Originally Posted by moondog

I see CZ routings on delta.com (award searches) from time to time, but only for intra-Asia, and never for anything that came close to pencilling value wise (e.g. Shanghai to Hanoi via Guangzhou for 17.5k miles is a yawn).

My understanding is that they don't release award seats on Trans-Pacific routes to partners at all, which makes sense because they only operate once or twice per week.

Delta completely blocks Europe-China redemptions (all carriers), but AFKL doesn't.

I've seen some okayish CZ awards on BA.com (e.g. stuff like Pakistan-URC is distance based, so decent value).

Even though aa.com doesn't show CZ options, I'm guessing it's possible to snag the same inventory they make available to other partners if you call them. But, before investing time into that exercise, I suggest you figure out what you want and whether or not the economics make sense. As I suggested, I don't think transpac is viable, and most of their other routes are pretty cheap if you pay cash.