Originally Posted by magic111
Not sure that having the beginning of the trip within the 330 day period will get you bookings for later flights on your trip that are occuring more than 330 days out.
True, but given the 14-day hold on a partial itinerary (offered by AA), I start the booking process at 340-342 days before the last segment. (This of course assumes the itinerary spans more than 14 days, such as the one proposed by the OP.)