Though no one replied to my post back in October when I asked for opinions/help, I figured I'd try once more. I'll be moving to the UAE at the end of the summer. I'm already :-:A Gold, now looking to see what OneWorld program would be best for me.

(1) What is your home airport?

Stateside: Usually PDX, though LAX occasionally.
UAE: I'll be living in Al Ain, so both AUH and DXB are both close.

(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class?

With my new job contract, I imagine I'll rack up at least 40k (possibly over 60k) in Economy per year.

(3) What types of fares do you usually buy ? ( First, Business, Economy etc.)

Nearly always Economy.

(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or, class of service?. Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?

I'm almost always flying for personal vacations. And the few times it's specifically for work... I buy my ticket, but it has to be Economy.

(5) Which routes do you fly most often? (US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)

I'll be going back to the US fairly regularly, with a random trips to Asia, Europe, and Africa thrown in there.

(6) Do you have FFP status of any kind of OW or other airline at present? What is it? (AA Executive Platinum, QF Gold, UA 1K, LAN Comodoro, etc)

A3 Gold.

(7) What is most important to you in a FFP? (upgrades on travel, priority services when flying the airline, extra baggage allowance, good award redemption rates, better award access, free - discounted lounge access, etc.)

1. extra baggage allowance
2. low qualifications for maintaining status.
3. longer periods of status staying valid.


(8) Preferred Airlines

I really haven't experienced too many that have won me over (yet). In the states, I've probably had better experiences with Alaska Airlines more than most other ones.

I'd just like to have a OW option to add to my :-:A Gold status... something that would be useful when flying out of DXB or AUH.

Thanks in advance for your help!