This year (2007) being my first visit to the eVIP stratosphere I know next to nothing about using them, but I'm surprised at the replies, especially the implication that essentially any segment on an AA-ticketed DONEx can be upgraded. Or did I put a bit of wishful thinking into my reading? That situation would leave almost no reason for AA explat's to look at the "A" column in the fare tables.

If my wishful thinking is correct, do the upgrades book into A, or a more restrictive code?