Originally Posted by
efanekoku
Well that was a waste of time. I called AA who said that because it's a BA codeshare they can't select a seat for me.
When you called AA, did you give the AA locator/reference? There will be one for you; it's just a question of asking in the right places until you get it.
I've had no problem in the past getting seats on an AA-operated BA-coded US domestic flight.