AO didn't have an any inclusion into global seniority when L/H FAAA tried in the past to include them...so on one hand, you had QF keeping AO at arms length from being considered any part of global seniority...and now, you have a situation where AO transferring into S/H is not considered 'external' recruitment into Qantas...
Very convenient...
Then again, this is brought to you from the same airline that called the crew from QF1737 'Qantas crew, Qantas heroes'...when, technically, the crew were Impulse Airlines crew contracted as QantasLink - all of us who, historically, had been treated as lepers by both crew and management attached to 'the mother ship'. We all joked (as co-workers of this wonderful crew) that it was funny we were Qantas when it suited, and 'not Qantas' when it didn't.
Any regional/subsidiary crew would be more than familiar with the feeling of being kept at arm's length when it suits those in the ivory tower.
I wonder if Maj would like some Warfarin for her DVT...or, in keeping with the 'spirit' of cost savings, a good dose of 'No Frills' Asprin?