Originally Posted by
ORDnHKG
There are no complimentary upgrades even on UA metal international flights, I am not sure why you think it would happen on star alliance partners instead ?

That's not correct. There are CPUs on UA in Asia for all flights except BKK-NRT and SIN-NRT (and v.v.).
However the belief that a UA flyer will get any consideration on other *A airlines is an ignorant one.