Originally Posted by
xzibit
I'm in the UK, so I don't think I will get to fly AA much, as usually fly VS and CO to the US.
You don't need to fly AA to be in their FF program, and you can redeem across any OW carrier and many other airlines who they are partnered with. Alot of QF flyers prefer to be in AA's program because it offers much better earn/burn rates compared to QF's program.