Bumping this thread, as it is apparently official now - as per .bomb:

http://www.united.com/page/article/0,6722,52821,00.html

"Beginning November 15, 2008, Jet Airways will become the newest Mileage Plus airline partner. Jet Airways is of the prestigious airlines of India and currently flies to more than 60 destinations spanning the length and breadth of India and beyond including destinations in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North America.

Mileage Plus members can earn miles on Jet Airways flights from Toronto, Newark and New York JFK to Brussels and on to India (other routes from North America are excluded for mileage accrual). You can also earn miles on all of Jet Airways other international flights and on all of Jet’s domestic flights within India...."

Well, points to be noted:

1. No EQM's on 9w, apparently... (9w is listed under the other partners, without EQM accrual)

2. Redemption on 9w using UA miles *suck* totally! (Just like using 9w miles...haven't really checked full requirements of both programs, but appears so) Therefore, our more valuable UA miles would be wasted on 9w...

3. No point of my crediting my 9w flights on UA, as flight credit for status much more valuable on 9w anyway...*but*, if you don't need 9w status, and are flying higher fares, the miles you generate in UA MP for use on other *A carriers is *more* valuable than crediting to the hopeless redemption of 9w flights in the JP program...