The past ten years of employment must be reviewed while the most recent five years must be verified in writing, including documentation of date and method of how contact was made.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday gave the green light for the creation of a pilot records database in which the employment history, training, qualifications, and drug and alcohol histories of pilots would be collected and which air carriers would be required to consult before making a hire.

The Aircraft Registration Branch maintains registration records on individual aircraft and serves as a repository for airworthiness documents received from FAA field offices. You can mail or fax your request for aircraft records or Request Copies of Aircraft Records online.

To make these requests, you need to contact the Aircraft Registration Branch of the FAA. You can make the request by phone or online or, if you happen to be in Oklahoma City, you can view the documents in person. The FAA will send you the documents on paper or on a compact disc, and delivery takes about 10 days.

If you want to know the pilot's name, go to the cockpit before or after the flight and ask for their names.

...to contact you after a controller files a violation. Technically, they have 6 months to start an enforcement action (with some exceptions).

So no at a major airline there is no way of knowing who your pilot is on a flight until they step up to the gate.

No. Only way somebody else can check your reservation is if that person knew your name, flight number and the reservation code. Even then, they would not know if you boarded the flight. No airline will give out the passenger list of a given flight.

Legal Enforcement Actions by the FAA can take the form of revocation, suspension, or monetary penalties which will remain on your record for five years.