Our company policy has been fairly consistent over the years. With the exception of Canada and Mexico, all employees can fly J when traveling internationally. Y for US/NAFTA travel. DL and AA are our preferred carriers, but managers can approve other carriers or fare classes so long as the cost is comparable or can otherwise be justified for business reasons (e.g., need to be in ICN tomorrow but only Y or F seats left, you will be in F).

Those of us in the company that travel frequently have top tier status in either AA or DL, so the domestic Y requirement has been a non-issue. Even with AA changing to a revenue-based system, annual spend will be more than enough to maintain EXP in the new program. UG % should actually increase, as I often buy pricy tickets inside the 7-day window, which I understand will now get preferential treatment under the new scheme.