-shaft-horsepower range confirming high levels of design maturity and competitive operating and maintenance costs more than 250 Ardiden 1 engines are already in service The Ardiden 3 features a remarkably compact modular architecture a best-in-class power-to-weight ratio and low cost-of-ownership Public transport operator Keolis has commissioned an electric bus line in the southwest of France where ten Irizar electric articulated buses will be put into operation The twelve-kilometre line with 30 stations connects Bayonne with Biarritz A second electric bus line connecting Bayonne with Tarnos will be inaugurated next year with eight more electric buses. Keolis already has experience with the articulated buses from the Spanish bus manufacturer: In May of this year, the public transport operator already integrated 43 electric Irizar buses into its fleet in Amiens the journey from Bayonne to Biarritz will take about 30 minutes Buses will depart every 12 minutes during the day from Thursday to Saturday even until 2:30 a.m Passengers at the 30 stations are informed in real-time by a display system eight of which will also operate on the second line to Tarnos some of which are tailored for passengers with reduced mobility The buses can be quickly charged within five minutes via a current collector The Keolis depot in Bayonne is currently being prepared for the charging and maintenance of the buses 110 employees have already been trained to operate the new e-buses sustainable-bus.com, keolis.com Frédéric Bugeon has been appointed executive vice president of strategy succeeding Serge Maillé who is retiring Bugeon started his career at Thales in 1995 as chief project CAPE (Computer-aided production engineering) for radars he joined Alstom and took responsibility for supply chain and purchasing for TGV and tramways at La Rochelle facility he became director of operations at Alstom before being appointed director for purchasing and supply chain for all Alstom Transport group as chief of purchasing and supply chain department of Turbomeca he took responsibility for market and products analysis at strategy direction he managed support programs department in Tarnos Frédéric was vice president of sales marketing and customer satisfaction at support and services direction of Safran Helicopter Engines Bugeon is graduate of University of Bordeaux as information systems engineer (1995) of KEDGE Bordeaux (Master of science in Supply Chain Management – 1996) and of the European Institute of Purchasing Management of Geneva (Executive MBA – 1997) Patrick Prulhiere has been appointed executive vice president of purchasing succeeding Frédéric Rascouailles who has been appointed to another position within the Safran group Prulhiere started his career at Labinal in 1990 he became ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) deployment project manager he held successively the position of A340-500/600 program manager Work packages) and A380 program manager at Labinal general manager of manufacturing on the site of Corinth he was director of purchasing EWIS Americas Division at Safran Electrical & Power he held the position of vice president of purchasing Prulhière is graduate from École nationale supérieure d’arts et métiers (ENSAM JAMESTOWN — The final two baseball tournaments of the summer at Jack Brown Stadium are set to commence in the next two weeks Valley City takes on the Tarnos to kick off the Class AA North Dakota State Amateur Baseball Tournament at 5 p.m The next matchup sees Tolna face Enderlin at 7 p.m The championship game of the AA tournament is scheduled for 4 p.m The other local tournament taking place is the Class AAA North Dakota State Amateur Tournament The first game of that tournament is set to take place on Thursday when the Casselton Catfish take on the Mayville Redcaps The first game between local teams sees the Jamestown Elks take on Tolna at 7 p.m The full first-round AA bracket is below: The full first-round AAA bracket is below: Israeli cybersecurity company Pentera (formerly Pcysys) has announced the completion of a $150 million financing round The round was led by K1 Investment Management with the participation of existing investors Insight Partners AWZ Ventures and Blackstone and new investor Evolution Equity Partners Half of the money raised is for new investment funds for the company and half will buy shares of existing shareholders The company was founded in 2015 by CTO Arik Liberzon and Arik Faingold who is no longer active in the company Ratzon joined the company as CEO in January 2018 The company currently has 160 employees including 90 in Israel up from 60 employees when it raised $25 million in September 2020 Ratzon said that Pentera is aiming for an IPO in 2024 Pentera has developed a platform that tests an organization's entire IT infrastructure reveals risk and creates a surgical remediation plan that automatically validates security for continued resilience The company does not provide full financial figures but Ratzon said "In the fourth quarter alone we increased annual recurring revenue by $7 million and we are a company that enjoys 95% gross profit because we have no support functions The customer can install the product within 20 minutes and work independently within a few days Pentera's customers include fashion company GAP Blackstone (which has also invested in Pentera) and in Israel the Israel Electric Corp Pentera has three Israeli rivals in Israel in the security testing and validation ssector: XM Cyber which was sold to Schwarz Group for $700 million in November which raised $45 million last May and Safebreach Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on January 11 © Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut (1983) Ltd. Education News | The Leading Newspaper on Education News Education News is the leading newspaper on matters education in Kenya The fortnightly paper is widely read by teachers Over a year after he was elected as student President for the Kericho County Tertiary and University Students Association (KECOTSA) Evans Kipkorir Serem spoke to Education News on his tenure Serem said that he has always been passionate about student Leadership This Internal ignition started way back in primary school when he was elected to serve in various young student leadership capacities Later in his high school (Kericho high school) Serem felt an intuition of the same and also chaperoned by the fact that many leaders in our country had been brought up through his almer mater “I then proceeded for my university studies at Kabarak and as a young boy just fresh from high school I challenged myself to run also for an elective post which I did and this resonated well with the comrade fraternity which led them to elect me unanimously in three different positions in the first year at the institution,” he said He was also unanimously elected on March17 2023 to be the chairperson for KECOTSA a position he holds up to date courtesy of the comrades from Kericho County spread across Kenyan universities and colleges Girls school where STEM subjects is the gateway to university “What has actually catapulted me to such heights is the considerable humility i possess as I have a strong belief that this is a virtue second to none I have developed across this student leadership pyramid a skill of listening more to my masters (electorates) and speaking less,” he added Serem further said his strive and passion to work for the people even under tough and serious conditions as well as perseverance has been his other motives to rise through the ranks in leadership He urged varsity and college students from the county to join KECOTSA so that they get the voice to command for more in matters related to the education You can also follow our social media pages on Twitter: Education News KE and Facebook: Education News Newspaper for timely updates >>> Click here to stay up-to-date with trending regional stories >>> Click here to read more informed opinions on the country’s education landscape >>> Click here to stay ahead with the latest national new An innovative and structuring transport mode for the Chronoplus network Keolis has operated the Chronoplus network since 2017 which includes eleven municipalities in the south-west of France The line is 10 km long and comprises 24 stations It emits no air pollutants and offer a considerable reduction in noise and vibrations The vehicles benefit from a dual charging system Keolis strengthens its commitment to the energy transition the Group operates over 4,000 vehicles running on alternative energy which represents about 20% of its total bus fleet Keolis now operates five BRT lines running exclusively on alternative energy: a 100% e-BRT service with 43 vehicles launched in 2019 with the first line launched in 2019 and the second on 26 April 2021; a world first for an 18-metre vehicle at the end of 2019; a BRT line running exclusively on natural gas Keolis launched two major electric bus networks in December 2020: with the largest electric bus fleet in Europe (246 e-buses); with the launch of the 100% carbon-free bus network in Bergen (138 buses including 102 electric vehicles) APPOINTMENTS AUTO EXPO 2020 COVID-19 DEALER CORNER DRIVER WELFARE GARAGE EQUIPMENT LUBES & FUELS NEXT-GEN BRIGADE SAFETY FEATURE SMART FLEETZ TYRES WOMEN OF METTLE Privacy Policy Israeli automated security validation company Pentera (formerly Pcysys) has announced the completion of a $60 million financing round with participation from Farallon Capital Management bringing the company's total funding to $250 million The company's most recent financing round was in December 2021 when it raised $150 million at a valuation of $1 billion The company has not disclosed its current valuation although estimates are that it remains over $1 billion it has increased its ARR by more than 300% and expanded its customer base by 200% With the cyber threat landscape transformed by AI automated techniques that accelerate ransomware campaigns and increase operational complexity for defenders Pentera’s platform allows organizations to adopt Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) frameworks ensuring their defenses are continuously validated and resilient Pentera emulates real-world adversarial techniques to uncover exploitable security gaps across on-prem networks The platform enables security teams to analyze complete attack paths and prioritize remediation for effective risk reduction Over 1,100 enterprises worldwide including Casey’s and Tadiran trust Pentera to validate their security defenses against real-world threats Pentera says it will accelerate innovation through advanced research and development Amitai Ratzon joined the company as CEO in January 2018 automated threats that traditional testing methods can’t match This investment allows us to accelerate innovation and expand our platform to help enterprises continuously validate their security against real-world attacks As we execute our strategy to exceed $200 million in ARR we are actively exploring strategic M&A opportunities to drive market consolidation and deliver even greater value to our customers." Published by Globes, Israel business news - en.globes.co.il - on March 12 Millions of people in southwest France and northern Spain struggled yesterday with destroyed roofs power cuts and phone outages in the aftermath of a storm that killed 15 people Saturday's winds of up to 190 kilometres an hour which killed 11 people in Spain and four in France as trees crashed onto roads and walls collapsed faded yesterday but the death toll rose again An elderly French couple with no power in their house in the Dordogne area died poisoned by carbon monoxide from their back-up generator adding that 30 others were in hospital after being poisoned in similar circumstances The weekend was also deadly in the French Alps where five people died in three separate avalanches Three were young people who were skiing outside the authorised slopes two were a couple in their fifties on a snow shoe excursion Germany and Portugal and by 12 helicopters struggled to restore power to 1.7 million homes that were cut off from the grid during the storm they had reconnected 700,000 homes but the grid manager warned it could take several days to restore power to the 800,000 others still in the dark It was the worst storm in France since December 1999 the weather forecast agency had set up an early warning system that helped keep the death toll relatively low on Saturday as people stayed indoors "I am satisfied that the lessons of 1999 were learnt," said President Nicolas Sarkozy during a visit to the affected area Mr Sarkozy said the army would help thousands of workers from the electricity water and railway companies struggling to restore battered infrastructure residents were aghast at the scale of the devastation the biggest in the Midi-Pyrenees region with 2,100 pupils had its roof ripped off and was a scene of chaos it was astonishing," the school principal Amedee Collin said please register for free or log in to your account.