Originally Posted by
Short hair Francis
Bad for AA is you'll have to pay for admiral club, good investment to have if your fly their routes, and service can be hit or miss.
If OP cannot get to CX Gold, he will not have access to AC based on status. So if OP likes to have AC accesses on domestic itinerary, he will have to buy an AC membership anyway.
The cost for AC membership is lower for AA elites.