Originally Posted by headinclouds
Since the OP was asking about using AA miles on AA/OW to China, why not use JL/AA from west coast USA and connect thru NRT. About as direct as one can be. Also JL will be joining OW, maybe by year's end.
I think he was actually asking about accruing AA miles, but now that you mention it, if I had 2mm, I'd probably be inclined to go the redemption route (on JL) for at least some of my flights. Of course, this might not be the smartest option if a company is willing to foot the bills.