And also why would Qantas give up on revenue with revenue sharing deals with AA when they could be earning 100% with new aircraft and of course no-one will tell you that the EK deal is a crock! Normal code-share deals are 27%(IATA agreed rates in case of breakdowns). Up until December 2014 QF was getting 18% and then EK said it is "now 10% and sue us!". That is why the standard answer to any queries is "that is commercially sensitive".