CX extends Diamond Offer
It is reported on the Amex forum that CX is extending their diamond offer to Cents (no idea about gold to Plats) for another year. No doubt this Altittude story had a lot to do with it. It was a bit impossible to get the required 60k miles by March to maintain Diamond. But with the one year extension I can keep my AC flights, burn eUPs, get SE to Feb 2017 and switch to CX to taste life of One world (after a long absence due to CP's demise).
I still have a connection issue from YOW but will see how it plays out.