iriver88 [or is it JBM?],
perhaps you'd better off knowing something of the issues you pontificate about.
Qantas has always had competition on the Pacific route and strange to you as it may seem has competed with Delta on the route before.
It wasn't all that long ago that QF made no money on the route.
QF survived.
I'd be far more concerned about the airline you work for........
Lowdown,
Qantas has multiple daily flights to the US.