The American Airlines frequent flyer miles policy explains the rules, terms and conditions of the AAdvantage program. American Airlines was the first commercial airlines company to implement a frequent flyer miles program and since then, nearly all the major airlines have similar programs.http://www.aa.com/i18n/AAdvantage/programDetails/main.jsp
Members of the AAdvantage program receive miles points for booking AA flights, shopping, dining or utilizing the service of the program's partners. Members can also buy miles or earn bonus miles by using the official AAdvantage Master Card, Visa Card or American Express Card.http://www.aa.com/i18n/disclaimers/citinav.jsp?anchorLocation=LeftNavBanner5&url=%2Fi18n%2Fdisclaimers%2Fcitinav.jsp&_locale=en_US&repositoryName=MarketingMessageContentRepository&repositoryId=16121433&reportedTitle=Earn+25%2C000+bonus+miles&flash=false The earned miles can then be redeemed for travel awards through American Airlines of one their partner airline companies. The frequent flyer mile policy explains the rules regarding earning miles (through eligible flights and partner services), redeeming miles, information about the expiration of points and the rules regarding the selling or transferring of miles.
This page serves as a resource for finding the latest news regarding American Airlines frequent flyer miles program and information on any updates or changes made to the AAdvantage program.
Expiration and Transfer Mile Rules
The AAdvantage policy states that a member's accrued miles will not expire as long as they make a transaction (by earning or redeeming miles) at least one time within an 18-month time period.http://www.aa.com/i18n/utility/FAQs/AAdvantage_FAQ.jsp#About%20AAdvantage
AAdvantage miles can be purchased, transferred or shared through the AA.com website for a transaction fee. In order to process a transaction, both the donor and recipient must have an AAdvantange account number. The Buy, Gift, and Share AAMiles service is powered by the rewards program at Points.com.https://transfer.points.com/AAdvantage/init.do?method=transfer
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Fast Facts
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Fact 1
American Airlines was the first commercial airlines to create a frequent flyer miles program
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Members can earn miles by buying eligible airlines tickets as explained in the policy
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Fact 3
Miles can also be earned by shopping, renting cars or conducting other transactions with American Airlines parnters
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Fact 4
Miles can also be purchased
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Fact 5
Frequent flyer miles can be transferred to other accounts with Points.com
