[1] The American FAA recognise the qualification in foreign countries but refers to it as aviation maintenance engineer rather than "Aircraft...".
[3] Countries which issue or recognize AME licenses internally include Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and much of Asia.
[4][5][6][7][8] The American equivalent of an AME is an aircraft maintenance technician (AMT), also known as an A&P.
In 1998 ICAO replaced these with a single AME licence.
[1] In 2005 the relationship between the Canadian AME and the US A&P (AMT) was further revised, through a Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA) between the US and Canada.