Pilot Hiring/Contract Agencies
Hello all,
I'm trying to get a good understanding of these outfits.
I'm a low time airline pilot in the US who's trying to go overseas for green pastures. I see adverts on places like flight global for "XXX hiring pilots for our client ABC airlines".
I usually see names like wasinc, parc, rishworth (sp?) etc. and a lot of people here seem to do business with them, but I'm largely in the dark regarding how they operate, so I'm hoping I can have some questions answered.
1. Are these the places that hire the so called "contract" expat pilots?
2. How do they connect pilots with the jobs? Do you submit your CV, and they match you with a job, or do you indicate the jobs you're interested in, and they organize the interview?
3. Who employs the pilot, the airline or the agency?
4. If the airline hires the pilot, is the agency basically a job placement service?
5. Do you get put on the airline's regular seniority list when you have one of these contracts? Is your time to upgrade affected?
6. What are the pros and cons of using an agency?
Thanks for the help.