Sorry to burst your bubble Evacu8 but you wont see Qantas cabin crew spending a year at Aussie Air on a year off without pay.
Any QF staff wanting to come to AO must sit through the same interview process as everyone else and if offered a position, must first resign from QF before taking up a position.
Being a QF flight attendant doesn't mean you have what AO is looking for in its crew members.
Don't forget how many ex-AN didn't get through the interviews,
And of course vice-versa.
I had what AN wanted, AO knew I had what they were looking for, however I didn't have what QF, Sunnies, Impulse, Virgin, Alliance and National Jet were looking for in their F/A's.
All Airlines have different selection criteria based on their individual Airline "culture".
Being a subsidiary of QF doesn't mean our "culture" is the same.
Just ask any of our techies that have come across from QF!