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AADVANTAGE® TERMS AND CONDITIONS

UPDATED JANUARY 1, 2024


INTRODUCTION

The following terms are effective on March 1, 2024 and thereafter until
modified.

All AAdvantage® mileage, Loyalty Points, all AAdvantage® tiers and programs
including ConciergeKey® and Million Miler™ (“AAdvantage® Status”), awards, award
tickets, rewards, gifts and any other benefits that American Airlines offers in
the AAdvantage® program (collectively, “AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits”) are
conditioned upon your acceptance of and compliance with (i) these terms and
conditions (the “AAdvantage® Program Terms and Conditions” or “Terms and
Conditions”), (ii) the terms and conditions described elsewhere throughout this
website or app, including the aa.com usage terms, and the pages and widgets
specifically relating to the AAdvantage® program, American Airlines’ fare rules,
and all other applicable American Airlines rules and policies (the foregoing,
“the AAdvantage® Program Rules”, and together with the Terms and Conditions,
collectively, the “AAdvantage® Program Agreement”) and (iii) the American
Airlines conditions of carriage. The American Airlines conditions of carriage
are available on aa.com, from any American Airlines airport representative or
American Travel Center representative. By enrolling and participating in the
AAdvantage® program, or by your use of any benefit or reward under the
AAdvantage® program if you are not already an AAdvantage® member, you agree to
be bound by and accept the AAdvantage® Program Agreement and the American
Airlines conditions of carriage, and acknowledge that you have read the American
Airlines privacy policy, which may be viewed at aa.com/privacy. If you transfer,
to the extent permitted by American Airlines, any AAdvantage® Rewards and
Benefits to another person who is not already an AAdvantage® member, you will
notify that person of the “AAdvantage® Program Terms and Conditions.”

You are responsible for reading the AAdvantage® Program Agreement, additional
member information, AAdvantage® newsletters, and account details available in
your online AAdvantage® account in order to understand your rights,
responsibilities, and AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits under the AAdvantage®
program.

AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits and their use with American Airlines products
and services are only for your personal benefit and use through your personal
AAdvantage® account and they cannot be sold, advertised for sale or bartered or
accessed or used by anyone else except as expressly permitted in the AAdvantage®
Program Agreement. Violation of these terms and conditions can lead to loss of
AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits and termination of your account.

American Airlines offers the AAdvantage® program at its discretion and has the
right to terminate the AAdvantage® program, in whole or in part, or to change or
amend the AAdvantage® Program Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time, even
if the changes affect the value of AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits already
accumulated. The AAdvantage® Program Agreement is subject to change at any time
without notice. Please check back frequently for AAdvantage® program updates or
rule changes.

All rules are subject to interpretation by designee(s) of American Airlines.

AMERICAN AIRLINES LEGAL LINKS AND LEGAL INFORMATION:

 * Legal information
 * Privacy policy
 * Conditions of carriage

American Airlines® and AAdvantage® are trademarks of American Airlines, Inc.

Copyright 2024 American Airlines, Inc. All Rights Reserved.


HOW TO EARN

Earn miles

The following terms apply to the ways in which you can earn AAdvantage® miles
and Loyalty Points for eligible, purchased tickets issued on or after March 1,
2024 for American Airlines, including its regional airlines, and eligible
partner airlines under the AAdvantage® program.

Partner airlines

American reserves the right to modify or enhance how AAdvantage® miles and
Loyalty Points are earned or awarded, which right may be exercised at any time
and in American’s sole discretion.

A. Earning and receiving mileage credit and Loyalty Points for your AAdvantage®
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(1) All accrued AAdvantage® miles may also earn Loyalty Points, as determined by
American Airlines in its sole discretion.

(2) Certain ancillary products, such as upgrades that are purchased with cash,
may also earn AAdvantage® miles and Loyalty Points as determined by American
Airlines in its sole discretion.

(3) To ensure you receive credit for your AAdvantage® transactions, please
provide your AAdvantage® number when you make your travel reservations or use
the services of our participants. Retain all flight documents until the mileage
credit appears on your mileage summary. For transactions with other
participants, retain your original paid invoice. Mileage will be credited only
to the account of the AAdvantage® member who flies, rents a car, stays at a
hotel, or earns mileage utilizing other participating companies. No mileage
credit will be awarded for canceled flights or through being accommodated on
another airline. To receive AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits, including earning
mileage credit, the name and date of birth on your AAdvantage® account must
match the name and date of birth in your flight reservation.

(4) American Airlines is the final authority on qualification for mileage credit
and Loyalty Points and reserves the right to deny or revoke mileage credit or
Loyalty Points at any time if American Airlines determines that mileage credit
or Loyalty Points were improperly given.

B. Earning mileage and Loyalty Points on flights This content can be expanded

(1) Eligible members may earn AAdvantage® mileage credit and Loyalty Points on
eligible, purchased tickets based on the following two approaches, as applied in
each instance as determined by American Airlines in its sole discretion:

 *  (i) Earnings based on ticket price: Unless otherwise expressly stated by
   American Airlines, travel on any eligible, purchased ticket will earn mileage
   credit and Loyalty Points based on the ticket price (base fare plus any
   mandatory carrier-imposed fees). Mileage credit and Loyalty Points will not
   be earned on government imposed taxes and fees or on optional airline fees
   such as, but not limited to, change fees, ticketing fees, or charges for
   products such as seats or checked baggage.
 *  (ii) Earnings based on distance flown: Unless otherwise expressly stated by
   American Airlines, some partner marketed flights or types of fares such as
   those sold in conjunction with a vacation package or tickets where the actual
   fare is not disclosed, like consolidator, bulk fare, or student tickets, may
   earn mileage credit and Loyalty Points based on a percentage of distance
   flown as determined by the booking code purchased. In the event the necessary
   ticket/fare details are not available at the time of posting of your mileage
   credit or Loyalty Points, you may earn mileage credit and Loyalty Points
   based on a percentage of the distance flown as determined by the booking
   code.

(2) For any flights that earn mileage credit based on a percentage of distance
flown, the distance is determined on the basis of nonstop distances between the
airports where your flight originates and terminates. On connecting flights with
different flight numbers, the distance of each segment will be used. On
single-plane, through, or change of gauge flights, the nonstop
origin-destination distance will be used and credit for a single qualifying
segment will be given.

(3) You may not be able to earn mileage and Loyalty Points on all flights.
Unless otherwise expressly stated by American Airlines, you may accrue mileage
and Loyalty Points only for purchased, eligible tickets on qualifying routes
that are used in accordance with all applicable conditions of carriage, tariffs,
rules and terms of ticketing (including compliance with rules prohibiting hidden
city, back to back and throwaway ticketing) and travel. AAdvantage® mileage
accrual eligibility on airline participant routes is subject to change without
notice. Flights to/from Cuba are only eligible for mileage accrual and Loyalty
Points on American operated flights.

(4) You cannot accrue partner airline miles with your partner frequent flyer
number if you have already used your AAdvantage® number to obtain any
AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits such as First or Business Class upgrades,
baggage fee waivers, priority boarding, access to Preferred seats or
complimentary access to Preferred / Main Cabin Extra seats.

(5) American Airlines assumes no responsibility for how partners record
mileage-earning transactions. Members must check with the partners to confirm
how such partners record mileage-earning transactions. Please note that some
partners’ products or services are not available in all states or countries.
Additional terms may apply. In the event there is a conflict or inconsistency
between the partners’ terms and conditions and the AAdvantage® Program
Agreement, the AAdvantage® Program Agreement will control.

(6) Mileage and Loyalty Points can only be accumulated one time per eligible
flight, regardless of the number of seats purchased on each such flight.

(7) After your flight departs, you will not be able to change your selection of
a frequent traveler program with respect to that flight.

(8) Unless otherwise stated, mileage credit and Loyalty Points cannot be earned
for the same flight, hotel stay, or car rental in more than one of the following
programs: the AAdvantage® program or any other loyalty program in which American
Airlines participates.

(9) For eligible, purchased tickets on American Airlines and other eligible
AAdvantage® airline participants, you will receive AAdvantage® mileage credit
and Loyalty Points only for the class of service on which your fare is based
when you are ticketed.

C. Requesting mileage credit for past eligible AAdvantage® transactions This
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 1. You may request mileage credit for past, eligible transactions up to 12
    months from the transaction date. Unless otherwise expressly permitted by
    American Airlines in its sole discretion, transactions occurring more than
    30 days prior to your enrollment date are not eligible for mileage credit.
 2. You are responsible for ensuring that your mileage and Loyalty Points earned
    are properly credited. If you believe that mileage or Loyalty Points have
    been earned but not properly credited, you may be required to submit
    documentation or other proof satisfactory to American Airlines, which may
    include copies of ticket coupons, boarding passes, and receipts.
 3. Any claim for uncredited mileage or Loyalty Points must be received by
    American Airlines within 12 months after the mileage credit or Loyalty Point
    were earned.

D. Prohibitions and permitted mileage transfers This content can be expanded
 1. Except as otherwise explained below, AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits are
    not transferable and may not be combined among AAdvantage® members, their
    estates, successors, or assigns. Accrued AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits do
    not constitute property of the member, do not have any residual property
    rights value, and are not transferable (i) upon termination, (ii) upon
    cancelation, (iii) as part of a domestic relations matter, or (iv) otherwise
    by operation of law. However, American Airlines, in its sole discretion,
    may, on a one-time basis, credit accrued AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits to
    persons specifically identified in a court order or final settlement upon
    receipt of documentation satisfactory to American Airlines and upon payment
    of any applicable fees, or upon death of an AAdvantage® member as described
    in Part E of the “How to Earn” Section.
 2. Any decision made by American Airlines in response to a transfer request is
    final and not subject to further review. The transfer request and required
    documents must be provided within one year after the date of the applicable
    event giving rise to the request for transfer.
 3. Unless otherwise expressly stated by American Airlines, you will not be able
    to transfer mileage or Loyalty Points you accumulate in the AAdvantage®
    program to any other loyalty program, nor can you transfer mileage you
    accumulate in another loyalty program to the AAdvantage® program. For more
    information, visit aa.com/converthotelpoints.
 4. Mileage credit is transferable between AAdvantage® accounts when offered by
    American Airlines online at aa.com/buymiles.

E. Death of an AAdvantage® member This content can be expanded
 1. Accrued AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits do not constitute property of an
    AAdvantage® member or their estate, do not have any residual property rights
    value, and except as expressly permitted by American Airlines in its sole
    discretion, are not transferable upon their death.
 2. Unless otherwise permitted by American Airlines, upon the death of an
    AAdvantage® member, such AAdvantage® member’s account will be terminated and
    their AAdvantage® miles and Loyalty Points forfeited. However, under certain
    limited situations and upon receipt of documentation satisfactory to
    American Airlines and payment of any applicable fees, American Airlines may
    elect to, in its sole discretion and on a one-time basis only, credit
    accrued AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits of the deceased AAdvantage® member
    to persons specifically identified in documentation satisfactory to American
    Airlines, which may include (i) a declaration in support of request for
    transfer, (ii) a copy of the member’s death certificate, and (iii) a copy of
    an official document establishing the legal authority of the individual in
    applicable circumstances. Notwithstanding the foregoing, American Airlines
    may require a minimum period of at least 6 months to learn of any other
    claims to the account and to conduct its internal review and process all
    submitted documentation ("Review Period"). This Review Period will commence
    as of the submission date of all requested documentation to American
    Airlines and may be extended in American Airlines’ sole discretion.
 3. In the event of any disputes or conflicting claims relating to the accrued
    AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits of the deceased AAdvantage® member,
    American Airlines may in its sole discretion require an additional Review
    Period to settle any and all disputes or claims prior to transferring such
    accrued AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits to the identified persons.


TRAVEL RELATED REDEMPTIONS

Redeem miles

There are many ways you can redeem your AAdvantage® miles, including for travel
awards such as flight awards and upgrades.

A. Redeeming AAdvantage® miles This content can be expanded
 1. From time to time, American Airlines may offer new ways for you to redeem
    your AAdvantage® miles. All AAdvantage® mileage redemption opportunities are
    determined by American Airlines in its sole discretion and can be changed by
    American Airlines for any reason and at any time.
 2. As an AAdvantage® member, you may receive certain benefits through the
    oneworld® Alliance in connection with the AAdvantage® program.
 3. Unless otherwise stated, you may be able to use your AAdvantage® Status
    benefits across certain AAdvantage® partners, including oneworld® Alliance
    participating airlines.
 4. You must include your AAdvantage® number in your reservation record for any
    flight on which you wish to use AAdvantage® Status benefits.

B. General terms and conditions for flight awards This content can be expanded
 1. AAdvantage® flight award tickets are available while supplies last.
 2. You may not be able to use miles for travel to all destinations or on all
    flights. Any award may be withdrawn or subject to increased mileage
    requirements or new restrictions at any time.
 3. Flight awards entitle you to one-way travel unless otherwise noted. Certain
    special awards require round-trip travel, and immigration laws in some
    locations require proof of onward or return travel.
 4. For each one-way flight award redeemed for travel within the United States
    or Canada, a maximum of three segments are permitted. For all other
    destinations (including Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands), a maximum of
    four segments are permitted.
 5. AAdvantage® flight awards may not be used in conjunction with any other
    promotion, coupon, discount, or special offer; and are void where prohibited
    by law. Members may not combine AAdvantage® flight awards with upgrade
    awards. Flights to/from Cuba are only eligible for mileage redemption on
    American Airlines flights.
 6. Your flight awards are only valid for designated award destinations served
    at the time you use the ticket. In the event that American Airlines or an
    AAdvantage® participating carrier ceases to serve a destination for which an
    award has been redeemed, American Airlines will redeposit the AAdvantage®
    miles redeemed for that award into your account.
 7. Tickets issued as AAdvantage® flight awards are not applicable for travel on
    American Airlines cooperative codeshare service with other carriers. In
    addition, selected flights designated as AAdvantage® airline participant
    flights, but operated by another carrier, may not be valid for award travel.
 8. For flight awards, including partner airlines travel awards, your
    reservations must be made with, and your tickets issued by, an American
    Airlines reservations or ticketing location. All flight awards must be
    ticketed on American Airlines ticket stock.
 9. Flight awards on American Airlines and our airline participants may be
    subject to special limitations on seating availability. Reservations for
    flight awards will be accepted, and you will have a confirmed seat, as long
    as award seats are still available for the award you are using when you make
    your reservation.

C. Expiration dates and restricted transfers of award tickets This content can
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 1. Once ticketed, you will have one year from the date of ticketing to complete
    all travel unless otherwise noted.
 2. Subject to the rules prohibiting purchase, sale, or barter of AAdvantage®
    mileage or travel awards, as well as the rules pertaining to any special
    AAdvantage® offers, AAdvantage® award tickets may be issued in any name
    designated by the AAdvantage® member; however, the recipient of the award
    ticket must be identified at the time the award reservation is ticketed and
    cannot be identified at a later point in time, such as a charity to be named
    later, or conditioned upon the outcome of a future event, such as the winner
    of a contest or the onward sale of the ticket.
 3. If you voluntarily terminate your AAdvantage® account, American Airlines
    will honor award tickets already issued at the time of account termination,
    but such award tickets cannot be modified or transferred.
 4. Award tickets have no cash value and are non-transferable and
    non-assignable.

D. General terms and conditions for complimentary upgrade awards This content
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 1.  Complimentary upgrades, including the use of any complimentary upgrade
     benefit on AAdvantage® award tickets, may be available for ConciergeKey®,
     AAdvantage Executive Platinum®, AAdvantage Platinum Pro®, AAdvantage
     Platinum® and AAdvantage Gold® members as determined by American Airlines.
 2.  AAdvantage® Status members may receive a complimentary upgrade for one
     companion traveling on the same flight.
 3.  If you are not an AAdvantage® Status member, you may only upgrade when
     traveling as the companion to an AAdvantage® Status member.
 4.  Upgrades are valid on American Airlines marketed and operated flights
     offering a First or Business Class cabin within and between the 50 United
     States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, the Bahamas, and Bermuda, as well as
     between the United States and Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, El
     Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua or Panama).
 5.  Complimentary upgrades are valid from either Main Cabin or Premium Economy
     to the next class of service (Business or domestic First).
 6.  Upgrade inventory is subject to seating limitations and capacity controls.
 7.  Upgrade reservations may be confirmed – if upgrade seating is available –
     as early as 120 hours prior to the scheduled departure time of the flight
     for ConciergeKey® members, 100 hours for AAdvantage Executive Platinum®
     members, 72 hours for AAdvantage Platinum Pro® members, 48 hours for
     AAdvantage Platinum® members, and 24 hours for AAdvantage Gold® members. If
     a confirmed upgrade is not available, you will automatically be added to
     the Airport Upgrade Standby List at check-in.
 8.  For any flight on which you are a confirmed passenger, upgrade priority at
     the airport will be ConciergeKey® members first, AAdvantage Executive
     Platinum® members next, then AAdvantage Platinum Pro® members, followed by
     AAdvantage Platinum® and then AAdvantage Gold® members. In addition, your
     upgrade priority within each AAdvantage® Status will also be determined
     based on the type of upgrade, your 12-month rolling Loyalty Points, booking
     class, and the date and time your upgrade was requested initially.
 9.  AAdvantage® mileage will accrue for the class of service on which your
     eligible fare is based when you are ticketed, not the class of service
     flown.
 10. In the event of a cancellation or irregular operation, American Airlines
     will attempt to honor your upgrade on another flight operated by American
     Airlines or one of its regional carriers. If you are accommodated on
     another carrier, you will be given travel options that will include options
     to travel in the class of service purchased on your American Airlines
     ticket. If you received an upgrade on a flight and subsequently change your
     upgraded flight to a different flight, American Airlines will attempt to
     request the same upgrade for you on your new flight but cannot guarantee
     that any upgrade will be made.
 11. American Airlines reserves the right to eliminate or restrict the use of
     upgrades on certain flights and make other such changes at any time without
     notice. Use of upgrades to any future American Airlines destination is
     subject to approval.
 12. Complimentary upgrades cannot be combined with any other offer. No
     substitutions or rain checks are permitted. Theft, diversion, reproduction,
     transfer, sale or purchase of complimentary upgrades is prohibited and
     constitutes fraud. Complimentary upgrades are void if altered, duplicated,
     copied, reproduced, transferred, sold, exchanged or expired.
 13. If you voluntarily terminate your AAdvantage® account, American Airlines
     will honor upgrades already issued at the time of account termination, but
     such upgrades cannot be modified or transferred.

E. General terms and conditions for upgrade awards This content can be expanded
 1.  Unless stated otherwise, upgrade awards are limited to a one-way trip for a
     maximum of three eligible flight segments. No stopovers are allowed when
     using a one-way upgrade award. All upgrade awards are subject to capacity
     controls.
 2.  Any upgrades to tickets using AAdvantage® mileage can only be processed by
     American Airlines or third parties designated by American Airlines.
 3.  Upgrade awards are valid from either Main Cabin or Premium Economy to the
     next class of service (Business or domestic First) or from Business to
     First.
 4.  Upgrade inventory is subject to seating limitations and capacity controls.
 5.  If a confirmed upgrade is not available, you will automatically be added to
     the Airport Upgrade Standby List at check-in.
 6.  For any flight on which you are a confirmed passenger, upgrade priority at
     the airport will be ConciergeKey® members first, AAdvantage Executive
     Platinum® members next, then AAdvantage Platinum Pro® members, followed by
     AAdvantage Platinum® and then AAdvantage Gold® members. In addition, your
     upgrade priority within each AAdvantage® Status will also be determined
     based on the type of upgrade, your 12-month rolling Loyalty Points, booking
     class, and the date and time your upgrade was requested initially.
 7.  AAdvantage® mileage will accrue for the class of service on which your
     eligible fare is based when you are ticketed, not the class of service
     flown.
 8.  In the event of a cancellation or irregular operation, American Airlines
     will attempt to honor your upgrade on another flight operated by American
     Airlines or one of its regional carriers. If you are accommodated on
     another carrier, you will be given travel options that will include options
     to travel in the class of service on your American Airlines ticket. If you
     received an upgrade on a flight and subsequently change your upgraded
     flight to a different flight, American Airlines will attempt to request the
     same upgrade for you on your new flight but cannot guarantee that any
     upgrade will be made.
 9.  American Airlines reserves the right to eliminate or restrict the use of
     upgrades on certain flights and make other such changes at any time without
     notice. Use of upgrades to any future American Airlines destination is
     subject to approval.
 10. Upgrade awards cannot be combined with any other offer. No substitutions or
     rain checks are permitted. Theft, diversion, reproduction, transfer, sale
     or purchase of upgrade awards is prohibited and constitutes fraud. Upgrade
     awards are void if altered, duplicated, copied, reproduced, transferred,
     sold, exchanged or expired.

F. AAdvantage® award reinstatement / reissuance charges/ changes to or
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 1. Prior to ticketing, you may change your AAdvantage® travel award
    reservations with no charge incurred. However, if you change your
    AAdvantage® travel award reservation after the original ticketing,
    additional miles or fees may apply for each ticket and are due at the time
    your ticket is reissued. Required miles and fees are subject to change
    without notice.
 2. AAdvantage® mileage will be reinstated for wholly unused AAdvantage® awards
    if the reservation is canceled before departure and if the ticket has not
    expired.
 3. Expired tickets will not be reinstated. If a portion of the miles used to
    claim an award ticket has expired, only those miles that have not expired
    will be reinstated. Partially used awards will not be reinstated.
 4. American Airlines is not responsible for the cancellation of award
    reservations or changes to any award travel plans made by members.

G. Travel awards legal requirements, applicable taxes, fees and charges This
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 1. Awards for international travel are subject to appropriate governmental
    approvals.
 2. AAdvantage® flight awards are subject to, and the passenger is responsible
    for, any applicable departure taxes, security fees, federal inspection fees,
    passenger facility charges or other taxes, fees, and surcharges assessed by
    appropriate authorities or partner carriers. In addition, there may be
    applicable non-refundable charges under the AAdvantage® program, such as
    AAdvantage® award charges or upgrade award co-pays. Any additional fees that
    may apply for each award ticket are payable by credit card.
 3. Travel on AAdvantage® tickets will be subject to the tariffs, contract of
    carriage, ticket terms, and re-accommodation policies of the carrier on
    which travel is scheduled and may also be subject to the Warsaw Convention
    or the Montreal Convention. Please see the “Introduction” Section for the
    link to the American Airlines conditions of carriage.
 4. Any departure fee, immigration fee, security fee, tax liability surcharge,
    passenger facility charge, or any other fee or surcharge (whether enacted by
    a governmental authority or otherwise) is the responsibility of the
    passenger or the AAdvantage® member.

H. Unauthorized award transactions This content can be expanded

1. American Airlines assumes no responsibility for and is not liable for any
unauthorized access by third parties to a member’s account or account
information, including any unauthorized award transaction made from the account,
except as provided under applicable laws. American Airlines assumes no
obligation or duty to re-credit any unauthorized mileage withdrawal made by
third parties; however, American Airlines reserves the right to review, in its
sole discretion, requests for re-crediting unauthorized mileage withdrawals
provided such request is made to American Airlines within three months of the
unauthorized withdrawal.


AADVANTAGE® STATUS, REWARD QUALIFICATION AND LOYALTY POINTS

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 1. The AAdvantage® Program Agreement applies to all AAdvantage® Status such as
    AAdvantage Gold®, AAdvantage Platinum®, AAdvantage Platinum Pro®, AAdvantage
    Executive Platinum®, ConciergeKey® and AAdvantage Million Miler™ and their
    associated benefits.
 2. Please see the link to the “AAdvantage® Status” webpage for details. The
    AAdvantage® Status qualification year begins on March 1 and runs through the
    last day of February of the following calendar year. The AAdvantage® Status
    membership year (when your status is valid) takes effect the date you
    qualify, or April 1 (whichever comes first) and will be valid through March
    31.
 3. In addition to earning AAdvantage® miles, eligible transactions may also
    earn Loyalty Points as specified by American Airlines.
 4. Except as otherwise specified, certain AAdvantage® miles-related
    transactions, including the following, are not eligible to earn Loyalty
    Points: (i) Bonus AAdvantage® miles earned from Offers (as defined in Part
    A.1 of the “AAdvantage® Offers / Partner Offers” Section), (ii) AAdvantage®
    miles from Buy, Gift, Transfer transactions, and (iii) Conversion of another
    program currency to AAdvantage® miles.
 5. American Airlines may use Loyalty Points for any purpose it determines in
    its sole discretion. For example, Loyalty Points are used to track
    qualification towards certain AAdvantage® Status.
 6. One eligible AAdvantage® mile equals one Loyalty Point. Eligible miles may
    be changed by American in its sole discretion at any time without notice.
 7. If you accrue Loyalty Points but the accrual becomes invalid (e.g., a
    qualifying purchase is cancelled) or the accrual was obtained fraudulently
    or in an unauthorized manner, the applicable Loyalty Points will be removed
    and any AAdvantage® Status qualification and benefits triggered by such
    accrual may be reversed.
 8. Termination of your AAdvantage® account for any reason will result in the
    immediate forfeiture of all accrued AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits,
    including First or Business Class upgrades, baggage fee waivers, priority
    boarding privileges, and access to Preferred or Main Cabin Extra seats.


AADVANTAGE® OFFERS / PARTNER OFFERS

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A. General terms and conditions for AAdvantage® offers and partner offers This
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 1. By engaging in any offer to receive bonus American Airlines AAdvantage®
    miles, Loyalty Points or any other AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits
    (“Offer”), you agree to be legally bound by the AAdvantage® Program
    Agreement and the specific terms and conditions of the Offer.
 2. All third party provider terms and conditions apply. Any Offer and third
    party providers are subject to change without notice. American Airlines may,
    at any time and without notice, change, stop, or end any promotion in part
    or in full.
 3. Unless otherwise specified, AAdvantage® miles earned through an Offer do not
    accrue Loyalty Points or count toward AAdvantage® Status qualification or
    AAdvantage Million Miler™ status.
 4. For any Offer tied to an AAdvantage® member’s Loyalty Point activity, unless
    otherwise permitted by American Airlines, only Loyalty Points accrued
    through travel or other Offers after registration will be considered for
    such Offer.
 5. Unless otherwise specified, all AAdvantage® miles earned from flying with
    eligible AAdvantage® airline participants as determined by American Airlines
    in its sole discretion (which may include flights marketed by American
    Airlines, oneworld® airlines, and GOL Airlines) qualify towards Offer
    requirements.

B. Legal disclaimers with respect to AAdvantage® offers and partner offers This
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 1. American Airlines is not responsible for the quality or delivery of any
    goods or services provided by any third party as part of any Offer.
 2. American Airlines is not responsible for and will have no liability arising
    from products or services offered by other participating companies in
    connection with any Offer.
 3. Accumulation of AAdvantage® mileage and use of AAdvantage® travel awards
    with companies other than American Airlines are subject to the continued
    participation of such companies in the AAdvantage® program.
 4. By participating in any Offer, you agree to the AAdvantage® Program
    Agreement that are applicable to Offers, which are final and binding on you,
    your estate, successor and assign in all respects. Subject to all federal,
    state, and local laws and regulations, American Airlines reserves the right,
    at its sole discretion, to modify or suspend any Offer or any portion
    hereof, or to disqualify any individual implicated in any of the following
    actions, if for any reason: (i) infection by computer virus, bugs,
    tampering, unauthorized intervention, actions by participants, fraud,
    technical failures, or any other causes which, in American Airlines’ sole
    opinion, corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity
    or proper conduct of the Offer, (ii) the Offer or any website associated
    therewith (or any portion thereof) becomes corrupted or does not allow the
    proper processing of participant information per these terms, or (iii) the
    Offer is otherwise not capable of running as planned by American Airlines.
 5. By participating in any Offer, you agree to release and hold harmless
    American Airlines, its parent(s), subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions,
    advertising and promotional agencies, wholesalers and retailers, employees,
    officers, directors, shareholders, and agents (collectively the “Released
    Parties”), from and against any and all claims, actions, or liability for
    any injuries or death, loss, or damage of any kind arising from or in
    connection with participation in the Offer or acceptance or use of any
    AAdvantage® miles and for any claims based on publicity rights, defamation,
    invasion of privacy, and merchandise delivery. The Released Parties are not
    responsible or liable for any incorrect or inaccurate participant
    information, and assume no responsibility for (i) any error, omission,
    interruption, defect, or delay in operation or transmission at any website,
    (ii) failure of any participant information to be reported to American
    Airlines due to technical problems, human error or traffic congestion on the
    Internet or at any website, (iii) communications line, hardware, or software
    failures, (iv) damage to any computer (software or hardware) resulting from
    participation in the Offer, (v) theft or destruction of, tampering with,
    unauthorized access to, or alteration of participant information, or (vi)
    participant information or mail which are late, lost, stolen, damaged,
    illegible, unintelligible, misdirected, mutilated, incomplete, or lacking
    postage (or any combination thereof). The use of third-party software or
    website or automated systems to participate is prohibited, and American
    Airlines reserves the right to disqualify participants who engage in the
    Offer in such fashion. By participating, you agree to comply with these
    rules. Any participant who attempts to tamper with any Offer in any way
    shall be disqualified. Additional restrictions may apply.
 6. An Offer cannot be combined with any other offer. No substitutions or rain
    checks are permitted. Theft, diversion, reproduction, transfer, sale or
    purchase of this offer is prohibited and constitutes fraud. An Offer is void
    if altered, duplicated, copied, reproduced, transferred, sold, exchanged or
    expired.


GENERAL TERMS

A. AAdvantage® program reservation of rights This content can be expanded
 1. These reservations of rights apply to all aspects of the AAdvantage®
    program, including all AAdvantage® Status such as AAdvantage Gold®,
    AAdvantage Platinum®, AAdvantage Platinum Pro®, AAdvantage Executive
    Platinum®, ConciergeKey®, and AAdvantage Million Miler™.
 2. American Airlines may, in its discretion, change the AAdvantage® program
    rules, regulations, travel awards, and special offers at any time with or
    without notice. This means that the accumulation of AAdvantage® Rewards and
    Benefits does not entitle you to any vested rights with respect to such
    AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits. Your continued participation in the
    AAdvantage® program confirms your acceptance of the changes made as of the
    publication date of these Terms and Conditions.
 3. American Airlines may, among other things, (i) withdraw, limit, modify, or
    cancel any AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits; (ii) change AAdvantage® Rewards
    and Benefits, participant affiliations, conditions of participation, rules
    for earning, redeeming, retaining, forfeiting or transferring AAdvantage®
    Rewards and Benefits, or rules for the use of AAdvantage® Rewards and
    Benefits; (iii) rename or redefine program elements or benefits; or (iv)
    modify or end any AAdvantage® Status and associated benefits.
 4. American Airlines may make any one or more of these changes at any time even
    though such changes may affect your ability to use the AAdvantage® Rewards
    and Benefits that you have already accumulated. American Airlines reserves
    the right to end the AAdvantage® program with six months’ notice.
    AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits and special offers are subject to
    government regulations.
 5. Program services and benefits available through the oneworld® alliance or
    other participating partners in connection with the AAdvantage® program are
    subject to change without notice. For complete details about the AAdvantage®
    program, visit aa.com/aadvantage.

B. Suspension / termination of AAdvantage® accounts This content can be expanded
 1. American Airlines reserves the right to terminate your AAdvantage® account
    for inactivity. Your account may be deemed inactive and terminated without
    notice if: (i) you have not had any mileage earning or redeeming activity
    for at least 36 consecutive months, which may include not meeting the
    24-Month Qualifying Activity Requirement (as defined in Part H.1 of the
    “General Terms” Section); (ii) your AAdvantage® account has a current
    balance of zero miles; (iii) you do not have an AAdvantage® co-branded
    credit card open and in good standing associated with your account; (iv) you
    do not respond to repeated communication attempts regarding the status of
    your account; or (v) you do not have any lifetime benefits (such as Million
    Miler™ or Lifetime AirPass) or an active AAdvantage® Status. With respect to
    new AAdvantage® accounts (i.e., those created within the prior twenty-four
    months), American Airlines reserves the right to terminate such accounts
    that do not have any mileage earning or redeeming activity for 12 months.
 2. American Airlines may at any time suspend or terminate any AAdvantage®
    account for any reason in its sole discretion, such as suspending or
    terminating any AAdvantage® account associated with a customer who violates
    American Airlines policies and procedures as determined by American Airlines
    in its sole discretion, including when such customer has been added to the
    American Airlines “no fly list” for any reason.
 3. American Airlines reserves the right to audit any and all accounts at any
    time and without notice to the member to ensure compliance with AAdvantage®
    program rules and applicable conditions of carriage or tariffs (including
    validating that the name and date of birth on the AAdvantage® account
    matches the name and date of birth in a flight reservation). In the event
    that an audit reveals discrepancies or violations, AAdvantage® Rewards and
    Benefits may be delayed until the discrepancies or violations are resolved
    in a manner satisfactory to American Airlines. Pending such resolution,
    members may be prohibited from accessing or using their account as
    determined in American Airlines' sole discretion.
 4. IN NO EVENT WILL AMERICAN AIRLINES OR ANY AADVANTAGE® PARTICIPANT BE LIABLE
    TO YOU, OR ANYONE CLAIMING THROUGH A MEMBER, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR
    CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR LOST REVENUE OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE ACTS
    OR OMISSIONS OF AMERICAN AIRLINES OR ANY AADVANTAGE® PARTICIPANT IN
    CONNECTION WITH THE AADVANTAGE® PROGRAM.
 5. Termination of your AAdvantage® account for any reason will result in the
    immediate forfeiture of all accrued AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits.
 6. If your account is terminated due to inappropriate conduct or while under
    investigation, you may not open a new AAdvantage® account or participate in
    the AAdvantage® program in any capacity without obtaining the express
    written permission of American Airlines.
 7. You may voluntarily terminate your AAdvantage® account by providing written
    notice to AAdvantage® Customer Service.
 8. All requests to terminate your account must include the following
    information to confirm your identity: Your full name, your AAdvantage®
    number, email address on your AAdvantage® account, your country of
    residence, and your date of birth.
 9. AAdvantage® account termination is permanent, but if you terminate your
    AAdvantage® account voluntarily while in good standing, you may open a new
    AAdvantage® account at any time; however, any AAdvantage® Rewards and
    Benefits which may have been available under your previous AAdvantage®
    account prior to termination will not be reactivated or transferred to your
    new AAdvantage® account.

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C. AAdvantage® program eligibility requirements and AAdvantage® member
responsibilities This content can be expanded
 1. Except as expressly permitted by American Airlines, only individuals are
    eligible for AAdvantage® program membership. Each eligible individual is
    limited to one AAdvantage® program membership.
 2. The AAdvantage® Program Agreement also applies to eligible businesses and
    individuals who are either a Travel Manager or a Business Traveler acting in
    their capacity as employees of the eligible business under the AAdvantage
    Business™ program.

D. American data, use of data and privacy This content can be expanded
 1. American Airlines collects personal data about participants online, in
    accordance with its privacy policy.
 2. You understand and agree that the AAdvantage® program and any and all
    information associated with the AAdvantage® program such as your AAdvantage®
    member information, AAdvantage® account number and password are solely owned
    by American Airlines as “American Data” and are confidential information of
    American Airlines.
 3. Except for the sharing of your AAdvantage® account number with AAdvantage®
    partners as permitted by the AAdvantage® program, you may not share any
    American Data with any third party without American Airlines’ express
    consent. However, for purposes of accessing your AAdvantage® account with
    your consent, a person in your household or a person that you directly
    supervise as part of their career or employment may also use your
    AAdvantage® account number and password solely to provide administrative
    support to you in connection with your AAdvantage® account.
 4. American Airlines will have no liability in connection with any unauthorized
    use or access of your AAdvantage® account, AAdvantage® account number or
    password.

E. Taxes This content can be expanded
 1. Any valuation of the AAdvantage® miles or any other AAdvantage® Rewards and
    Benefits stated in any Offer (as defined in Part A.1 of the “AAdvantage®
    Offers / Partner Offers” Section) is based on available information provided
    to American Airlines. The value of the AAdvantage® miles may be taxable as
    income.
 2. Income tax liability related to any AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits, if
    applicable, is the responsibility of the member.
 3. All federal, state, and local taxes and any other costs and expenses
    associated with the acceptance or use of AAdvantage® miles or any other
    AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits not specifically provided for in the
    AAdvantage® Program Agreement are solely your responsibility. You are
    responsible for reporting and paying any and all applicable taxes. You must
    contact your own tax advisor for any questions concerning taxes.

F. Communications from American Airlines / your AAdvantage® account status /
mileage summaries This content can be expanded
 1. Your mileage summaries and redemption receipts will be sent to the email
    address that you provide. You may also receive special promotional materials
    at the mailing address or e-mail address you provide.
 2. You may view your account status and mileage summary on www.aa.com, on our
    app or by subscribing to receive the AAdvantage® Account Summary.
    AAdvantage® Account Summary subscribers receive their summary and
    information every month, as long as there is AAdvantage® account activity in
    the prior three years. Your summary includes flight and participant mileage
    earned, Loyalty Points, along with AAdvantage® program information and
    special promotions.

G. Name and address change This content can be expanded
 1. You will be responsible for letting American Airlines know of any name,
    email, or address change on your account. Please ensure that the name in
    your AAdvantage® account matches exactly the name on your government-issued
    photo ID used when you travel.
 2. Name change requests cannot be processed over the phone. You must instead
    submit a copy of supporting legal documentation (e.g., court order, marriage
    certificate, divorce certificate) by mail or follow the instructions on this
    website or app to submit your identity verification. Identity verification
    will be required for any name change requests. Your signature and
    AAdvantage® membership number must be included in all written
    correspondence.

H. Reactivation of miles This content can be expanded
 1. Unless otherwise stated, if your account has no Qualifying Activity in any
    24-month period, all miles in the account will expire (“24-Month Qualifying
    Activity Requirement”). “Qualifying Activity” is defined as redeeming any
    AAdvantage® award or accruing mileage credit on any eligible purchases with
    American Airlines or AAdvantage® airline participant as well as accruing
    mileage credit with participating hotels, car rental companies, credit
    cards, and other service providers offering AAdvantage® mileage credit.
    Qualifying Activity extends the expiration date of all unexpired mileage
    credit in your account for 24 months from the date of the Qualifying
    Activity. The 24-Month Qualifying Activity Requirement will not apply to
    AAdvantage® members under age 21. Once an AAdvantage® member turns 21 years
    of age, their account must have mileage earning or redeeming activity within
    24 months of their 21st birthday in order to retain their miles. If your
    account does not include a birth date in the member profile, the account
    will be subject to the 24-Month Qualifying Activity Requirement.
 2. AAdvantage® members may reactivate AAdvantage® miles by paying a
    reactivation fee determined by the number of miles to be reactivated.
    AAdvantage® mileage will only be eligible for reactivation if done so within
    the specific timeframe determined by American Airlines from the date of
    expiration and subject to the conditions set forth by American Airlines. Any
    miles not reactivated at that time will be forfeited. AAdvantage® members
    can reactivate their miles either on aa.com or with AAdvantage® Customer
    Service.

Reactivate miles

I. Prohibitions This content can be expanded
 1. Except for transfers as expressly permitted via your AAdvantage® account,
    you may not, at any time, purchase, transfer, sell, advertise for sale, or
    barter (including by means of transferring, gifting, or promising) any
    AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits associated with the offering of any
    American Airlines products or services for any purpose whatsoever, such as
    in exchange for payment or in support of a business, product or charity or
    participation in an auction, sweepstakes, raffle or contest. Any such
    AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits are void if transferred for cash or other
    consideration. Violators (including any passenger who uses a purchased or
    bartered award ticket) may be liable for damages and litigation costs,
    including American Airlines’ attorneys’ fees incurred in enforcing this
    rule.
 2. Fraud, misrepresentation, abuse, or violation of applicable rules (including
    the American Airlines conditions of carriage, tariffs and the AAdvantage®
    Program Agreement) is subject to administrative or legal action by
    appropriate governmental authorities and American Airlines. Such action may
    include the forfeiture of any and all AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits in a
    member’s account, as well as termination of the account and the member’s
    future participation in the AAdvantage® program. In addition, American
    Airlines reserves the right to take appropriate legal action to recover
    damages, including its attorneys’ fees incurred in prosecuting any lawsuit.

J. Consequences / remedies This content can be expanded
 1. Use of award tickets that have been acquired by purchase or for any other
    consideration may result in the tickets being canceled, confiscated, or the
    passenger being denied boarding. If a trip has been started, any continued
    travel will be at the passenger’s expense on a full-fare basis. The
    passenger or member who attempts to use such a ticket may also be liable to
    American Airlines for the cost of a full fare ticket for any segments flown
    on a sold or bartered ticket.
 2. All reservations or award tickets that are made or purchased through
    fraudulent means are void and will be cancelled by American Airlines.
 3. If American Airlines or any AAdvantage® participant improperly denies you
    AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits, your exclusive remedy will be the issuance
    of the improperly denied AAdvantage® Rewards and Benefits, if available, or
    such other alternative comparable benefit as determined by American
    Airlines, in its sole discretion. American will have no additional liability
    whatsoever.

K. Governing law and dispute resolution This content can be expanded

1. You agree that you will notify American Airlines of any dispute by submitting
your concerns to American Airlines, including a description of the nature of the
dispute. Following delivery of such submission, you agree to allow American
Airlines a period of sixty (60) days to provide a substantive response and to
try to resolve the dispute, prior to filing any lawsuit or any other proceeding
against American Airlines related to the dispute. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR FAILURE TO
COMPLY WITH THESE NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES WILL ENTITLE AMERICAN AIRLINES TO
RECOVER FROM YOU REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES INCURRED IN DEFENDING THE LAWSUIT OR
ANY OTHER PROCEEDING.

L. Class Action Waiver This content can be expanded
 1. YOU AGREE THAT THE RESOLUTION OF ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM, OR CONTROVERSY RELATED
    TO THE PROGRAM SHALL BE CONDUCTED ON AN INDIVIDUAL, NOT A CLASS-WIDE BASIS,
    AND THAT NO SUCH PROCEEDING MAY BE CONSOLIDATED WITH ANY OTHER LEGAL
    PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING AMERICAN AIRLINES OR ITS AFFILIATED ENTITIES. YOU
    FURTHER AGREE THAT YOU, AND ANYONE ASSERTING A CLAIM FOR YOU, WILL NOT BE A
    CLASS REPRESENTATIVE, CLASS MEMBER, OR OTHERWISE PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS,
    REPRESENTATIVE, CONSOLIDATED OR PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL PROCEEDING AGAINST
    AMERICAN AIRLINES.
 2. The AAdvantage® Program Agreement is governed by and to be interpreted in
    accordance with the laws of the State of Texas. To the full extent allowed
    by law, the AAdvantage® Program Agreement disclaims any duty of good faith
    and fair dealing as well as any implied contractual terms or obligations.
 3. Except to the extent expressly provided in the following paragraph or to the
    extent required by applicable law, you and American Airlines agree to submit
    to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts
    located within Tarrant County, Texas, to resolve any dispute or claim
    arising from the AAdvantage® program or the AAdvantage® Program Agreement.
 4. If you are not a U.S. citizen and you do not reside in the U.S., you agree
    that any dispute or claim arising from the AAdvantage® program or the
    AAdvantage® Program Agreement shall be governed by the laws and courts of
    your usual place of residence, without regard to any conflict of law
    provisions, and you irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of
    such courts.

M. Order of precedence; rules of interpretation This content can be expanded
 1. The AAdvantage® Program Agreement contains the entire agreement between you
    and American Airlines with respect to the AAdvantage® program and supersedes
    all previous or contemporaneous communications, representations, proposals,
    commitments, understandings, and agreements, whether written or oral,
    between you and American Airlines with respect to the AAdvantage® program.
    In the event of a conflict between these Terms and Conditions and the
    AAdvantage® Program Rules with respect to the use of or rules governing
    AAdvantage® miles or Loyalty Points, to the extent necessary to resolve such
    conflict, these Terms and Conditions control. In the event of a conflict
    between these Terms and Conditions and the AAdvantage® Program Rules with
    respect to American Airlines’ rights (including any termination right) with
    respect to any accounts associated with the AAdvantage® program, to the
    extent necessary to resolve such conflict, these Terms and Conditions
    control.
 2. In interpreting these Terms and Conditions, the conjunction “or” will be
    understood in its inclusive sense (and/or), and use of the words “includes”
    or “including”, “for example”, or “e.g.” (and their derivatives) will be
    deemed to be followed with the phrase “without limitation”.


AADVANTAGE® CO-BRAND CREDIT CARD TERMS

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 * AAdvantage® credit card terms

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