Originally Posted by flyingeph12 (Post 29242056)

1. Ticketing stock actually doesn't matter. What matters is how the flight is marketed. If it's AA-marketed, you will earn based on the AA earnings chart; if the flight is marketed by another OW or partner carrier (even if it's on 001 stock) you will earn based on the earnings chart for that carrier (usually some percentage of miles flown). Some AA-marketed flights—for example, some flights that are booked through AA Vacations—are "special fares" and earn miles based on a separate chart for such fares.

2. The same applies to RDMs. It is based on how the flight is marketed.

3. Flights marketed by another OW or partner carrier (as well as Special Fares) usually earn EQDs based on a percentage of miles flown, so yes the ticket price does not factor in to the calculation in those cases.

4. If you are an EXP with available SWUs in your account, you will see a link indicating if an upgrade is available when you are searching on aa.com and logged in to your account. You will need to call the EXP desk to apply the upgrade.

5. EXPs receive a free snack/meal and drink when flying in economy.

6. The standard bonus offer for the AA Executive card is 50,000 miles, I believe. Occasionally there have been higher bonuses—the highest has been 100,000, if memory serves. Most recently, it was 75,000 miles. I don't know if there is a "good" time at which bonus offers tend to be higher.

Originally Posted by andersonCooper (Post 29242103)

I think flyingeph12 gave you a lot of the technical answers which are helpful. Just my 2 cents:

1,2,3: Eventually, if your boarding pass shows a flight number as AA XXXX, RDM/EQD/EQM will be based on dollars except for the special fare mentioned. If the flight number is CX/BA/IB/QF/QR XXXX, then it will be in accordance with OW table (distance based), depending on the fare code.
6. 75k opening bonus was available this past fall, but with higher spending requirement (7,500 in 3 months IIRC).

Originally Posted by Hipplewm (Post 29242260)

Thanks and that makes sense...helps a ton
Luckily, I fly for business and have a very nice boss, so I don't have to worry too much about special fares and that type of stuff

Would there be a case where I could go to aa.com and buy a ticket and it is on 001 stock and is BA 755 and Finnair 345 flights?

Originally Posted by andersonCooper (Post 29242287)

Special fare might kick in when your employer uses travel agent.

It's extremely hard to find these tickets on aa.com, (usually on a complex multi-stop itin you could). However, it makes no difference in accruing RDM/EQM/EQD, as long as it's BA or AY flight numbers.

Originally Posted by Hipplewm (Post 29242308)

My employer assigned travel agent is me and my corporate amex card :)

Most of my business travel is pretty straight forward, I'll try and keep a lookout for it. I'll probably get bit once, then know exactly what to look for to prevent it from happening again.

Thanks for the help once again

Originally Posted by Hipplewm (Post 29242365)

OK, one more goofy question. I am just poking around trying to get a feel for all these "partner" flights and looking at various prices and other data...

I am using flights.google.com and making itineraries - then pricing them to aa.com while logged in
Is there a way to see actual EQM without going all the way almost to the end of the purchase?

Once i get there is that data "Accurate"? so far I have only ended up on flights that were 100% marketed at AA#### flights, no matter which metal they were on....

Originally Posted by Hipplewm (Post 29242365)

OK, one more goofy question. I am just poking around trying to get a feel for all these "partner" flights and looking at various prices and other data...

I am using flights.google.com and making itineraries - then pricing them to aa.com while logged in
Is there a way to see actual EQM without going all the way almost to the end of the purchase?

Once i get there is that data "Accurate"? so far I have only ended up on flights that were 100% marketed at AA#### flights, no matter which metal they were on....

Originally Posted by Kauaichick (Post 29242640)

I just discovered AA267 DFW-LIH and noticed that it is seasonal and only 4 days a week. How do I find out the actual dates/season for that flight and what the return flight of that aircraft is? We make several trips a year to LIH and that flight will come in handy. Is there a chart or calendar? I want to see what travel dates for the future are as I am very flexible with my times.

Originally Posted by Kauaichick (Post 29242640)

I just discovered AA267 DFW-LIH and noticed that it is seasonal and only 4 days a week. How do I find out the actual dates/season for that flight and what the return flight of that aircraft is? We make several trips a year to LIH and that flight will come in handy. Is there a chart or calendar? I want to see what travel dates for the future are as I am very flexible with my times.

Originally Posted by JJeffrey (Post 29243873)

Pre-merger, AA used to post a page at aa.com that listed all the new and seasonal routes, including start days and end days. However I haven't seen this in a few years.

Now, the easiest way is just use the Google Flights calendar, i.e. search one-way DFW-LIH, AA, non-stops only and see what you find.

Originally Posted by Marsh11 (Post 29245948)

Didn't see a response to https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29202871-post2261.html and then the thread got closed, so I'll post here and answer my own question:

I checked with AA and they advised me that I would have to claim my bags in MUC and recheck them on A3. So just in case anyone else has this same question, here's the answer :)

Originally Posted by JJeffrey (Post 29246043)

AA definitely has an interline agreement with A3 (just checked ExpertFlyer), so your bags should be tagged all the way to HER. If you just called the normal reservations number, most phone AAgents will have no idea about something like that.

Originally Posted by Marsh11 (Post 29245948)

Didn't see a response to https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/29202871-post2261.html and then the thread got closed, so I'll post here and answer my own question:



I checked with AA and they advised me that I would have to claim my bags in MUC and recheck them on A3. So just in case anyone else has this same question, here's the answer :)

Originally Posted by Marsh11 (Post 29246547)

Hmm... I asked via twitter. Anyway, I just looked on ExpertFlyer as well (didn't occur to me to check there until I saw your reply). I guess the twitter agent was mistaken.

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