Considering AJ appears to be copying everything JB is doing at Virgin (no Allan, no one actually thinks you come up with any good ideas), I would suggest that a tie up with EK would pretty much remove the need for any QF metal to fly west. QF could shrink international and just fly the Pacific, along with a few token flights here and there. Grab whatever commission (or whatever they get in a tie up) EK throws your way and focus on domestic. I wonder what wonderful things AJ can come up with when he shifts his focus onto domestic...