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"Keep in mind that it there is a change fee to move dates if you don't have status."
That is incorrect. Date changes are free for all AAdvantage members, provided that the new date of travel is at least 21 days past the date of ticketing of the original award flight (regardless of the date of the original flight, and regardless of how soon before the new flight the change is made).