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Aug
American AAdvantage is changing the qualification rules for lifetime elite status from 1 December. Currently they have the most generous qualification rules of all airlines in that all mileage counts, even ones earned through credit card spend. From 1 December 2011 further accrual towards lifetime elite status will only be for miles earned by flying.
This is still at the more generous end of the spectrum of airline elite status qualification requirements (some frequent flyer programs have no lifetime status, or only count flights on their home airline). The notice given for the change has been relatively short, which makes it difficult for some who wish to accelerate their earning to earn lifetime status before the rule change.
I’ve updated the full listing of lifetime elite frequent flyer status.
Firewind said,
From 1 January 2012, UACO will recognize Elite Qualifying Miles. This will include ALL EQM on CO, COPA and UA – including everything that UA or CO ever previously recognized as EQM or the CO equivalent – retroactively in the lifetime earnings total. This is what was stated today. But the “proof of the pudding…” as far as an accurate count, will come another day.
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