The document provides information about leveraging status in the American Airlines AAdvantage loyalty program. It discusses the qualifications and benefits for Gold, Platinum, and Executive Platinum status levels, including mileage bonuses, upgrades, and access to extra legroom seating. It also reviews how to request and use domestic and systemwide upgrades, compares American's award chart to other airlines, and notes the airline's network strengths and potential integration challenges following its merger with US Airways.

1. Leveraging The
American Airlines
AAdvantage Program

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3. The Basics
Gold Status
25,000 Miles or Points or 30 segments
Earn 4 500-miles upgrades for every 10,000 miles flown (can
purchase additional upgrades)
25% mileage bonus
Priority Check-In and Boarding (also on Alaska Airlines)
Free Access To Main Cabin Extra Seating for up to 8
companions at check-in (NOT AT BOOKING)

4. The Basics
Platinum Status
 50,000 Miles or Points or 60 segments
 Earn 4 500-miles upgrades for every 10,000 miles flown (can
purchase additional upgrades)
 100% mileage bonus
 Priority Check-In and Boarding (also on Alaska Airlines)
 Preferred Seating on Alaska Airlines
 Free Access To Main Cabin Extra Seating (up to 8 companions)

5. The Basics
Executive Platinum Status
 100,000 Miles or Points or 100 segments
 Unlimited Free Domestic Upgrades
 100% mileage bonus
 Priority Check-In and Boarding (also on Alaska Airlines)
 Preferred Seating on Alaska Airlines
 Free Access To Main Cabin Extra Seating (up to 8 companions)
 8 Systemwide Upgrades
 Flagship Check-In at LHR

6. Upgrades
Domestic Upgrades
 Upgrade requests are cleared based on the window
applicable to your status level:
AAdvantage Executive Platinum® members 100 hours prior to departure
AAdvantage Platinum® members 72 hours prior to departure
AAdvantage Gold® members 24 hours prior to departure
AAdvantage non-elite status members*24 hours prior to departure
 Upgrade requests are prioritized first by status level, then by fare and finally by
the order in which they were upgraded. Request your upgrades early!
 It’s cheaper to buy your 500-mile upgrades online/at a kiosk

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

8. Elite Rewards

9. Awards
Comparing AAnytime Changes
(Coach One-Way Awards)
Destination Before After
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

10. Awards
Comparing AAnytime Changes
(Business One-Way Awards)
Destination Before After
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

11. Awards
International Comparison
Coach Round-Trip “Saver”
Destination American Delta United
Europe 60,000(50K) 60,000 60,000
Japan 65,000(50K) 70,000 70,000
China 70,000 70,000 70,000
Brazil 60,000 60,000 60,000

12. Awards
International Comparison
Business Class Round-Trip “Saver”
Destination American Delta United
Europe 100,000 125,000 115,000
Japan 100,000 140,000 130,000
China 110,000 140,000 140,000
Brazil 100,000 125,000 110,000

13. Where Are We Going?

14. Other Airline Partners
Earn & Redeem
Air Pacific Gulf Air
Alaska Airlines Hawaiian Airlines
El Al Jet Airways
Etihad Airways Qatar Airways***
Fiji Airways
Earn Only
WestJet
Redeem Only
Air Tahiti Nui
Cape Air
Seaborne

15. Merger Facts & Figures
# of Destinations

16. Merger Facts & Figures
328 Destinations

17. Explorer Award
Distance-based awards
Maximum of 16 segments and 50,000 miles
Can use virtually all oneworld partner flights
Business Class is the true gem
110,000 miles to fly to China in Business Class. For 115,000 you
could fold in stopovers in places like NRT or HKG.
130,000 miles buys you LAX-NRT-FRA-FCO-MIA-LAX in Business.

18. Why You Should Love American
 Best Treatment Of Top-Tier Elites (Executive Platinum)
 Systemwide Upgrades
 South American Network
 Explorer Awards and Elite Rewards
 Did I Mention Systemwide Upgrades?
 Newest Fleet Over Next 5 Years

19. Why You Should Covet
Thy Neighbor’s Airline
 Weak Network In Asia
 Older Fleet Now, But Improving
 Potential Integration Issues With US Airways

20. Merger Update
 Codeshare on most flights
 Can redeem US Airways miles for American flights and
vice versa
 Elites receive baggage, priority seating and priority
boarding benefits on both airlines.
 Can redeem Avios online for US Airways flights
 Admirals Club members can utilize US Airways club and
vice versa

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