Looking at the Ultimate Guide
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showp...4&postcount=15 it says...
"One very important point - you cannot earn miles or Tier Points, or redeem miles when flying on AA transatlantic except on the (few) flights where BA codeshares with them to/from MAN."
Notwithstanding the need to change 'few' to 'one', I'm interpreting that as a "yes"...
So, although there is the loss of Boston as an option, I could take Mrs MIM to Chicago, without the hassle of using half our weekend navigating Heathrow.
No, the guide wording is slightly confusing. You can earn miles on MAN-ORD but you cannot redeem miles on it.
So am I right in saying that, with the exception of Boston (and the FlyBE ones) I could, subject to value to me, use up my miles on any of these?
No, that list is out of date. The current list of non-stop routes ex-MAN you can redeem on is:
Billund Manchester Sun-Air of Scandinavia
Brussels Manchester SN Brussels Airlines
Dublin Manchester Aer Lingus
Helsinki Manchester Finnair
London Gatwick Manchester British Airways
London Heathrow Manchester British Airways
Malta Manchester GB Airways
New York JFK Manchester British Airways
Paphos Manchester GB Airways
Tenerife - Sur Reina Sofia Manchester GB Airways