Originally Posted by
Mwenenzi
But thats ~6 months away, not now

With a few tweaks, how about the following?
1) LA AKL-SYD
2) QF SYD-PVG
3) KA PVG-HKG
4) RJ HKG-BKK
5) QR BKK-HAN
6) JL HAN-NRT
7) MH NRT-LAX
8) AA LAX-JFK
9) AB JFK-DUS
10) IB DUS-MAD
11) S7 MAD-DME
12) BA DME-LHR
13) AY LHR-HEL
14) AY HEL-HKG
15) CX HKG-AKL
16) spare