<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by wildviper:
If I can produce a Canadian address, does AA offer better advantages?</font>
Yes. You can earn miles on CX for almost all the fare subclasses, including K, barring a very few such as N and V. If you are an elite with AAdvantage, you will also earn elite bonuse and your CX flights will be counted as status miles.
IMHO, AAdvantage for Canadian members is the best FFP program.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"> Can I change the address to the US after I get my membership?</font>
You sure can but after you change the address to one in the U.S., you will not be able to collect CX miles on most fare classes.
Gold or Diamond status with CX entitles you to a guaranteed Y seat within a certain time frame and you will also get lounge access even with Silver membership. You can also get miles on almost any fare classes with CX and AA. You can also upgrade a range of flights with miles on CX and perhaps BA and LX?
But other than these, I do not see much benefits, either, as Commuter says.
I do not think it is a good program even compared with other Asian airlines. It really offers little.