Tell him to check out
www.pilots.de...
A German forum like PPRuNe.
He should get some answers to his questions there.
No ab-initio programs with those companies, though. (Germania even had some "dentist-FOs" paying (!!) to fly RHS a while ago)
You even have to bring a German ATPL, pay for the TR (as far as I now).
Both companies donīt pay too well - most people accumulate jet-time there, and try to move on to greener pastures...
[This message has been edited by wonderbusdriver (edited 15 February 2001).]