Perhaps induced by rival United, American Airlines has brought back its short-hop MileSAAver awards, allowing AAdvantage members to fly roundtrip on non-stop routes under 750 air miles one way for 15,000 miles when booking travel on the AA.com Web site.

Economy-class roundtrip awards are available for 15,000 miles, a 10,000-mile savings.

First or Business-class roundtrip awards are available for 30,000 miles, a savings of 15,000 miles.

Short-hop MileSAAver awards are available for travel from Sept. 1, through Feb. 28, 2007.