Originally Posted by
AKASHA
This is not correct. A simple moving violation is NOT part of the NDR database. The NDR only contains information about drivers who have had their licenses revoked or suspended, or who have been convicted of serious traffic violations such as DUI.
In terms of the interview process, my unpopular advice is to disclose only that information which is available to the employer. Educate yourself on what that is and don't rely on the misinformation that you are likely to find on these forums. An interview for your dream job is not the time to lay out all your dirty laundry and break out all the skeletons in your closet.
Great Advice!
But only one problem...how do you know EXACTLY what is and is not available to airline employers? It would take a lot of research and not all of that info is readily available to the public.
If you are a typical pilot with maybe a busted checkride at one point and a speeding ticket or two over the years I believe honesty is the best policy.
If you fail to disclose something, and it DOES turn up on the background check here is what will happen...
You will interview, get a job offer, and accept. You will give notice to your old employer, and then report for training at your new job. Since not all new hires actually show up, airlines don't spend the money doing background checks until AFTER you stat training (the checks don't need to be completed until you fly the line, which will take a couple months). About two weeks into ground school, you will be pulled out of class, taken to a managers office and FIRED on the spot.
Now your old job is long gone, and you have been fired from an airline for lying about your background...you are almost certainly finished in 121 aviation before you even get started. Go get a night air ambulance job for $30K and start drinking heavily...you have a long way to go to age 65 or whenever you can collect social security.
If you have an extensive track record of problems (or a serious problem) in your past maybe you do need to try to figure out what info to disclose. But I would only go there if you are certain that disclosing the issue will keep you from getting hired. It's better to not get hired and try again at another company than get hired and then promptly fired.
Generally honesty is the best policy.
As to the original question FAA checkride failures and airline training failures will definitely get reported to new airline employers vie the PRIA process.