I'm in the same boat. My strategy right now is to fly the one leg I'll need to requalify (just to bolster any status match request down the road), then start up on A3, which I just joined. Looks like I'll be able to get *G fairly quickly there if all works according to plan.

As for the LH status match, it sounds unlikely based on post 414 on pg 28 over here.

Finally, one question I've not seen asked/answered (and it may be a really dumb one) -- when will we lose our *A privileges? As soon as the sale goes through? So, presumably, by 31 March? I'm not much of an airline historian -- how quickly does the "divorce process" proceed?

Thanks!
Mike