<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by joebeenyc:
One thing though. I know you get OP miles since they are a partner. But do the miles count for elite status?
I think I read somewhere they don't.</font>
My mom flew on EVA from LAX to SIN. She got OnePass miles for the flights. However, only the LAX-TPE segment was elite-qualifying. The TPE-SIN portion was considered non-elite segment, though, she got the miles for it. I'm not quite sure the rationale behind that...
As far as for JFK-TPE, I would incline to think it as elite-qualifying... but I could be wrong.