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Not particularly familiar with airline ops in this case...if he is convicted of assault, will he be allowed back on the line eventually, or is that a career-ending move with that particular airline?
Chances are "slim to none" that any States Attorney office is going to press the issue of an "assault conviction" knowing it would end his airline career.
Not knowing his prior convictions, if he has any at all, but the more probable outcome will be that his attorney will enter a plea with the prosecutor and his record will be expunged of the incident. (Other than the arrest record, of course.) Worst case he'll be charged with a "lesser offense" (i.e. disturbing the peace) and be sent away, all but forgotten about in a short time.
If he has an intelligent and effective defense attorney, he'll plea for a lesser defense attached to a "deferred imposition of sentence". Basically meaning that if he keeps his "hands clean" for the six month or year "deferred imposition" then the lesser offense is expunged from record too.
GJ