I'm as anxious as anyone to see paid upgrades start earning LPs, but I don't understand how you read the annoucement to imply that this was going to start on March 1st. The email that was sent in January (mine arrived January 9) said "we’d like to share some updates coming March 1, 2024 and beyond to help your loyalty go further." It then provided a link to the following program update page, which lists a variety of anticipated changes with a variety of start dates. Some changes were listed as starting on January 17th. Some were listed as starting on March 1st, and then some others (I think added later) starting on May 1st. A number of changes did not have any specific start date listed. The change we are discussing now was listed as follows:I don't see how that can be read to imply a March 1 start date, or to convey a signal that upgrades purchased prior to the whenever this change is finally implemented will be retroactively covered.

AA’s poor IT infrastructure is probably why this hasn’t been rolled out yet… hoping AA makes it retroactive to 2023 just adds another layer of complexity that AA is sure to avoid.

Which system is it being built on? Everything I have seen is that it between the shopping engine and Sabre web services.

How would I know? I’m just referring generally to AA’s IT.

Speculation above suggests 01Mar as the start date for earning LPs on upgrades. Has anyone seen this yet? Specifically, I am wondering about the $350 copay to upgrade an international flight.

Have you read the rest of the thread?

Yes. Why is my question unfair?

In App (and online) upgrades have not started earning LPs.

To the best of my knowledge, AA has never indicated that the $350 copay for upgrading intl flights with miles will earn LPs.

It's not "unfair" but you seem to have focused on one post and disregarded many subsequent posts indicating that AA never promised or suggested a March 1 start for this new benefit.

No one said it was “unfair”, but earlier posts answered your question. AA still has not offered LPs for purchased upgrades, and has never suggested that they will apply to copays (or seat selection fees, etc. - who knows, maybe they will - but AA never suggested that).

Thank you all for the edification. Seriously.

the more I read the "coming soon" page on AA, the more it reads as additional MILES and not Loyalty Points will eventually come with paid upgrades.
Now, I dont necessarily give AA editors credit for consistent use of terms but the difference between miles and LP is critical in their program now so I would hope someone actually reviewed the language

I know bloggers have consistently referred to loyalty points coming for upgrades but I cant find a reference to LP on AAs website
Thoughts?

Except for bonus miles, all miles also earn LPs, as far as I know. That was one of the changes in 2022 to make the program easier to understand.

Except when they don't. Generally they do but even in AAs own FAQ they make it clear that some promotions, bonus miles, extras charges on flights, etc do not earn loyalty points. The two are not always equal

That's true. However, earning miles for upgrades and not LPs would really make this supposed improvement much less of one, IMHO. And, how would those miles be computed? 1 mile per dollar, based on the status of the flying passenger like other flight miles/LPs, or something else?

We just need to wait to see exactly what AA does.