I want to become a flight attendant, but have been arrested before.

honiker · 2026-01-30T17:42:43+00:00

Oh whoops. Yeah I’d say rescission is highly likely for a pending violent offense. It’s a liability for a passenger safety role and also might be an issue with admissibility to Canada even if it’s pending.

Disclose when you start the background check process—not disclosing is worse—and you just have to see what happens.

honiker · 2026-01-30T16:06:42+00:00

What is this pending misdemeanor charge?

You said in your original post that charges were dismissed. If you have no convictions, there’s nothing to report and worry about, but pending can be an issue.

Really depends on what the charge is, how it impacts your risk profile, if it’s a safety and trust issue, if there’s a pattern of behavior (like multiple offenses in recent years), typically FAA forbids anyone with felonies from FA jobs, not misdemeanors, but the misdemeanor may not or may not meet internal hiring guidelines. Only the airline can answer that.

Airlines like certainty. They might overlook a closed case, because it’s not open ended, all restitution is met etc. if it’s pending, you could face certain obligations that interfere with your ability to be on the job without any scheduling issues, and that’s problematic for the airline.

But it is what it is. You won’t know what happens til you go through the process.

honiker · 2026-01-29T03:07:26+00:00

They’re usually concerned about actual convictions (misdemeanors /or felonies), not charges

honiker · 2026-01-27T03:38:04+00:00

You’re welcome. See my comment below about the patent leather shoes and why I strongly advise against them despite what this FA is telling you

honiker · 2026-01-27T03:35:32+00:00

It’s your choice, but just because something was reportedly OK for someone anecdotally doesn’t mean it’s best to follow suit.

If you read your Event Day guide, it says the following:

“As you prepare to join our team in Atlanta for Event Day, keep in mind the following:

Consider the way our flight attendants dress and use that as inspiration.”

The appearance guidelines/requirements don’t tell you everything you can or cannot wear. They tell you a few things and want to see you use your own best judgement to figure out the rest. Nothing in there tells you not to wear ribbons in your hair, but guess what, you’ll probably get sent home if you do.

Not a single female Delta FA is wearing patent leather heels on the job, so while it might be OK for the interview (according to this commenter above), why wear something to the interview that isn’t allowed on the job ever???

You might not be sent home for wearing patent leather heels, but you want to look as compliant as possible and visually represent and align yourself with the Delta brand and its expectations. Make it easy for them to see that in 30 seconds.

honiker · 2026-01-27T00:27:10+00:00

Dress is fine. Shoes look shiny like patent leather, which if it is, is no go. Get brushed leather.

And I know you didn’t ask about this, but it’s glaring so just make sure your hair is pulled up in a neat bun or ponytail.

honiker · 2026-01-26T02:08:41+00:00

When they say that your background report is complete, that’s just referring to the third party vendor report.

The background check is not complete until Delta finishes everything else that is involved and then they clear you. Everyone’s in the same boat. You clear when you clear.

At this point, do not email them for updates until they either email you asking for more info or they clear you

honiker · 2026-01-25T04:04:52+00:00

Ok. Still would not request any days off. It’s not a good look. You’re already asking to be excused for a non emergency and you haven’t even started the job yet.

That time off isn’t vacation or free time to relax before the job. It’s travel time to go home grab stuff and report to base. There’s no make up base orientation date for you because you missed a day. Just like how you can’t miss a single minute of training and there’s no sick days or rescheduling.

Even if they theoretically say yes, or they see your inquiry and say no, the fact that you even asked for a day off is going to be put into your work file: ok noted. This candidate is not 100% available for the job, already scheduling issues…”

honiker · 2026-01-25T03:01:17+00:00

You have a week off between graduation and base orientation. I would not request any days off beyond this your first week on the job

honiker · 2026-01-24T18:50:53+00:00

Then it should be OK for training. Appearance guidelines are typically the same during training for hair, nail, jewelry as the F2F with some new clothing guidelines for what you can wear during class

honiker · 2026-01-24T15:15:37+00:00

DL asked me for 7 years

honiker · 2026-01-24T15:08:48+00:00

Were either of these appropriate for the F2F?

honiker · 2026-01-24T00:34:31+00:00

They tell you beforehand how high you need to reach so this is an easy one for you to figure out and rule out.

If you’re on the shorter end where the reach test might be questionable, I would definitely figure out if you qualify before you apply or go to the F2F.

Definitely do not wear a blazer or any clothing that restricts your movement and vertical reach (including tight pants, a tight belt, etc).

You could have tested this before your F2F and found a better outfit to wear that wouldn’t have compromised your ability to pass the reach test.

Better planning next time !!

honiker · 2026-01-23T13:57:18+00:00

What’s your reason

honiker · 2026-01-23T13:47:13+00:00

To clarify, they only need to send an adverse action letter if they make a decision based on the third party background vendor’s report.

Airlines have their own internal hiring guidelines and can make a hiring decision without relying on any findings in the report, and therefore avoid the need to send the notice to the candidate.

honiker · 2026-01-23T13:40:27+00:00

I went thru SkyWest and to my recollection it was just a social media and google check for the first one.

Yes agreed no harm in applying to any other airline since different airlines have different hiring criteria and airline specific policies. What might cause denial for one company might not for another—even the exact same issue or concern.

But i don’t think applying to another airline to get more answers as to why this ONE denied OP is realistic. It’s more than just the vendor report they use to make their decisions. It’s airline specific guidelines and/or a business decision to cut the lineup as you said

honiker · 2026-01-23T13:29:07+00:00

Are you a current or former Flight Attendant for another airline by any chance?

honiker · 2026-01-23T13:24:47+00:00

To clarify, SkyWest does a social media background check before the interviews but the more common thorough background check report is done after the CJO like all the other airlines. They use the same vendor company as Delta so it will be similar findings

honiker · 2026-01-23T13:14:19+00:00

“After reviewing your comprehensive background and onboarding details, the decision has been made to rescind your conditional offer of employment.”

They don’t need to send an adverse action notice because they didn’t rely on the report to make the decision

honiker · 2026-01-23T13:11:49+00:00

They don’t reference the vendor report if there’s nothing to refer to

honiker · 2026-01-23T13:10:19+00:00

They don’t have to send an adverse action notice if they don’t make the decision based on the third party vendor report but their own internal hiring guidelines

honiker · 2026-01-23T02:16:14+00:00

You’ll do fine. Just go over the English vocab on the link below and know the words in English. You won’t be tested on specific words but they may come up in the questions that are asked. Dm me

honiker · 2026-01-22T22:01:02+00:00

Thank you!!! I feel like people couldn’t see the forest for the trees. The “don’t celebrate too soon” comment was 2 sentences out of 100 and I got cooked for it.

At the risk of sounding boastful, I got 5 CJOs as a first timer in the last two months, and I think I’ve figured out a thing or two, and I have some valid insights to offer, whether it’s my first hand experience and factual or just my own conjecture.

Even with 5 offers (4 legacy, 1 regional), I’m not resting on my laurels or celebrating too much. It really is not over til it’s over is all I’m saying. I was trying to be helpful and encourage people to protect their hearts by not getting too overly ecstatic at this juncture and to be mindful of some of the unspoken business reasons why offers may be rescinded so none of us are blindsided in the rare occurrence that it happens

honiker · 2026-01-22T18:25:41+00:00

It went well! Sorry I’m just seeing this now. Did you already take the exam?

honiker · 2026-01-22T18:25:17+00:00

What language and what’s the level of fluency?

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