Mwenenzi

Darren870 Welcome to FT ^ And goodbye from SYD?

A mess is being polite
You have a big overlap
QF & BA are oneworld partners, as is AA.
Virgin Aust is a partner of Virgin Atlantic & Delta
Most of the ff mile balances are low. Except for VAust, which is a bit of an orphan not being in major alliance

Effectively you cannot move ff miles from one ffp to another ffp. (As is the way with ffp's there are a few specific very limited expectations)

Expiry will be your problem. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/miles...-t-expire.html
Having multiple ffp’s with low balances is never a good idea. You never get enough ff miles/points to be of use before they expire. FFP’s are for the long term.

You need a plan to use before they expire or add to so they can be used
With ~nothing in DL consider putting your upcoming flights to VA and then burn/use these

Awards assistance tools
Use at your own risk. These may not be up to date. (These are not recommendations)
If a multi segment award check the rules/cost carefully. With some ffp’s it can 2 or more awards. Some awards/airlines/routes can have cash surcharges, in addition to real taxes.
-AwardAce: Compare Award Redemptions Across Airlines In Seconds -->http://www.awardace.com/
-Economical Excursionist's Tools to compare Frequent Flyer Mile Redemptions --> http://www.flyermiler.com/
- http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ast-miles.html --> http://www.awardhacker.com/

In the USA DL ffp ranks below AA & UA to most.
Alaska AS is good ffp, as now it the only USA ffp not revenue based. But not revenue based for how long? AS is partner of AA, DL, QF, BA, CX, EK and others

The airline you fly and the airline ffp you credit those flights to does not need to be the same. http://wheretocredit.com/

But everyone has opinions and no one is right or wrong. Depends on your flying patterns and ffp objectives
Look here:-http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html