Sealed or Expunged information is never removed from NCIC or FBI Database. Keep in mind if your were arrested and not finger printed the record will not be attached to your finger print in the FBI database but your social and DOB will show it in the NCIC. Records are never automatically deleted you have to pay an attorney about $700.00 for each county you committed an offense in to have something sealed/expunged. Keep in mind that Sealed/Expunged records are still visible to law enforcement agencies. However airline use private firms and cannot access a sealed or expunged file. Just be honest with what you did wrong. Chances are if 10 years has passed it will be over looked. The airline is simply looking for people who won't lie if they happen to make a mistake. Ass long as you didn't have a DUI, DWI, Reckless Driver, Endangerment and your offense was only a Misdemeanor and not a Felony you should be perfectly fine. If it make you feel better I have a past record of 2 speeding tickets, 1 failure to appear in court, disorderly conduct and tresspassing. After that I went on to become a Deputy Sheriff and finally a Airline Pilot
-John