Of course Norwegian is short of pilots.
Pilots will not apply and be subjected to Norwegian’s gross hypocrisy, which may adversely affect their lives.
Pilots also prefer airline employment to service industry temporary employment. Read a sample contract. Even better, have a labor law attorney read it for you.
The EU Commission report on the Norwegian/OSM merger and its convolutions can be read here:-
http://ec.europa.eu/competition/merg...7949_400_3.pdf
Exploring the direct employment circumvention is tantamount to following the rabbit hole of the Matrix. You can take the blue pill, or red, Kool-Aid pill.