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Information is subject to change.  I get this from www.aa.com.  The difference here is that it's in a handy dandy table format.

Airline	First Class	Business Class	Economy Class	Notes
Default mileage accrual (% of base miles flown)	150%	125%	100%
Mileage accrual on the following airlines counts towards elite status and bonuses:
AA (+ Eagle) oneworld airline	F, A, P	J, D, I	Y, B, C, G, H, K, L, M, N, Q, S, V, W
Aer Lingus (EI) oneworld airline	--	J, C, D	Y, B, H, K	Min. mileage = 250
Alaska Airlines (+ Horizon)	F	--	Y, A, B, H, K, M, Q, V
British Airways (+ Deutsche BA) oneworld airline	F, A, P	J, C, D	(US, Canada, Mexico, Australia) T, W, Y, B, G, H, K, L, M, N, V, S, S2, S3 (UK, Japan) T, W, Y, B (rest of world) T, W, Y, B, H, K	Eligible fare classes vary by country of residence.  World Traveller Plus (T, W class) earn a 10% bonus.  Transatlantic flights do not accrue AAdvantage miles.
Cathay Pacific (CX) oneworld airline	F, A, P	J, C, D, I	Y, B, H (Canadian residents) Y, B, H, K, M, L, S	We get a better deal up north!
Finnair (AY) oneworld airline	--	J, C, D, I	Y, B, G, H, K, L, M, N, O, Q, S, V, W
Iberia (IB) oneworld airline	F, A	J, C, D, I	(100%) Y, R (30%) B, G, H, K, L, M, N, O, Q, S, V, W	Min. mileage = 300 Spain to Canary Is. = 500 within Balearic or Canary Is. = 125
LanChile (LA) (+ LanPeru) oneworld airline	F, A	J, D	Y, B, G, H, K, L, M, N, O, Q, S, V, W
Qantas Airways (QF) oneworld airline	F, A	J, D, I	(100%) Y (70%) B, G, H, K, L, M, N, O, Q, S, V, W
TWA (TW) (+ TWA regional carriers)	F, D, G	C	Y, B, H, K, Q, S, T, V, Z
Mileage accrual is possible for these airlines, but miles earned do not count toward elite status (except for AA codeshares, see below):
Air Pacific	F	J, D, I	Y, B, H, K, L, M, N, O, Q, V, W
Asiana	F	C	(100%) Y, B, G, H, K, L, M, N, Q, S, T, V, W (50%) I
Crossair	--	J, C, D, R, W, Z	Y, B, G, H, K, L, M, T, V	No mileage for award travel booked in V and Z
El Al	F	A, C, D, I	(100%) Y, B, E, M, Q (50%) G, H, K, L, N, T, U, V	no mileage for children's fares AAdv members with Israel addresses earn mileage only when connecting to AA via Europe
GRUPO TACA (AVIATECA LACSA, NICA, TACA)	--	C	Y, B, G, H, K, L, M, Q, V, W, Z	No miles for flights w/in Central America and Peru
Hawaiian Airlines	F, J	--	Y, L, M, N, Q, V, W, Z	Min. miles = 250
Japan Airlines (JL) (incl. Japan Asia Airways, JALways)	F	Super seat domestic Japan J Int'l C	(100%) Full fare Y (75%) Domestic discounted Y (70%) Int'l discounted B, G, K, M, N, Q, S, U, W, X	Min miles = 250 Group inclusive tour, individual inclusive tour fares do not earn miles
Sabena (SN)	F, A	J, C, D, W, Z	Y, B, G, H, K, L, M, P, Q, T, V	No mileage for award travel booked in A, V, and Z
TAM (+ TAM Regional, TAM Meridional, TAM Mercosur)	F, A	C, R	Y, B, H, I, K, M, N, Q, V, W	Min. miles = 400 Miles based on shortest distance between origin and destination regardless of connections Travel to/from Paris not eligible for miles.
Turkish Airlines	--	J, C	Y, B, G, H, K, L, M, N, Q, S, T, V, W, X

Your best bet is to stick with the carriers listed in the first part of the table.  These are the airlines whose flights count towards your AAdvantage elite status and bonuses.  You need at least four AA/American Eagle flights as one of the requirements for elite status.  Just keep oneworld in mind and there should be lots of possibilites for earning Q-miles.

AA codeshares usually count as Q-miles as if they were earned on AA metal.  This is especially important for the non-status, non-Q airlines listed in the second part of the table above.  For those non-Q airlines, fares booked on those airlines flight numbers will earn you miles, but these miles do not count toward elite status and you won't get your elite status bonus either.  Booking on the same flights using AA codeshare numbers, however, will earn you Q-miles and elite status bonus miles as if you were flying AA metal.

Below is a list of AA fare codes sorted by booking code. ITN lists AA fare codes for economy class in this order: Y, B, H, K, M, V, Q, S, N, L, O

"Non-published" fares (usually these are in O, S, or W class) do not earn miles.  These are usually some kind of consolidator fares.

Booking class	Class of service	Fare type	Description	Miles	Q-points
A	First	Discount	Capacity controlled	100% Q + 50% bonus	150%
	First	RTW	oneworld Explorer	100% Q + 50% bonus	150%
	First	Upgraded	from coach on 2-class flight using miles/VIPOW Capacity controlled	100% Q	100%
B	Economy	Full-fare	2nd tier; usu. 3-day adv. purchase, genearally unrestricted, refundable	100% Q	100%
C	Business	Upgraded	from coach using miles/VIPOW Capacity controlled	100% Q	100%
D	Business	Discount	Not genearlly available	100% Q + 25% bonus	125%
	Business	RTW	oneworld Explorer	100% Q + 25% bonus	125%
E	Economy	Discount	Employee travelling on A12 (or A9 - family emergency)
F	First	Full fare	International or 2-class domestic	100% Q + 50% bonus	150%
	First	Award	AAnytime award travel	0%	0%
G	--	--	(sometimes appears, not sure what it is)	--	--
H	Economy	Discount	3rd tier	100% Q	50%
I	Business	Discount	Group fare	100% Q + 25% bonus	125%
J	Business	Full fare	Paid business class	100% Q + 25% bonus	125%
	Business	Award	AAnytime Award travel	0%	0%
K	Economy	Discount	4th tier economy; discount refundable changeable fare (e.g. K26d)	100% Q	50%
	Economy	Discount	Air/sea fares (cruise+flight packages)	100% Q	50%
L	Economy	Discount	promotional fares; seat sales; webspecials	100% Q	50%
M	Economy	Discount	5th tier economy	100% Q	50%
	Economy	RTW	oneworld Explorer	100% Q	50%
N	Economy	Discount	8th tier ecoonomy	100% Q	50%
O	Economy	Discount	Consolidator fares; no miles	0%	0%
P	First	Full-fare	Premium transcontinental Flagship service domestic first class on 3-class flights	100% Q + 50% bonus	150%
Q	Economy	Discount	6th tier economy	100% Q	100%
	Economy	Discount	Consolidator fare for travel ex-Europe	0%	0%
	Economy	Discount	IT (inclusive tour) ex-Japan
R	Business	Upgraded	from coach using e-upgrades	100% Q	50%/100%
	Business	Upgraded	from full Y on int'l flights using TRANSUPG	100% Q	100%?
S	Economy	Discount	AA Vacations special discount fare	100% Q	50%
T	Economy	Award	Plan AAhead (?) Award travel	0%	0%
U	Business	Award	Plan AAhead Award travel	0%	0%
V	Economy	Discount	discount coach	100% Q	50%
W	Economy	Discount	Air/sea fares (cruise+flight packages)
X	First	Upgraded	from coach on a two-class domestic flight using e-upgrades	100% Q	50%/100%
	First	Upgraded	from full J on int'l flights using TRANSUPG	100% Q	125%?
Y	Economy	Full fare	unrestricted, fully refundable, expensive!	100% Q	100%
Z	First	Award	Plan AAhead Award travel	0%	0%

Fare codes sorted by type:

• Coach excursion fares are: B, H, K, M, V, N, L, Q
• Employees: E
• Government: Y/L
• Youth/student international: H/K
• Military: H/M
• Promotional (e.g. VUSA - Visit USA): L
• NetsAAvers: L
• Bereavement: M
• Consolidator: K, W, V, L, O
• Air/sea: W, K
• RTW: M (coach), D (business), A (first)

American Airlines - Eligible booking classes and mileage accrual rates

Please read the descriptions which follow this table regarding upgraded fare classes before jumping to conclusions.

Class of service	Booking class	Miles	Q-points
First	A, F, P	100% Q + 50% bonus	150%
Business	D, I, J	100% Q + 25% bonus	125%
Full-fare economy	Y, C, R, X C - mileage award upgrade to business class R - electronic upgrade from full-fare coach to business class X - electronic upgrade from full-fare coach to first class	100% Q	100%
Discount economy	B, G, H, K, L, M, N, Q, S, V, W, 9 Q - Ineligible transatlantic consolidator. Q is eligible on non-transatlantic routes. 9 - electronic upgrade from discount coach to first (on two-class aircraft) or business (on three-class aircraft)	100% Q	50%
Booking codes that do not appear in this table are not eligible for mileage accrual.

This table is slightly newer info and is from a more "official" source.  Something interesting I noted are the upgrade classes X and R.  Notice also the booking class "9": It's the first time I've seen a numeric booking class instead of a letter and it looks like it's to be used for upgrades from discount economy fares.  This table suggests that R and X class upgrades should give you 100% Q-points, but experience suggests this is not the case and is in keeping with AA's stated policy that upgrades earn you miles and Q-points based on your original fare.

Upgrading with a VIPOW or VIP2 sometimes gets you more miles and/or Q-points than your original fare.  This is not consistent.