Lori Clark

I'm sure there are many who have been hired with a DUI somewhere in their background.
It's very hard to give advice with the little information provided, there simply are too many variables. Rickair's post has good advice - I would add to that whether or not the person had a commercial license prior to the DUI. The commercial license is a pivotal point as it now makes the pilot a professional and as such is held to a higher standard.

Nobody knows what this industry is going to look like tomorrow, next week, next year or several years from now. Competition may be so fierce that an airline may have the luxury of not interviewing anyone with any skeletons. It's really anybody's guess as to what the hiring climate will look like down the pike. If an interview is extended then be prepared to discuss, in detail, what happened and what the learning experience was. Accountability and responsibility....

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da_flyn_hawyn

I had an instructor that had a DUI and when I was preparing for the CFI checkride he was that man to ask about questions. He had over 3,000 hours flying twins, turbines, and singles, was also the assistant chief pilot but could never get a job at the time. He finally got a job years later with mesa. Hooray for him??????????

rickair7777

Mesa has a reputation for that. As long as they are still in business, you might have a place to go.

SkyHigh

Fire bomber and bush flying companies like to hire people with DUI's as well. They know that if they hire pilots with DUI's they have a captive work force.

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navigatro

If you show up for the interview drunk, you have a better chance at getting hired, since that will show them that you can handle your liquor.

atpwannabe

You know this subject seems to be coming up more often now than before. Although I can't answer the OP question in terms of being hired by a regional or a major airline, I will offer you some advice from personal experience.

If the DUI conviction occured prior to them getting their medical, then obviously they have been cleared by the Office of Aerospace Medicine in Washington DC or OKC to fly airplanes. Just as others have stated, be honest and transparent about the situation(s) when questioned about it.

Tell your buddy to set themselves apart from the rest of the applicants/class. Once the Feds give you the green light, everything else is about timing.


All the best to your friend.



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