Originally Posted by
eponymous_coward
I guess I am good at achieving the difficult to impossible then. 3 flights in AA J (SEA-LHR 2x, LHR-SEA) in the past 45 days using awards (CX and AS). All close in bookings (not T-330). Availability was very good through March when I booked them, it’s mostly gone now but there were some scattered dates last I checked. It’s not going to be as good now that the world can come to the USA though.
To be clear, I think the OP was asking about the potential for an elite upgrade from Y to J on AA international flights....you're flights were all originally booked in J, correct? I could see AA giving AS elites with OWE status operational upgrades to PE on international flights, but I don't fly AA enough to know how often that happens.