We really started collecting miles in January for BA as we knew we were going to be emigrating, we collected them through UK AMEX MR, BAPP, Tesco and ended up with a redemption flight from BHD-SIN in First using a BAPP 241 and 105,000 Avios. We then paid for a Qantas flight from SIN to PER which is now our base.

Looking to earn though flight but also credit cards, we will have a high household income

(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)
Reply: PER

(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k)
Reply: Unknown yet but will be flying back to the UK at least once per year, internal Australian flights for long weekends away, up into Asia for holidays.

(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ? ( First, Business, Economy etc.)
Reply: Will be a combination of Economy and Business

(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or, class of service?. Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: Travel for pleasure

(5) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: See Q2

(6) Do you have FFP status of any kind of OW or other airline at present? What is it? (AA Executive Platinum, QF Gold, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)
Reply: no real status on any airline to talk of, still have just over 70,000 Avios and 20,000 UK AMEX MR, I also have some Qatar miles from a trip from MAN-BKK

(7) What is most important to you in a FFP? (upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, extra baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, free - discounted lounge access, etc.)
Reply: mainly looking for upgrades/redemptions for the return trip to the UK

(8) Preferred Airlines
Reply: BA, possibly Emirates ( I know not oneworld but handy as can fly direct to either Dublin or Glasgow, short travel times to parents home from there), Qatar, any really