There is a lot of pointless speculation and some outright misunderstanding on this thread.
I don't see how AS can make any changes until AA finishes with its changes. I also don't think that AS can immediately update its systems and policies, but maybe we'll all be surprised.
Nothing is going to happen until next week, at the earliest, and it may take until October. This is a textbook case of doing it right being so much more important than doing it fast.
OK, resume the kvetching.