A couple questions for those who are better informed about the nature of contracts and contracting agencies:
1. Why would a company like Turkish (or any other for that matter) use a contracting agency such as Parc to get Captains? Would it not be cheaper for Turkish Airlines to simply advertise for DEC positions on their own website and conduct the process themselves? Or is it still more cost efficient to use an agency like Parc because that somehow lowers Turkish HR costs? I understands that if Parc says they will pay 9,000 USD/month to the pilot then in actuality they are probably really paying 10,000 to Parc....Parc takes 1000 USD...and then the contracted pilot takes 9,000 USD. Is that 1000 USD paid to Parc still cheaper than Turkish recruiting DECs itself? If so....can somebody please explain!
2. Is Turkish Airlines hiring DECs because it is cheaper than upgrading its own First Officers or is there a severe shortage of Captain or Captain-ready pilots?
Thanks so much for your responses!
Regards,
UW