Originally Posted by bordeauxboy
And I get AA elite qualification bonuses for flying in C class on other OW carriers - a huge advantage over the UA/*Alliance procedures.
I agree with others' posts that each airline and their respective alliances have their own advantages, but for my particular flying patterns this one is a huge advantage for AA and OW. The fact that AA has very few Pacific routes means nothing to me since I can and do fly CX in C and earn the same elite qualifying and redemption bonus miles as if I were on AA itself. Plus CX is a better airline than UA and has, by virtue of its schedule, better connections (no forced overnight involved) to many Asian destinations.