That's what I thought! But when I called Velocity I was told eligible sectors are those that are ticketed as VA even when flying on codeshare with Singapore or Etihad. So if you have  tickets with SQ or EY, they are not considered eligible. If you get a VA ticket when flying with SQ, you can...

Sure have Chris. The problem is when booking VA flight number with say Singapore Airlines, you can't book the seat. Also you are unable to check-in online prior to the flight to select your seat. So if you are flying long haul to Europe for example, you risk being stuck in the middle...

My Gold status is up for review soon with Velocity and found out that I still had 4 eligible sectors that needed to be completed. Apparently eligible sectors are only VA or DJ flights, so if you are travelling with a partner airline with EY or SQ, these do not count towards eligible flights even ...