Nick, thanks again. UA has always been very good to us, DL as well. We've never had any problems with the jumpseat/nonrev with either one of them, so we try to always fly a domestic carrier overseas (AA,DL or UA) and avoid international ones, that's why QF was not going to be our choice. We've flown international carriers many times, and even though they've treated us nicely, they never upgrade you. Nonetheless, if your friend still has those passes we may consider QF. Thank you for forwarding our info to him. I am based in PHX, BTW. Have a good weekend.