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As for the maintenance standards of European operations, Swoboda (vice-president of Technical Services) says they are based on European Aviation Safety Agency rules, "but we're trying to move them toward the hybrid EASA and Transport Canada standards".
When CHC does not simply launch its own local operator, it coaches established companies after acquiring them. "They're getting that global best practices model," he says. "We've created a system designed to flex to new regulatory systems."
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