Originally Posted by
Lori Clark
It appears that we're mixing and combining a couple of pieces of legislation here. PRIA (U.S.C. 49, Section 501 or Public Law 104-264) is the act which requires prospective employers to obtain a copy of your training records from previous employers for the past 5 years. That length of time has not been amended.
The piece of legislation introduced last year applies to the FAA and how long they keep their records. Historically, the FAA would purge certain records after a period of time, depending on the issue. For example, an LOI would be purged after two years. The proposed legislation would instead require the FAA to retain all records forever. Last I heard this was just proposed legislation, although I suspect that if it hasn't passed it will, but the real question is when does this new law go into effect.
So no, an employer beyond the 5-year mark is not sent a PRIA request. At least for now.
Lori
What if you've been with an employer longer than 5 years? For example, I have been with my current airline for 7 years. During the first year I was with the airline (2006) I busted a proficiency check. Because this was 6 years ago, if and when I apply to another airline will this show up in my training records that they will see? Or is it thrown out since it was more than five years ago? Thanks.