Yes Sonique
From what I know the LH base in MEL is the least popular > the reason? The Flying is CRAP. The AKL base is doing the majority of the F/A slots on the MEL-LAX routes (where MEL based crew used to make the most money and get the most time off at home), the bulk of the flying seems to be MEL-PER-MEL sectors and MEL-SIN sectors.
And forget the SH-LH transfers, they happen after the LH-LH transfers to other bases (ie MEL to SYD/BNE).
I cant see the AO people getting any slots to SYD or BNE, as even after they action the LH transfers lists they would have to action the SH transfer lists before letting a subsidiary transfer into any longhaul bases. There is no agreement set for a subsidiary company's crew to transfer into QF Longhaul. Only Shorthaul has accepted a subsidiary company's crew the right to transfer in to their division.
The one thing stopping AO crew cross-crewing with QF crew is that their procedures are different to ours. They are trained to different Emergency Procedures, therefore would have to be re-trained in ours if they were to operate with us. That's easy done though.
Who Knows really
