Originally Posted by
cda322
I would consider any AA status better than the comparable UA status. Fly LAN or TAM and earn AA miles.
TAM flights no longer earn AA miles (although I'm not sure about LAN codeshare flights):
http://www.aa.com/aa/i18nForward.do?...rlines/tam.jsp
And LAN recently gutted its FF program for all economy class travelers:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=842161