Spinwing
You are correct with your last statement but whilst AA/SRCA where in the process of obtaining approvals to operate a part 135 operation in the KSA it was made very clear that an FAA A&P was a pre requesite for issue of a GACA license and that no temporary certificates would be issued so the operation was operated temporarily under FAA part 91 but as the KSA do there own thing then anything is possible all the AA guys already where FAA A&P certificated issue of a GACA licence also required a KSA work permit, this was what the AA guys fell foul of ,information that was not passed on at the start of employment, it is what it is on the day they say it is in the KSA.