http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/onewo...help-here.html

Frequent flyer miles/points are not equal to earn or burn.
As above with status you get bonus miles/points
If awards are your only objectives have a look the reward costs (as above)

Awards assistance tools (use at your own risk. May not be up to date. These are not recommendations)
- AwardAce: Compare Award Redemptions Across Airlines In Seconds -->http://www.awardace.com/
- Economical Excursionist's Tools to compare Frequent Flyer Mile Redemptions --> http://www.flyermiler.com/
- http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ast-miles.html --> http://www.awardhacker.com/