Originally Posted by
JJeffrey
No, of course an award flight doesn't count, and an AA reservations agent is going to have no idea about this kind of question, definitely not worth your time calling.
There's no "of course" about it. Some carriers allow this, many don't. OP did the correct thing and called the airline, who gave him conflicting answers. Hell, AA used to count credit card spend towards MM status, so the rules don't necessarily make sense.