Originally Posted by
Viajero
Well, it does, IMO, because the reason AA does not give status bonus for JL and MA, like it does for all the other OW airlines, is that JL and MA refused to play along well established agrements when joining. For AA to give this bonus, as I understand it from my reading of the AA forum (that is all the backup information I have, if it is wrong I'd welcome the new information) it is necessary that the partner airline agrees to the arrangement; JL and MA didn't
Viajero, I'm almost certain you're correct in this case--it's the decision of MA and JL to do this. And I'll echo the comments that it's a real shame, as getting elite bonus miles on partner airlines is one of OW's big advantages for me, and I imagine for others as well.