Well, it is the truth after all. The loan is given by the KfW, not the government itself. Yes, the KfW is secured by the government, but not entirely controlled. And the aim is to sell airberlin off. The proceeds of those sales will repay that government secured loan first, and then go to all other debt holders. As the least likely interested party has already tendered a substantial bid well in excess of the 150 million for the whole company, i would guess that that loan is a very sure bet by the KfW.
No idea if the jobs will be safe, i would think that those on the ground are not as safe as many wish, and even those on board will face some uncertainty, although i have to say it is interesting to see how much the pilots LinkedIn inboxes light up all of a sudden.