thanks ashill. my goal is NOT to go to LHR but to avoid it. the best scenario would be YUL-mXP or yul-FRA but, JFK-FRA would also be ok.

It seems as on the BA web site, you cannot book a BA award with AA metal at all. am I right or wrong ?

also, concerning stopover, can somebody explain to me what would be possible . how many stops ?... lets say from canada or usa to europe with 100K points on business class.