Fom airlineapps.com:
"In accordance with Transportation Security Regulation (TSR) 49 CFR, all employees that are granted unescorted access to a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) and employees that have access to aircraft must undergo a fingerprint based Criminal History Record Check (CHRC). The following is a list of disqualifying crimes:
Forgery of certificates, false marking of aircraft and other aircraft registration violation; 49 U.S.C 46306.
Interference with air navigation; 49 U.S.C.46308.
Improper transportation of a hazardous material; 49 U.S.C. 46312.
Aircraft piracy; 49 U.S.C 46502 .
Interference with flight crewmembers or flight attendants; 49 U.S.C 46504.
Commission of certain crimes aboard aircraft in flight; 49 U.S.C.46506.
Carrying a weapon or explosive aboard aircraft ; 49 U.S.C. 46505.
Conveying false information and threats ; 49 U.S.C. 46507.
Aircraft piracy outside the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States; 49 U.S.C 46402 (b).
Lighting violations involving transporting controlled substances; 49 U.S.C.46315.
Unlawful entry into an aircraft or airport area that serves air carriers or foreign carriers contrary to established security requirements; 49 U.S.C. 46314.
Destruction of an aircraft or aircraft facility; 18 U.S.C 32 .
Murder.
Assault with intent to murder.
Espionage.
Sedition.
Kidnapping or hostage taking.
Treason.
Rape or aggravated sexual abuse.
Unlawful possession, use, sale, distribution, or manufacture or an explosive or weapon.
Extortion.
Armed or felony unarmed robbery.
Distribution of or intent to distribute a controlled substance.
Felony arson.
Felony involving a threat.
Felony involving willful destruction of property .
Felony involving importation or manufacture of a controlled substance.
Felony involving burglary.
Felony involving theft.
Felony involving dishonesty, fraud and misrepresentation.
Felony involving possession or distribution of stolen property.
Felony involving aggravated assault.
Felony involving bribery.
Felony involving illegal possession of a controlled substance punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than 1 year.
Violence at international airport; 18 U.S.C. 37.
Conspiracy or attempt to commit any of the criminal acts listed above.
In the past ten (10) years, have you ever been convicted or found not guilty by reason of insanity of any of the above listed crimes?"
Looks like the important determination would be whether or not the "theft" was a felony.
Definately would have to talk about it regardless in an interview. The more isolated the event is, the more time that elapses without anything else occuring, and the greater the number of good things going for him (such as college degree and grades, past employment, no failed checkrides, etc etc) the better off he'll be.
