Uh, fact check
lots of responses and thanks. I can only answer what I know. His fingerprints from the FBI come back clean, as he had to do that to get back into Canada. I have only heard that the drivers record only go back 5 years. As far as "get out of aviation". I don't think i will tell him that. The two drunk pilots that flew NWA from FAR-MSP both got jobs after prision. One is at NWA and the other is at American. As far as a good traffic lawyer.... Thanks I will tell him about that.
1. FBI record, driving record, etc or not, if he disclosed it on his FAA Medical application (per regs),
that record is not "going away".
2. Electronic Print checks on the border (entering USA) do not reveal prior arrests they just hit on outstanding active arrest warrants and any existence on look-out, terror lists. Again this is inbound, INTO the USA. If soccer mom in her mini-van is entering, minimal checks will be done. If a bearded guy from Algeria tries to enter, with blueprints to the Statue of Liberty, CBP will take a DNA sample and give him a colon exam. So his DUI may (and is likely) still "findable". You said he was getting back into Canada, it is unlikely he even interacted with CBP or any other official if he is exiting USA.
- Fingerprints "came back clean" how are you aware of this exact event ? Discuss because I think you are lacking some info on how things work. What do you even mean by "came back clean?"
3. NWA Captain Norman Prouse, returned to NWA, largely because NWA's CEO or another upper manager had struggled with alcholism and realized a bad decision didn't make someone a bad guy. That was 1990. Times are prob different today.
4. Driver's records are held by State authorities. How far it "goes back" is anyones guess, but
if a criminal felony conviction exists on his record, it is never going away. Period, end of story.
5. The CoPilot, Robert Kirchner is at or was at Atlas Air as of recent as a 747 Captain.
Not American.
6. If he doesn't tell, and they find it, he might be blacklisted forever, via word of mouth by the HR folks at the various companies. Hey, its not impossible in todays age of interconnectivity. If he tells, comes clean, etc, hey, maybe he gets hired.
7.
Get a lawyer, etc. The time to do it was 2 minutes after his DUI arrest. 3-5 years later, save your money. Lawyer can't do anything at this point.
QUESTIONS:
Did "your friend" disclose this on his FAA Medical application?
During court/legal proceedings did his employment or even mere fact that he held a FAA pilots license come to light?
Was it the first DUI and if so, why was it not pled down to reckless driving or similar charge. First time arrests for DUI rarely result in actual DUI conviction unless you really earned it (ran over someone, crashed into a building). First time DUI one block from home and no other issues is gonna end up reckless driving.
I raise my "more to the story" flag on this one...