Originally Posted by
Traveloguy
I'm going to disagree with you here. FT is generally filled by travel geeks, and with that in mind, if someone has successfully done what we are discussing in this thread, they are quite likely to pipe up about it. This forum in particular is a stickler for facts so if it has been done, no doubt it will be posted. For the time being I will agree with bdmaus with the only exception being QF coded flights on non-OW carriers (e.g. the AF SIN-CDG flight).
Sorry, but I think you're wrong here. The GENERAL rule for the QFF program is that OneWorld flights must be marketed AND operated by OneWorld carriers (certainly the case for the majority of OneWorld airline partners in the program). HOWEVER, there are numerous examples of QF having a deeper relationship with AA and BA, and subsequently offering greater QFF perks when flying on AA and BA (and QF, of course) - from minimum mileage guarantee to status bonus to the lower-cost partner awards for AA/BA compared to CX/IB etc. I think that crediting points/status credits for AA/BA/QF flights
regardless of operating carrier is simply a further example of this special relationship.