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The AA - HU partnership and code sharing between US and China and connecting flights in China began 7 Dec 2011.
Flying on Hainan Airlines / HU will not earn AAdvantage miles unless one is flying an AA codeshare operated by HU.

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American Airlines - Hainan Airlines Codeshare Service link

American Airlines codeshares on Hainan Airlines flights between the United States and China, plus connecting flights within China.

Airport Connections
Beijing - Terminal 1

- Terminal 2 (international arrivals and departures)
Seattle – South Satellite Terminal

Additional Information: For additional information not listed above, go to www.hainanair.us

You may need to connect to / from AA to book an AA codeshare on HU; codeshare fare classes may be in higher classes than one can book on HU, and may cost significantly more than booking as HU in some cases.

From TheStreet, courtesy of Lomapaseo:

The key elements of the American-Hainan agreement are:

Codesharing (AA*) on direct flights operated by Hainan beyond Beijing that will allow customers on American's Chicago- Beijing flights to make connections to cities within China.
Codesharing (AA*) on direct flights operated by Hainan between Beijing and Seattle.
Codesharing (HU*) on direct flights operated by American beyond Seattle that will allow customers on Hainan's Beijing- Seattle flights access to American's domestic network.
Codesharing (HU*) on direct flights operated by American between Shanghai and Chicago/ Los Angeles and between Beijing and Chicago.
Improvement in flight schedules and connection times to benefit customers of both airlines.
Increased opportunities for customers of each airline to earn and redeem frequent flyer miles/points on services operated by the other.