I need to get my wife a ticket or 2 to accompany me in business/first for some intra-India flights. They are looking pretty pricey from a cash standpoint, so I'd like to explore using miles for her tickets. Am I correct that my options are for business class awards are:

NW- IT or 9W: 50k miles
AA- 9W: 35k miles
UA- 9W: 50k

Is that it?

I dont really see 9W as worth 50k from either my UA or NW account, IT is probably a bit excessive at 50k but more worth it than 9W. The 35k with AA miles on 9W seems like the best deal overall.

Also, not an offer, but a question on mileage values and redemption levels for IT and 9W FF programs... could I potentially get a better value by trading for 9W or IT miles in the coupon connection? Again, for all I know those programs have equally high redemption levels and/or miles are slow to accrue.

Any insight?