JALPak

http://www.jal.co.jp/en/jmb/jl_aa/

1. For flights on/after April 1, 2011, Mile-Up Bonus will be available for boarding on American Airlines flights using eligible fares as well as travel on JAL Group airlines flights.

2. For boarding from April 1, 2011, Flight mileage accumulation rate for certain classes will be changed.

150%: A, F, P
125%: J, D, I, R
100% : Y
70%: B, H, K, M, L, W, V, S
50%: N, Q, O*, G


* Flights between the US/Canada/Caribbean/Mexico and Central/South America booked in "O" class are not eligible for mileage accumulation.
+Includes American Eagle and AmericanConnection flights and all codeshare flights with AA flight numbers.

3. You can save up to 11,000 miles when redeeming for North America route AA award tickets and JAL+AA joint award tickets for flights from April 8,.2011 through June 30, 2011.
Reservation will be accepted from 8:00 a.m. on April 1, 2011. Details: http://www.jal.co.jp/121campaign/jl_aa/index_en.html

4. In addition to JAL, AA flight will be available for travel between Asia/Oceania/Japan and North America/Hawaii for applications on and after April 1, 2011. Details: http://www.jal.co.jp/en/jalmile/use/partner_air/jal_aa/

5. For application on and after July 1, 2011, the rules of AA award tickets will be changed from that of a Zone scheme to Distance scheme. Details: http://www.jal.co.jp/cms/jalmile/en/en_jmb_189.html

6. JAL+AA Joint Award Tickets will be integrated into oneworld award tickets for application on and after July 1, 2011.
In this connection, JAL+AA Joint Award Tickets will be discontinued for application from July 1, 2011. Details: http://www.jal.co.jp/cms/jalmile/en/en_jmb_190.html

Comments on the changes by me are posted separately below with comparison to old rules.

JALPak

Good that no upgrade award on AA is announced. Nice to have elite bonus on AA flights too. If AA award is changed to distance based, JAL's might follow later too

wanaflyforless

What does this mean?

11,000 miles at a maximum?

JALPak

JAL English

You can save up to 11,000 miles is what they meant

wanaflyforless

OK, thanks!

JALPak

Before
150%: A, F, P
125%: J, D, I, R
100%: Y
70%: B, H, K, M, L, W
50%: V, N, S, Q, O*, G

After
150%: A, F, P
125%: J, D, I, R
100% : Y
70%: B, H, K, M, L, W, V, S
50%: N, Q, O*, G

* Flights between the US/Canada/Caribbean/Mexico and Central/South America booked in "O" class are not eligible for mileage accumulation.
+Includes American Eagle and AmericanConnection flights and all codeshare flights with AA flight numbers.

So the only change here is V and S classes can now earn more miles (50% -> 70%). A slight improvement.

JALPak

For zone scheme change, the minimum award can be redeemed with 23,000 JMB miles, vs the 25,000 miles on Zone scheme. But of course some awards will cost more/the same/less under the same scheme but it's a bit more fair this way. Hey JFK-HKG burns more fuel than LAX-HKG (55,000 vs 50,000 under the new scheme)

But there is no more peak and off-peak periods for Y awards

JALPak

JAL+Partner Joint Award Tickets will be integrated into oneworld award tickets.

- After the change, 2+ OW carriers can be used regardless of whether JAL flights are included or not.
- JAL/JTA domestic routes are eligible if travel within JAL is included (just like before)
- If the OW award only involve JAL and QF, QF designated flights operated by JQ can be used as well. No restrictions on flights operated by Qantas, QantasLink (Airlink: National Jet Systems, Eastern Australia Airlines and Sunstate Airlines), Australian Airlines , and Jetconnect.

Easier to use OW award and nice touch adding JQ (well if you need that)

JALPak

So far no announcements from AA side... They should at least get elite bonus and AA accumulation rate on JL metals

JALPak

http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/el...itestatusbonus

OK...they get elite bonus on JAL flights too...and no announcement of any kind