Originally Posted by PresRDC
Without a doubt, using QF on the U.S. transcon segment is a nice way to do LAX-JFK or vice-versa, but the alternative, AA in F on a three-class flight is really quite nice for a medium length flight within the U.S.. If you select a lunch or dinner flight, the standard of the in-fligth service will be high. My experience in F on this route is that FAs "get it" that they are carrying mostly paying premium pax and make an effort to provide excellent service.
Personally, I would stress over the QF option when the AA option is perfectly acceptable for the length of the flight.
Unfortunately, AA in F on a 3-class trans-con is not available to a QF FF member flying on a DONE4 fare. I would be stuck in business class. By taking QF107, I have the option to use 14,000 QF FF points to get in the QF F cabin. I would love the opportunity to use AA in F, but alas I can't unless I move to AAdvantage and take advantage of their more generous upgrade policies. Of course another advantage for me to use QF107 is that it arrives at the same terminal as the BA departure to LHR, where using AA LAX-JFK will require a terminal change or use of AA trans-Atlantic.
I have taken QF107 LAX-JFK several times, but it is only this last trip where I did not enter or leave USA on QF (arrived on CX from HKG and departed on BA to LHR). I don't think I want to get into an arguement over the legal issues of cabotage with a checkin agent at LAX. So from now on I will only book the USA domestic sectors of QF107/108 in conjunction with a QF arrival or departure to/from USA.