They are self-employed
1. A French self-employed pilot cannot apply to CRPN (Retirement and accident) mandatory for airline pilots.
That hate against pilots unions is paranoiac megalomania.
These "bizarre" rules show ignorance of the Law from Managers and Direction
2. Do the passengers pay their transport contract (the ticket) to the pilots??!?!?
@alm1
Pilots are not allowed to fly if they know their health is not conform to Class I requirements.