Originally Posted by xliioper

Partner marketed flights generally earn the same MQM as DL marketed flights. Perhaps you are thinking of MQD/mileage earn? Most likely, they will do away with MQM/MQDs and replace them with something like MQPs (and convert existing rollover MQM balances into MQPs). I would expect mileage/MQP earn on partner marketed flights to continue to be mileaged based (just like AA LP earn on partners).

Originally Posted by xliioper

If they are going to a points system, there is no need for either MQM or MQD (or MQD Waivers). If they were to copy AA, they would just create something like MQP to replace them both. They could convert any rollover MQM balances to MQP and just start doing MQP rollover instead of MQM rollover for excess MQP at the end of the year.