Originally Posted by
GlobalSights
Thanks for the replies.
But isn't any actual travel on AA metal required before plastic card is issued? It would not be very convenient to credit flights to AA without one, and flying its metal here in Europe would be tricky

That is the case for some programmes. I don't know if that is the case for AA. I applied the AA card so long ago that I forgot. However, I just checked. You can do an instant enrollment on the web. You need the mileage number for mileage credit. I don't think you need the actual card.