Originally Posted by
oneant
AFAIK, the 1K/EXP/etc levels are not available for purchase
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I'm sure that someone here will correct me if I'm wrong in the above.
You can "buy" EXP status for $25,000 worth of prepaid travel. I don't know if the equivalent 1K program still exists, but AA copied UA on this originally.
https://www.aa.com/aa/pubcontent/en_...TravelCard.jsp
I think it's been made available for the last 2-3 years.