Originally Posted by Alex_I

- Actually, AA requires that the names on the CC and AA account from which the miles will be coming from would match. So you can use your miles and your credit card to buy a ticket for someone else but you cannot charge someone else CC for that. This is a security feature which could be a problem when miles are coming from a minor who has no CC.
Regarding your question, even if I buy my mother a ticket from my EXP account and pay with my CC, my mother will be flying under her status unless I fly with her on the same record locator.