To play the devils advocate for one minute....
Previously QF received revenue from LA. There was no revenue from SFO. Now QF will receive revenue from both.
I'm not at all saying it's perfect, if it was perfect, QF would be flying both. Maybe this is a precursor to building a route for the new type. Maybe once it arrives, we can return those flights to LA.
Surely he wouldn't be dumb enough to sign an agreement that allowed QF to reinstate those LA flights if desired. Would he??