Originally Posted by
NutLoose
Even EASA dumbed it down, the Old CAA section L licence holder has Aircraft Engineers Licence on the cover, but the EASA one changed it to Aircraft Maintenance Licence, thus at a stroke of a pen they dumbed down the qualification.
LAE under section L is really a technician status. Those that also mention mechanics are wrong as AML licence holders under EASA are technicians as they are able to troubleshoot.