Originally Posted by
LHR/MEL/Europe FF
I think that's right. The only exception seems to be AA codes on QF flights across the Tasman from SYD to AKL etc - they don't connect from AA metal per se in SYD (but do connect from the AA code-share)
There are also AA codes on some domestic AU flights such as CBR-SYD, but they are timed for connections to QF11, 107, 3 and 73 - US bound flights which have AA codes.