Originally Posted by
Firewind
Post to Continental and American. Then book from them on any alliance partners (e.g., AA=>Cathay, if you like). Build your American legacy. And you already know to shift UA miles and book from Continental (no, it is the smart basic move) rather than United for as long as you can, not only for the convenience, but also because they don't "Star-block". Not yet, anyhow.....
I don't see Air China listed on AA's site of partners where you can earn miles -
http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/ea...lines/main.jsp