That would of course, be good news indeed, but it may not happen very soon.

For the time being, Cathay's position on Dragonair seems currently laid out by "Though Dragonair has become part of the Cathay Pacific Group, it will retain its separate brand, market positioning and identity. The two airlines are continuing to operate their full normal schedules and the development will have no impact on passengers at this stage."

CX press release here about the recent and complex changes, involving Cathay Pacific, Air China, China National Aviation Company (CNAC), CITIC Pacific and Swire Pacific.

We can hope for greater AA codesharing possibilities utilising Dragonair and perhaps Air China (they do have agreements with Lufthansa and Northwest currently) and maybe even oneworld admission for Dragonair.

There is much more discussion on the Cathay Pacific Asia Miles Forum; let's try to keep posts here to how AA / AAdvantage is being affected by these changes and changes affecting AA / AAdvantage flyers. (Keep hoping!)