Originally Posted by rickair7777

Some airlines have done FOIA. Ideally they get all their background results before offering a class date.

But if that doesn't happen, they are more than happy to fire you long after you start if they find out you misrepresented yourself. I personally observed this in two airline new-hire classes (not at the legacy, they tend to do their backgrounds before class).

Even if you finish probation, it won't help. Misrepresenting yourself at time of hire is an "original sin" for which there are no protections and no statute of limitations (ask Auburn Calloway).