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Old Feb 16, 2009, 3:11 pm
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ty97
 
Join Date: May 2008
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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
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