Agree, as much as i hate to say it, UA has significantly improved - esp ex SFO with the Polaris lounge. Catering is decent now (in J), and Polaris 1-2-1 is pretty good, though of course the flight attendants can still be hit or miss. I would now pick UA SFO-SYD direct rather than QF via LAX (i never thought i would utter those words).
