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It's a flight out of CLT, so that would explain connecting traffic, even though it's a 9am departure. However, my understanding is the system now only releases complimentary (non-SWU/mileage copay) upgrades once each leg's window opens, not at the window of the first flight on an itinerary with connections. Given the various experiences here, it seems it is one thing in theory and another in practice then.
It's really not the end of the world, just trying to figure out if there is anything consistent about the process to rely on. Then again it is AA and you still can't count on a consistent PDB (on LAA flights anyway)...
Such a change would certainly not shock me, but so far it seems the window for all segments opens with the first. Of course, there seems to be a lot more times where nothing is released at T-100, so it will be harder and harder to tell. I have not been able to find any definitive info on AA.COM about this point - but there never was for the traditional method either.