Originally Posted by
jerry a. laska
Sure. The OW booking tool will revert to the airline operating the first segment (with some exceptions) that doesn't mean that you have to do that if you aren't using the tool.
I once asked CX to quote a trip. They refused and tried to send me back to QF because "they are the first carrier". They priced it when I started quoting fare rules back at them and stated the booking tool sends to first carrier due to a technical limitation, not a rule.