Originally Posted by alwaysinvogue
Also, I still haven't figured out how AA could work for me in terms of flights. To use points on AA, I have to fly an AA flight do I not? Meaning I'd have to fly via the US?
No no... you fly on Qantas et al and credit to AA.
You can then redeem the points for travel on QF. e.g. a return from anywhere in Oz/NZ to anywhere in Oz/NZ on QF costs 35k in economy and 35k in business and a r/t on QF between Europe-Australia costs 120k in business and 160k in 1st ( vs 192k for an upgrade using QF points )
Dave