Thanks for all the feedback. I'm looking for J or F class but mostly was curious as to the JAL not showing up in the BA/Qantas search tools. I've had good luck in the past with them showing BA, Qantas, RJ, LAN, and AA availability but this was the first time I was looking for JAL flights. Ahh well, I thought one-stop searching was a Quixotic quest but I've always found it useful to have specific flights to book rather than letting a rep. search for you.

I've played around with the JAL search engine but as some have pointed out, availability listed there does not mean availability for miles on a partner airline. Although a search of other threads suggests that if seat availability is listed there (actual seats not the waiting list) than AA miles can secure it. I'll see.

Thanks again.

ps. And yes, qantas NOT quantas. Ms. Perkins' (my 3rd grade teacher) drill looms large in my mind, "Q is always followed by U" SMACK! I know better in terms of qantas but sometimes Ms. Perkins looms large!