Originally Posted by Cathay Boy

http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/a...r-major-review

Actually it does add something new:

If the article is believable, it claims CX will make Asiamiles a pure earn-n-burn problem (redeeming flights and upgrades), but MPO will be the one that offers lounge access, and priority boarding.

Again, if the article is right, it may look something like this:

Everyone has an Asiamiles account, but it exists only for you to earn miles and burn them.

There will be a second, associated, MPO account that to advance in tiers have revenue-based restrictions. And based on your tiers you get the extra benefits associated with flying such as check-in, boarding, etc.