The vast majority of the major airlines around the world have frequent flier programs.
You will earn points with each flight you make on American Airlines. You can then redeem the points for flights or for upgrades on flights.
Yes - they are both part of Star Alliance and have reciprocal arrangements
Air-Miles provides a great way to earn frequent flyer miles. Just order the credit card online, and start spending. These points will go on to your frequent flyer credit and you can start flying cheap!
For someone who is a frequent flyer, a frequent flyer program allows the customer to earn miles or points that one can exchange for another plane ticket, purchasing hotel rooms, renting cars or general shopping.
Yes - they are both part of Star Alliance and have reciprocal arrangements
Southwest does not use miles in its Rapid Rewards frequent flyer program. It uses points. You earn 6 to 12 points for each dollar you pay for a ticket, depending on the fare class you book. (Wanna Get Away fares are the lowest, earning 6 points/$. Business Select fares are the highest, 12 points/$.) The number of miles you fly does not affect the points you earn. Southwest points that you earn do not expire.
ANZ awards are awards you get through frequent flyer miles. You earn these by traveling on select airlines and earning frequent flyer miles for each mile that you fly. If you purchase an upgraded class of ticket, one may earn multiple miles per mile actually flown.
Singapore is a member of Star Alliance. Its U.S. members include United Airlines and U.S. Airways. U.S. Airways may not remain a member, since it is merging with American Airlines, but United will. Members of any Star Alliance frequent flyer program can earn miles for flights on any member's flights and can redeem miles/points for flights with any member.
There is no standard definition in most frequent flyer programs. A person may have a frequent flyer number but only travel once per year. An airline will however define a Frequent Flyer as on who has reached Elite/Medallion level on a particular airline. There are various levels such as silver, gold, platinum/diamond etc. The mileages are typically 25K,50K,75K,125K miles flown per year.
The Qantas Frequent Flyer program is a wonderful program that allows you to earn points through such events as using credit cards and car rentals. One can redeem these points for many different products at the Qantas online store.
Membership gives you 20,000 points. You can transfer points you earn to ten major frequent flyer programs to use for flights. You earn double points on travel spending. And for the first year of membership you earn double points on purchases of gas and groceries purchases.
To earn miles with United Airlines you much sign up for their Mileage Plus system. This is a credit card that will allow you to earn miles through the website when you make your reservation.