The many decisions made recently to devalue AS miles has been driven from the very top. It is the worst of many "Cucci's" (named after Ben), that have happened, especially in the last year. At this point I have little loyalty to AS and have resigned myself to the fact that AS has made it VERY HARD to use miles anymore. J flights to any foreign destination have become almost impossible to find or are at ridiculous amounts of miles.
I have found paid DL F flights that were the same price (or cheaper) than AS in Y. Which did I choose...no brainer even though Sky Pesos are pretty useless also.
The changes to MP for 2025 have devalued that program even worse than it has recently become. Splitting earnings on where I buy PAID int'l J tickets is stupid. Even simple trips like LAX-LHR are overpriced or non-existent on the AS website. If I buy that same trip on the AA or BA sites cuts my mileage earnings hugely and in no way is AS ready to offer those types of flight on their own site.