Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
It's worth noting too that the pending joint venture agreement between AA, BA and Iberia is likely to result in changes to all 3 airlines' FF programs - "alignment" they're calling it -

- so looking ahead having the most points "grandfathered" in any one scheme will probably be smart.
Can you elaborate on "grandfathered"? Is this something which has been announced or you are hoping for based on some previous airline or program merger you have been through?
I'd personally prefer the entire AAdvantage program to be "grandfathered" but that's unlikely...