Originally Posted by
PapaUniform
All accurate except for this. Non-wholly owned nonrevs have priority above all others on their own metal, including D1s. However, the reservation system isn't capable of sorting the standby list this way, so it is the gate agents responsibility to figure this out.
Actually, that is not correct and this is straight from the TRIP book and the N*RSA-NRTP which governs the nonrev travel and reservation systems. All flights regardless of who operates them are considered "American Airlines Network" flights. All non-wholly owned regional carriers are considered "American Regional Affiliate Employees" (formerly called AMR regional Affiliates).
American Regional Affiliate Employees will be accommodated on the American Network at priority AAC
All travelers (regardless of employing airline) will be accommodated in the order in which they appear on the flight priority list. Agents must not accommodate out of that order.
Travel is valid in the Economy cabin only. Upgrades to Business or First class are not permitted.
AAC boarding priority is after D3 (buddy passes) but before ONEworld non-revs or ZED tickets.
While a gate agent may have incorrectly boarding someone out of order, this manual directly says that is incorrect and that agent could get disciplined for it.
This rules now apply to the LUS system where PREVIOUSLY it was as you described, there was some priority based on whose metal it was. Now it is the LAA system.
Hope that clears it up some.