Overview of American Airlines
One of the big three US airlines along with United and Delta
Largest airline in the world by fleet size, passengers carried, and revenue.
Member of OneWorld Alliance
Hubs
Charlotte (CLT)
Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW)
Los Angeles (LAX)
Miami (MIA)
New York (JFK, LGA)
Philadelphia (PHL)
Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX)
Washington National (DCA)
Route map
Subsidiaries
American Airlines owns American Airlines Shuttle & American Airlines Cargo American Eagle
American Airline elite status guide
Tiers
Loyalty Points are the new way to reach AAdvantage status. You’ll qualify for status based on the Loyalty Points posted to your account for the 12-month period starting on March 1 of each year. And, the new AAdvantage status membership year is valid through March 31 of each year.
AAdvantage Gold Status Benefits
- Automatic upgrade request on all routes within the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Caribbean, Canada, and Mexico
- 24-hour upgrade window
- 40% elite mileage bonus
- Main Cabin Extra seats at check-in, if available
- Complimentary Preferred seats
- 1 free checked bag
- Oneworld Ruby status
AAdvantage Platinum Status Benefits
- Automatic upgrade request on all routes within the continental U.S., Alaska, Hawaii, Caribbean, Canada, and Mexico
- 48-hour upgrade window
- 60% elite mileage bonus
- Complimentary Main Cabin Extra and Preferred seats at the time of booking
- 2 free checked bags
- Oneworld Sapphire status
AAdvantage Platinum Pro Status Benefits
- Automatic upgrade requests on all flights within North America on American Airlines
- Complimentary upgrades on Alaska Airlines
- 72-hour upgrade window
- 80% elite mileage bonus
- Complimentary Main Cabin Extra and Preferred seats
- 3 free checked bags
- Oneworld Emerald status
AAdvantage Executive Platinum Status Benefits
- Automatic upgrade requests on all flights within North America on American Airlines
- 100-hour upgrade window
- 120% elite mileage bonus
- Complimentary Main Cabin Extra and Preferred seats
- 1 free food and 1 free drink item in Main Cabin seats
- 3 free checked bags
- Oneworld Emerald status
- Ability to upgrade on Alaska Airlines
AAdvantage Million Miler Program
AAdvantage Million Miler status grants lifetime American Airlines Gold status, plus other additional benefits like bonus miles and upgrades after reaching 1 million miles.
After reaching 1 million miles on American Airlines, you’ll earn lifetime Gold status and 35,000 bonus AAdvantage miles. When you reach 2 million miles flown on American Airlines, you’ll earn lifetime Platinum status and 4 one-way system upgrades. After that, you’ll earn an additional 4 one-way systemwide upgrades for each additional million miles flown.
Upgrades
Upgrades are valid to the next cabin of service and are valid for a single one-way trip with a maximum of three segments. Upgrades are subject to capacity controls. Excluding award tickets and Basic Economy fare tickets, the following eligible fare types can be upgraded:
How to earn redeemable Miles
AAdvantage members earn Loyalty Points at the same rate as they earn redeemable miles on airline tickets. That means you’ll earn 5 AAdvantage miles and 5 Loyalty Points per dollar spent on American Airlines flights. This is on the fare only which doesn’t include taxes, fees, and surcharges.
If you have American Airlines status, you’ll continue to earn Loyalty Points at the same rate you earn redeemable base miles.
American Airline AAdvantage redemptions
How to earn a lot of AAdvantage Points
American Airlines also has a co-branded card offering with Barclays and Citi.
You can also earn Marriott points and transfer those to American Airlines at a transfer rate of 3:1. You can earn Bilt Rewards points and transfer them to American at a 1:1 ratio with a minimum of 2,000 points transferred.
American branded credit cards
Cards that transfer to American
Current as of 23.04.30
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