Just FYI: Pretty much any North American gateway flying direct to AUH is ineligible for aadvantage accrual. According to
http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/ea...nes/etihad.jsp
Earn miles when flying on Etihad Airways marketed and operated flights for travel on an eligible published fare ticket. Miles are also earned on all Etihad Airways codeshare flights operated by American Airlines.
Etihad Airways operated and marketed flights between Chicago (ORD), Dallas/Ft Worth (DFW), Los Angeles (LAX), New York (JFK), San Francisco (SFO), Washington Dulles (IAD),Toronto (YYZ) and Abu Dhabi are not eligible for mileage accrual
Travel ticketed as an American Airlines marketed flight (booked as an AA codeshare flight number) and operated by Etihad Airways (including travel between New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington Dulles and Toronto to Abu Dhabi) will earn AAdvantage base miles and elite qualifying miles, points and segments according to the AA earning structure