Originally Posted by
TheBOSman
Not under AAdvantage segment counting unfortunately. If I took my aforementioned AA 289 BOS-ORD, then the same flight number ORD-PVG, it counts as one segment as far as AAdvantage is concerned, despite two takeoffs and two landings. It also only awards mileage credit BOS-PVG as though it were nonstop, not BOS-ORD-PVG.
Many AA flights that go to hubs (DFW, ORD etc.) are listed as flights to other cities where both flights have the same flight number. These days these often involve a change of aircraft and gates. If you are trying to get to elite status by racking up segments this is something to pay close attention to.
I did not realize that the miles are computed as if the flight was a non-stop. I will be more careful about avoiding such flights when I can in the future.