Originally Posted by
cmtlatitudes
I may not have been using "blocking" precisely enough. I agree with what you're saying, that this is very possibly the reason.
"Blocking" to me could mean either. That 1) AA is blocking the partner awards from AA Award inventory, or that 2) QR is blocking (not releasing) premium awards to AA during select periods nor allowing them back into inventory.
"Blocking" implies just that: a total block. Extremely limited award availability isn't a block.