Just to follow up, I called Qantas to find out if it is possible to earn points to one account and status to another (as I have read on other threads previously) and it is apparently not possible.So for Star Alliance, it seems that US Airways may be the best program to join, since they often have...

Thanks for the detailed responses everyone.I agree with all of you that if you fly primarily with 1 airline then it is worth using their FFP and I agree that earning miles on two frequent flyer accounts for the same alliance is not useful. While consolidation is important, diversification can be ...

Why do most Australian Frequent Flyers use Qantas as their main OneWorld FF program? Why not use a partner that has a much more favourable award chart? Or one with a lower requirement for earning status? Or even use 2 programs (one for miles and one for status)?An example would be American Airlin...