Originally Posted by cruser1

On a few dates in Sep - Nov you can fly Cathay Pacific from Boston to Australia for $1285 - $1410 in economy. I will admit some of the dates require quite a long stay, but I have found a few shorter stays.

If you credit these flights to American you won't receive a single mile, unfortunately. These book into the Q and N fare codes, but AA only awards miles to some of Cathay Pacific's most expensive fare classes - https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/...ay-pacific.jsp

Here are a few example dates to get you started
Perth
Sept 11 - Sept 16
Sept 18 - Oct 7
Sept 18 - Oct 10
Sept 25 - Oct 17
Oct 23 - Oct 28
Oct 23 - Nov 5
Oct 23 - Nov 8
Oct 23 - Nov 12
Nov 13 - Nov 15

Sydney
Sept 18 - Oct 10
Sept 18 - Oct 11
Sept 19 - Oct 10
Sept 25 - Oct 10
Oct 2 - Oct 10
Oct 2 - Oct 17
Oct 2 - Oct 23
Oct 16 - Oct 24
Oct 16 - Nov 2
Oct 17 - Oct 24
Oct 17 - Oct 31
Oct 23 - Nov 7
Oct 23 - Nov 8
Oct 24 - Nov 7

Google Flights
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...qs1U6u5sbqZfQ8
https://www.google.com/travel/flight...RX5hPghHf68VB7