The American Airlines frequent flyer program is called AAdvantage. The company is a member of the “One World” alliance, which has 14 partner airlines. Other airline partners are being added outside the alliance.
To join the AAdvantage rewards program, fill out the enrollment form on the site.
AAdvantage points accumulate:
Beginning January 1, 2022, American Airlines AAdvantage credit cardholders will be able to earn 1 frequent flyer point for every eligible AAdvantage mile earned on purchases made with the card.
You can earn miles by shopping on the AAdvantage eShopping portal, AAdvantage Dining or get personalized offers by joining SimpliMiles.
The accumulated miles are used to:
In 2022, it will be easier to track the progress of your points account as there will be only one status and measure of points: AAdvantage loyalty points.
1 eligible AAdvantage Mile will equal 1 loyalty point.
Apart from the basic AAdvantage status, four status levels offer privileges such as upgrades, rewards such as cashback, bonus miles, free checked bags etc. These statutes are called:
AAdvantage Gold = 30,000 loyalty points
AAdvantage Platinum = 75,000 loyalty points
AAdvantage Platinum Pro = 125,000 loyalty points
AAdvantage Executive Platinum= 200,000 loyalty points
Bonus Miles can be earned based on the member’s status, on the base flight miles earned when traveling with American Airlines and its partners:
You can do this online or through this link
At American Airlines, award miles are based on ticket price as well as elite status. The higher the mileage, the greater the accumulation of miles, ranging from 5 to 11 miles per US dollar.
As of January 1, 2022, 1 eligible AAdvantage mile will equal 1 loyalty point.
Savings are here (if you don’t see the sign-up form, please click here):
