Originally Posted by
ederemer
I'm flying everyweek back and forth.
I think a good compromise will be to try and get status matched to MVP from AA Gold. I think that may preclude me from re-qualifying for AA Gold next year (or making Plat this year)... which is a major downside in my opinion. But then again I will get a 50% miles bonus on AS instead of 25% on AA right? Gosh... decisions decisions! Thanks for the help!
I'd seriously consider switching to AS for flying if you're flying once a week for the next six months. SJC-SEA is 697 miles each way, if you fly a round trip once a week for 26 weeks you'll fly 36,244 miles, which means you'll be less than 4,000 miles away from MVPG (you only have to fly 40,000 miles if you fly them all on AS metal). You'll have a decent chance at getting upgraded to F (vs. no chance if you stick with AA) and you'll gain an additional 9,000 miles (based on MVPs getting a 50% mileage bonus vs. the 25% AA Golds get). If you pay for your own air travel, you could also get an extra 26,000 miles by picking up the AS credit card (you get 1,000 miles every time you book an AS flight on their website using the credit card).
In sum, it seems like you'd be MUCH happier over the next six months switching to AS, if I were you I'd make the switch.