Interesting point. If the rules/fares are different according to the CRS used by the various airlines, is there a "source point" for the rules that is then modified/interepreted etc. before it ends up on agents' screens? I know there are QF, CX, and AA versions of the OWE rules (all similar but in different layout/format) but is that the result of them translating from some original material, or just using their editorial license based on an outline, or what? Does the OW HQ staff (in YVR) get into the game somehow, or is it even OW's role to synchronize or interpret one member's interpretation of a common product's rules to the others? Or is all "coordination" of services or products bilateral between the members with on OW "corporate" involvement? Does anyone in the FT community have access to Amadeus to see if there's a BA/Amadeus equivalent to the Sabre star files?

So many questions...