Originally Posted by
shorthauldad
If you opted for AA, couldn't you book a TATL to deliberately include AA or US metal sectors? ORD-NYC-LON or, if you were keen to do it all in one crazy itin, ORD-WAS-NYC-LON or something? That would get you the AA or US metal sectors pretty easily, and probably makes only a marginal difference to price.
Why the complication? AA operate ORD-LHR. CX also operate ORD-HKG so not sure why you suggest routing via NYC there too?