Originally Posted by
rcfd13
Skywest will probably give you an interview, and they'll decide whether or not to hire you based on how you explain those misdemeanors in the interview. They're an extremely fair airline in terms of giving people second chances or at least letting them explain themselves.
Tell the truth and let them know how you've learned from the experience and you'll probably be fine considering how long ago the offenses were.
What he said.
One one hand SKW is not lenient on who they hire, and probably have higher overall admission standards than most regionals with respect to the whole person.
But they are very reluctant to disqualify someone based on boxes checked on the App. I suspect you'll get a chance to explain yourself in person.
With regards to Canada entry, only felonies are disqualifying. The reason this is such a big gotcha is that DUI is a felony in Canada so they treat ANY DUI from anywhere as a felony...lots of pilots have those, at least old school guys.
Just make sure your misdemeanors are not felonies in Canada...you need to go to the interview well-armed with facts and documents to show you can fly north.
Hopefully the theft was very minor and you were very young...you would not be the first teenager to shoplift. The phone call thing is probably more significant, the company lawyers (at any large company) might not want the liability associated with employing someone whose background hints they might threaten or harm a customer or employee.