Originally Posted by
Ambraciot
I doubt the new USofAA will drop an A anytime in the next couple decades, the EQD requirement may be coming, but not for status earned in 2014 (since so many tickets for 2014 dates have been sold through different channels by both airlines) and valid through 2015, so it's a little early to throw in the towel.
They've already dropped the A in Business ExtrAA.
The only thing that's really standing in the way of dropping the A from AAdvantage all together is that bottom-feeder car rental company Advantage. However, they're owned by Hertz, so I'm sure the branding rights can be bought outright.