Originally Posted by
bdemaria
AA offers lifetime GOLD status for those who accumulate 1MM, then lifetime PLT at 2MM.
Right, but in order to be concise, I am just focusing on the highest achievable tier for each alliance, which in the case of OW appears to be Sapphire (sadly not Emerald, though). Instead AAdvantage Gold, which is indeed available for 1M miles, means OW Ruby.