I don't think the issue is so much their generosity it's the usefulness of status at present. If one can't fly who cares what status you have, same goes with hotel status!

I read an article recently that indicated some QF flight numbers for about a month during November & December would feature the 787 as part of Qantas bedding it in. Is there any news of the flights yet? I just looked @ booking SYDMEL return on the ones suggested, however they are only 737 ser...