Originally Posted by
miamigrad
That is not correct. It has to have an AA number (marketed by AA). It does not have to be on AA metal to count for challenges:
http://www.flyerguide.com/wiki/index...lenge_%28AA%29
"Be sure to fly AA (we know you want to anyway!) since only points earned on American Airlines, American Eagle and AmericanConnection flights (
including AA codeshare flights operated by other carriers) count toward Challenges."
(second bullet point in the sample letter section)
So then why does it say this for gold chall email " **Q -- excludes transatlantic fares booked in Q and equivalent booking codes on participant airlines" but for plat chall email says Q is .5EQP