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There was a relatively brief period (in the 90s I believe) when AA operated flights to OZ. Otherwise, he'd have had to burn miles on QF. The fact that he could take any necessary positioning flight required probably made that easier, though.
We flew AA on our honeymoon in 1990 DFW-HNL-SYD. It was on a DC-10 or MD-11.