Originally Posted by
iahphx
One wrinkle I discovered myself today is that AF/KL only loads flights 10 months in advance, about a month later than DL and most USA airlines load.
You interpret the facts incorrectly. Flying Blue states that one can book award travel ten months into the future, but in fact AF will load award inventory farther out than that, and it's bookable with DL miles out to DL's own award ticketing window.