I’ve been Executive Platinum on AA for several years, but I am now seriously considering defecting to United simply because the choices in Oneworld are so limited. Does anyone know if OW is seriously thinking about opening up to new members? The rumor that went around the board was that BA had blackballed Swiss because BA was afraid of the potential competition within Europe as well as the possibility that the BA hub in London for long distance connecting flights from North America might be hurt. Not to mention the fact that Swiss is allowed to code share and credit AA mileage across the Atlantic, while BA is not, potentially attracting more traffic to Swiss.