Bonus miles are not elite-qualifying miles, so they will not help you earn/keep status.
The elite bonuses are:
EXP and PLT: 100% bonus
Gold: 25% bonus
Edited to add: The elite bonus does not apply to all airline partners. More details here:
http://www.aa.com/aa/pubcontent/en_U...itestatusbonus
Last edited by ty97; Feb 16, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Reason: ETA elite bonus exceptions and link