Originally Posted by
tclay1988
Now before I get my hopes up too high...you mentioned criminal convictions. I have a dui (bac.093) that was pled down to a dwi. It was a stupid mistake I made more than 6 years ago. Will that completely disqualify me for employment with a regional/major airline? My record is pretty clean except for that. I have one speeding ticket from 2014 and one defective vehicle ticket for a cracked windshield in 2008.
The airlines don't care about plea bargains, if you got arrested for driving impaired in any way, shape, or form that's a big strike. You'll be able to get a regional job since it was a long time ago, but you'll need to be prepared to address that issue at any interview.
As for majors...odds are good that you could overcome this given the length of time involved, but it could delay your career progression or limit your major airline options. Hard to predict exactly how the future will play out, it depends on the availability of pilots when the time comes.
You might want to look into american airlines regionals with flow-through programs. I think if you meet all the requirements to get hired at their wholly-owned regionals, you'll eventually flow up to american mainline.