I am confused as to what you are saying. Do you expect UA status miles for a flight from SYD to CNS on Virgin Blue? Was this Virgin Blue a codeshare with UA? You can only get status miles on *A flights. I also don't see that Virgin Blue is even a partner with UA much less a code share. Am I missing something? Even if they are a partner you would only earn redeamable miles and not status miles. Please explain in more detail what you are missing and what you are expecting.