<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by HKG_Flyer1:
My understanding is that Qantas FF members get a 35 day headstart on award bookings; by the time award inventory is made available to AAdvantage members, many of the most desirable dates have already been scooped up.</font>
This is definitely the case.. You can look at the award availability using qantas.com.au (award bookings) for about a full year out. You can watch those biz & 1st class award seats disappear as the 330-day AAdvantage window approaches!