EK/QF pilot share

[SQnovice]

Hi all,

I was speaking with a Qantas employee last evening about their new agreement with emirates. I asked him what would happen with the LHR based crew's that operate QF2 and QF10. He told me that LHR base was to be closed completely for both flight and cabin crew, and subsequently EK 380 pilots would continue the journey onwards from DXB-LHR-DXB, QF pilots would get 48 rest in DXB and return back to SYD/MEL. Cabin crew would do the full rotation, SYD/MEL-DXB-LHR-DXB-SYD/MEL with a 24 in each destination.

I would like to know if anyone else knows about this or whether they have heard different? Also wouldn't the EK pilots who fly the QF to LHR have to learn QF's SOP's or would they be the same/similar?

Many thanks

SQnovice