Ok this might be showing my youth but I am looking at kicking the year off with a bang. Headed to BKK from CLT.

The flights are being booked under AA site so they count as AA miles even though four of the flights are operated by Cathay.

With all that said, is it wise to get a Quantas FF account to obtain the credit for these flights? Wouldn't I obtain higher OW status more quickly than regular AA?

Also are their any hiccups with this scenario?