Updated Presentation at Frequent Traveler University about the American Airlines AAdvantage Program. All the info you need to know about the merger of Dividend Miles into AAdvantage, how to earn and redeem miles and where those miles can take you around the world. Presented by Edward Pizzarello, http://pizzainmotion.com

1. All About The
American Airlines
AAdvantage Program

2.
E-­‐mail
Me:
ed@milepoint.com
Milepoint
Handle:
Pizzaman
Twi8er:
@pizzainmo:on
Website:
pizzainmo:on.com
Facebook:
facebook.com/pizzainmo:on
Ques:ons?
Just
Contact
Me

3. How
Many
Airlines?
Tweet
to
@pizzainmo:on
and
@americanair
Any
airline
that
is
part
of
the
new
American
Airlines
For
a
chance
to
win
a
Starbucks
giL
card
For
example:
US
Airways

4. How
Many
Airlines?

5. How
Many
Airlines?

6. The
Basics
Gold
Status
Ø 25,000
Miles
or
Points
or
30
segments
Ø Earn
4
500-­‐miles
upgrades
for
every
10,000
miles
flown
(can
purchase
addi:onal
upgrades)
Ø Free
upgrades
on
American
Airlines
flights
500
miles
or
less
Ø Free
upgrade
on
US
Airways
domes:c
flights
Ø 24-­‐hour
domes:c
upgrade
window

7. The
Basics
Gold
Status
Ø 25%
mileage
bonus
Ø Priority
Check-­‐In
and
Boarding
(also
on
Alaska
Airlines)
Ø 1
Free
Checked
Bag
Ø Free
Access
To
Main
Cabin
Extra
Sea:ng
for
up
to
8
companions
at
check-­‐in
(NOT
AT
BOOKING)

8. The
Basics
Pla:num
Status
Ø 50,000
Miles
or
Points
or
60
segments
Ø Earn
4
500-­‐miles
upgrades
for
every
10,000
miles
flown
(can
purchase
addi:onal
upgrades)
Ø Free
upgrades
on
American
Airlines
flights
500
miles
or
less
Ø Free
upgrade
on
US
Airways
domes:c
flights
Ø 72-­‐hour
domes:c
upgrade
window

9. The
Basics
Pla:num
Status
Ø 100%
Mileage
Bonus
Ø Priority
Check-­‐In
and
Boarding
(also
on
Alaska
Airlines)
Ø Preferred
Sea:ng
on
Alaska
Airlines
Ø 2
Free
Checked
Bags
Ø Free
Access
To
Main
Cabin
Extra
Sea:ng
at
:me
of
booking
(up
to
8
companions)

10. The
Basics
Execu:ve
Pla:num
Status
Ø 100,000
Miles
or
Points
or
120
segments
Ø Unlimited
Free
Domes:c
Upgrades
Ø 100%
mileage
bonus
Ø Priority
Check-­‐In
and
Boarding
(also
on
Alaska
Airlines)
Ø Preferred
Sea:ng
on
Alaska
Airlines
Ø Free
Access
To
Main
Cabin
Extra
Sea:ng
(up
to
8
companions)
Ø 8
Systemwide
Upgrades
Ø Flagship
Check-­‐In
at
LHR

11. Upgrades
Domes:c
Upgrades
Ø Upgrade
requests
are
cleared
based
on
the
window
applicable
to
your
status
level:
AAdvantage
Execu.ve
Pla.num®
members
100
hours
prior
to
departure
AAdvantage
Pla.num®
members
72
hours
prior
to
departure
AAdvantage
Gold®
members
24
hours
prior
to
departure
AAdvantage
non-­‐elite
status
members*
24
hours
prior
to
departure
Ø Upgrade
requests
are
priori.zed
first
by
status
level,
then
by
fare
and
finally
by
the
order
in
which
they
were
upgraded.
Request
your
upgrades
early!
Ø It’s
cheaper
to
buy
your
500-­‐mile
upgrades
online/at
a
kiosk

12. Upgrades
Systemwide
Upgrades
Ø EXP
members
are
awarded
8
per
year
they
qualify/re-­‐qualify.
Ø SWUs/eVIPs
are
valid
on
virtually
ALL
fare
classes.
Ø SWUs/eVIPS
are
valid
ONLY
on
American
metal.
Ø SWUs
are
valid
for
a
one-­‐way,
one-­‐class
upgrade
on
a
paid
fare,
including
on
US
Airways
flights.
Ø SWUs
are
also
earned
at
certain
MM
thresholds.
Ø Don’t
forget
to
waitlist
for
the
long
segment.

13. Awards
Comparing
AAny:me
Changes
(Coach
One-­‐Way
Awards)
Des:na:on
Before
ALer
Hawaii
45,000
40,000-­‐50,000
Central
America
35,000
27,500-­‐37,500
South
America
60,000
35,000-­‐75,000
Korea/Japan
65,000
60,000-­‐80,000
China
70,000
65,000-­‐85,000

14. Awards
Comparing
AAny:me
Changes
(Business
One-­‐Way
Awards)
Des:na:on
Before
ALer
South
America
100,000
65,000-­‐150,000
Europe
100,000
110,000-­‐135,000
Japan
100,000
120,000-­‐155,000
China
110,000
140,000-­‐175,000

15. Awards
Interna:onal
Comparison
Coach
Round-­‐Trip
“Saver”
Des:na:on
American
Delta
United
Europe
60,000(50K)
?????
60,000
Japan
65,000(50K)
?????
70,000
China
70,000
?????
70,000
Brazil
60,000
?????
60,000

16. Awards
Interna:onal
Comparison
Business
Class
Round-­‐Trip
“Saver”
Des:na:on
American
Delta
United
Europe
100,000
???????
115,000
Japan
100,000
???????
130,000
China
110,000
???????
140,000
Brazil
100,000
???????
110,000

17. Where
Are
We
Going?

18. Other
Airline
Partners
Earn
&
Redeem
Air
Pacific
Gulf
Air
Alaska
Airlines
Hawaiian
Airlines
El
Al
Jet
Airways
E:had
Airways
Fiji
Airways
Earn
Only
WestJet
Redeem
Only
Air
Tahi:
Nui
Cape
Air
Seaborne

19. Merger
Facts
&
Figures
Tweet
a
Pic
of
an
American
Airlines
Family
Plane
to
@pizzainmo:on
and
@americanair

20. Why
You
Should
Love
American
Ø Best
Treatment
Of
Top-­‐Tier
Elites
(Execu:ve
Pla:num)
Ø Systemwide
Upgrades
Ø South
American
Network
Ø Explorer
Awards
and
Elite
Rewards
Ø Did
I
Men:on
Systemwide
Upgrades?
Ø Newest
Fleet
Over
Next
5
Years
Ø No
Revenue-­‐Based
Program
(Yet)

21. Why
You
Should
Covet
Thy
Neighbor’s
Airline
Ø Weak
Network
In
Asia
Ø Older
Fleet
Now,
But
Improving
Ø Poten:al
Integra:on
Issues
With
US
Airways

22. Merger
Update
Ø Codeshare
on
most
flights
Ø Dividend
Miles
no
more
Ø Can
redeem
US
Airways
miles
for
American
flights
and
vice
versa
Ø SWUs
on
US
Airways
Ø Elites
receive
upgrade,
baggage,
priority
sea:ng
and
priority
boarding
benefits
on
both
airlines.
Ø Full
integra:on
later
in
2015
Ø Can
redeem
Avios
online
for
US
Airways
flights
Ø Admirals
Club
members
can
u:lize
US
Airways
club
and
vice
versa

23. Merger
Update
Ø No
more
US
Airways
Pla:num
75K
level
Ø Domes:c
upgrade
compromise
Ø No
devalua:on
on
horizon
Ø Confirmed
same
day
changes
now
free
for
EXP
Ø Domes:c
upgrades
now
auto-­‐requested
Ø EQMs
from
CC
spend
on
both
AA
and
US
credit
cards
Ø Big
bonuses
for
premium
travel,
both
redeemable
and
elite
qualifying

24. THANK
YOU!
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