Good posts
I'm in the same boat and have been scratching my head....To figure out why someone, with three decades of maint experience, who can be placed anywhere on the planet and safely maintain Airbus and Boeing jets,could have ended up with no relevant qualifications and un-employable in Europe.
I think the answer may lie in finding the true purpose of the UKCAA. What we think it is and what it actually is, may be two very different things. Try Companies House in London. Du Pont.