As most of us know, El Al is eliminating First Class later this year. I'm trying to get on one of thier 747 flights with First before it goes away. Looking at mid-September when the 747s are still plying the TLV-JFK route with First. I see A class availability on these flights on many dates, but Qantas is telling me that A class is only for commercial availability and not award availability. That's not correct according to Expert Flyer and a variety of our reputable sources. Unless of course Qantas has recently eliminated First awards prior to El Al eliminating the class of service.