Maybe, maybe not. But if you get a shot at the airlines you should feel very, very lucky. There are thousands of motivated, hard working people out there who have kept their noses clean.

However, if your crimes are very minor things which are typical of youthfull stupidity (public drunkeness, urination, trespassing with no intent to steal, minor drug use, underage possession etc) they will not be a real problem with the airlines...assuming you demonstrate you have grown up.

If we are talkng real crimes like theft or violence then you have a problem.