Originally Posted by
woodford02A
I believe the 777 on ATL-LAX is positioning for LAX-SYD. it seems be to scheduled like that consistently
That's right.
I believe the required 77L routes currently are ATL - JNB, ATL - PVG, LAX - SYD, and JFK - BOM so they've got to get a 77L everyday to JFK and LAX.
Presumably that means a rotation of SYD - LAX - ATL - JFK - BOM - JFK - ATL - LAX - SYD (as noted by the OP) but perhaps they'll eventually put a 77L on JFK - LAX and bypass the ATL - JFK hop where they won't drive any significant revenue premium on such a short flight (but could benefit by having D1 Suites on a JFK - LAX rotation).