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Old Jun 24, 2013 | 11:21 am
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I'd go UA. Ability to redeem awards on UA is now far ahead of AA, IMHO. Three years ago I would have put the two as near equals from a redemption perspective, but not anymore.

United miles give you access to the whole Star Alliance without any junk fees that I'm aware of. Not true with AA and Oneworld...

Where advantages start tipping in AA's favor are at the 100k elite threshold. AA EXP's are generally a happier bunch than UA 1K's. But from a lower elite tier perspective, I think UA is far ahead of AA at the current time.
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