Originally Posted by
pogonation
What about *A considering the relationship with NH, TK, NZ, TP, SN, BD
True! The reason I did not mention *A was that I feel QR has a much better relationship with LH and UA, 2 of the major star players, though the partnership with LH ends soon. If at all one of these 3 were to join an alliance (very unlikely though), I feel QR might lean towards Star.
Another point to note is EY has a great partnership with VA, which is non-aligned, even after years of existence. Who knows, they might end up forming a 4th global alliance to compete against the major 3.