Originally Posted by gleff

I don't have any status with American, but do have status with another oneworld carrier. Going to pick up a cheap AA domestic flight, but...

I'd like to use my oneworld status for lounge access (no problem) and early boarding (so I have to enter my oneworld partner FF #, right?).

But the trick is that I'd rather accumulate the miles from the flight in my no-status AA account.

(1) Can I board early just flashing a oneworld emerald card, or do i need the boarding group printed on the boarding pass?

(2) if the latter, is there any way to use status for early boarding from one carrier but accrue in another? I assume if I give the FF# with status I'll get the boarding group that I want, but that if I then switch FF programs at the gate they'll print a new boarding pass with a new boarding group? Or can I just switch numbers without changing the boarding group?

(3) will the early boarding apply to a companion on the same PNR as well?

Perhaps pedantic questions, and apologies if this has been answered before. Thanks!