Hmm, I wonder why they only issue 1 RTW per year? I would have thought others would be interested in starting from CMB on AA stock, given the eVIP restrictions. I'm now contemplating:

1. Give it a go ex CMB on AA stock
2. Use my tried and tested ex CMB with CX (and fly CX D HKG-JFK rather than try for an upgrade to AA A NRT-JFK)
3. Try AA stock from New Zealand, given they're not that much more expensive post 1 Sept 06 - I'll need to think about the routing for this one though.