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Old Nov 19, 2015, 6:38 am
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Originally Posted by Mileometer
From the last question in the "Award Miles" FAQ (bottom of the page) HERE:

"For tickets that will earn award miles based on the flight distance and the purchased booking code of the ticket, you will earn a separate class of service bonus and an elite status bonus based on the rules for the airline marketing your flight."

I'm taking that to mean that Elite Bonuses are staying for OW airline travel.
Could very, very easily be-- I really don't have anything more than anyone else to gauge. Only thing that gave me pause was the:
More details on award miles earned on flights marketed by AAdvantage partner airlines will be available nearer rollout in 2016
but maybe/probably that's been integrated into the announce.
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