Originally Posted by
jmr50
If the trans-pacific leg of those are actually in F I'll eat my hat.
And that’s the rub. AA is happy to extract high miles and seat you in Economy on the long sector. In some other venues that would be bait and switch and subject to sanctions or legal barriers. Not in the airline sector, and AA has the ethics of... well, use your imagination.. on awards.
At least we know the OP isn’t dealing with that, as F seats were available for selection.