Originally Posted by jeffeverde

The kink in your search (aside from the short timeline with a holiday weekend in it :P ) is hitting the EQD's while minimizing cost. Flying AA metal or an AA codeshare, your EQD is directly tied to the ticket price, and that $1660 EQD is going to require about $1800-2000 in out-out-pocket spend.

If your challenge requires AA metal or a codeshare, then it is what it is and you're searching for a $2000 ticket that will get you 13100 EQM - which is pretty easy to do.

If your challenge requires one of those partners, but it doesn't require a codeshare ticket, then you're looking for the cheapest 13100 mile Y or 8740 mile PE that you can find. (those partners all earn at 1xEQM and 20%EQD per airmile for Y and 1.5xEQM/20%EQD for PE)