DENMike Welcome to FT

Your question has been asked before. Look at the links in post 3:- http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/infor...help-here.html

Links to AA threads
- AA Program Basics Flyerguide wiki
- AA Elite Status Flyerguide wiki
- AA Miles and Points Flyerguide wiki
- Earning Non-Air AA Mileage Flyerguide wiki
- AAdvantage Participating Airlines Upgrades (on BA, IB)

- AAdvantage Elite Status Challenge Flyerguide wiki
- Help desk AAdvantage elite status challenge Gold Platinum
- AA offers UA elite status matches / challenges (consolidated)
- Elite Status Match by American Airlines (consolidated)
- free trial instant shortcut AAdvantage elite status consolidated Feb 2013
- AA doing free UA elite status matches [on 27-Apr-2012 ltd. to 1K/GS] <----- Look here