I have compiled an analysis of the today's route cuts:
Qantas cuts India and Auckland to LA « I like to get around
Cutting AKL-LAX has meant that the LAX-JFK tag has to be bumped up to a B747. However, Alan Joyce is on
record stating that the B747 is unprofitable for this flight. In particular, they are upgauging the aircraft whilst shrinking the amount of feed at LAX:
India is a low-yielding market - you could buy $800 return tickets MEL-SIN-BOM during the middle of peak season, and I contemplated using it as a cheap means of getting up to Europe in July. It seems a pity that the A333 freed up by axing BOM will not be used to open a new tag-on out of Singapore, however.