I'm playing around with different dates and ex-EU departures in my area (Berlin). I should have been more specific and mentioned that I need mon-fri in NY as working days. Days leading up to and after are flexible.

I also have Sunday Aug. 30 in NY with nothing to do. So trying to find good TP runs on that day but I can see that it is much cheaper had I booked everything on one ticket.

Is there a trick to find the cheap AA first class intercontinental flights?