Originally Posted by
Gerbs
Just to clarify here, BA Silver is more comparable to AA Plat than Gold due particularly to the lounge benefit. The BA lounge entitlement is especially valuable to US members since it can be used on domestic AA itineraries. Nevertheless, if your primary criteria is redemption value, specifically long-haul F/J, AAdvantage will be the long-run winner.
Sorry I meant BA Bronze. AFAIK, you need 60k miles for BA Silver compared to 25k for AA Gold?