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"Did I aliens wipe my mind or am I BA forum?"
Since this is not the BA forum, the smart money is on aliens.
AAdvantage awards utilizing a partner carrier as the "over-water" carrier are dependent on the published through-fare rules of the partner carrier. This is nothing new.