Originally Posted by JonNYC
Well, needless to say, that's gonna' require OW membership and these other agreements don't necessarily lead to same by any stretch.
Not necessarily. Alaska Air gives status miles on Lan (and vice versa) without being in an alliance. I agree it's not the same, though, and I hope that it is a sign for JL considering more seriously joining.
As far as a problem with CX and JL versus BA and LX, I see significantly fewer problems with a JL linkup. The route structure is much less redundant, there are fewer overlaps in flight habits, different clientele, etc. One can only hope.