Originally Posted by asiabased

Several years ago at another carrier I interviewed a prospective new hire that (as we found out during the interview process) had gone to jail for running drugs. At the time of his arrest he was also an airline pilot for a major. In addition to jail the time his certificates had been revoked and he had later earned each one back. I asked him how he was able to hold an ATP due to the moral character statement in the FARs. He said that there is another law that supercedes that. It says that if someone has gone to jail for a crime he cannot be restricted from working in his chosen profession. I feel confident that someone who was previously convicted of drug trafficking would have some problems becoming a pilot, however, someone that was a pilot prior to the arrest may have a way back into the ranks.