Originally Posted by
sdsearch
I would think lifetime status is for the lifetime of AAdvantage or the lifetime of your AAdvantage account, whichever one ends first.
According to
mikeinmiami's letter, it's "for the life of the AAdvantage
Platinum program" (though I think you're right, they can in principle close your account for any reason; it's just unlikely for them to do so arbitrarily). Hopefully that doesn't mean they can rename the levels Lead, Tin, and Executive Brass and wipe out everyone's lifetime status
