I will be moving to DXB soon, planning to travel extensively around the region, and to Europe from time to time.

There seem to be no *A airlines based in Dubai, but I still want to join a *A FFP for the eventual flight to Europe.

(1) What is your home airport? (SFO, LAX, MCO, etc.)
DXB

(2) What types of fares do you usually buy ? (C, F, Y, etc.)
Y mostly

(3) How many miles do you usually fly each year? (<25K, 25k-50k, >50k)
I will do >50k the next year, around 30k with *A airlines

(4) Do you have any kind of status at present? What is it? (UA Premier, M&M Senator etc)
No

(5) What is most important to you in a FFP? (Frequent upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, good award redemption rates, free lounge access, etc.)
Award redemption for family, to travel from BCN to DXB

(6) Which routes do you fly most often (US Domestic, Transpacific etc)
Middle east from DXB