<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TaxiApple:
Thanks everybody for responding to mer (me). I also found out you can use 12,500 British Airways miles to fly on partners American West and Alaska which works perfectly for me. Curiously, you can't get a one way on AA using BA miles.</font>
AFAIK from reading multiple posts on this recently in the BA area, there's a catch to this: You can no longer cancel or make changes to PARTNER flight awards made using BA miles, only to BA flight awards made using BA miles. So it's just as non-refundable non-changeable as a cheap ticket. So make sure you book a flight you're absolutely sure you'll be able to take.