Originally Posted by rhino2010

I currently have just 465,000 lifetime miles in the Aadvantage program, so it would likely take me at least 10 years to reach 1MM and thereby secure Gold status for life. Given this, I would think that lifetime mile benefits should probably not be the deciding factor for me, as I expect to fly a minimum of 25,000 miles every year going forward (and hopefully closer to 50,000).