Second hand info only
Have heard from a friend who's been there for an interview that they hire for aircraft #7 and #8 already.
Most of the left seat guys are retired from other German companies ( getting they 'high' DE salary only for a few years).
To keep it cheap they plan to promote the FOs asap and pay them the lowest capt. salary (they'll make the same as the DE after ONLY 25 years of service).
Quick command for some guys ? YES.
Competitive conditions? Sorry, but NO (no LoL, pension fund,a funny pdm sys, 12 month salary etc.)
Your choice