http://www.flyertalk.com/articles/am...m-changes.html

Oh well. There goes AA's frequent flyer program down the drain.

4 SWUs for EXPs instead of 8.

Most awards will cost more.

Off-peak period for awards is cut back.

Elite membership year is a month shorter.

An EXP will earn less miles on a transatlantic discount economy ticket than a non-elite currently earns on the same ticket. On transatlantic routes, for a non-elite, the miles earned will be about 75% less than what they used to be.

The only difference left between AA and the other crappy programs now is that AA's is not completely as terrible as all the others, only almost. Thanks American, I feel SOOOOO special now.