currently Emerald with AA, non US resident,
I can make Emerald with almost any OW carrier within 12 months (probably not with CX since there is a reset at every tier).
What I value the most is the RDM as I used them for my wife ticket in J, usually 5 RT/ year between Asia - Europe/USA
With the new earning system AA put in place, even while I am flying in discount J I won't earn enough miles on AA flights
Questions
(1) What is most important to you in a FFP?
Reply: Earning miles, good award redemption rates, better award access
(2) How many miles do you usually fly each year & in what class? How many flights/sectors?
(<25000, 25000-50000, >50000 miles - <25, 25-50, >50 flights?)
Reply: 100 000 miles, 40 flights
(3) What types of fares do you usually buy?
Reply: Business, cheapest
(4) Can you choose your airlines and/or class of service? Do you travel for work and/or pleasure?
Reply: Yes. Work and pleasure
(5) Which routes and airlines do you fly most often?
(US Domestic, Transpacific, Kangaroo, in Asia etc)
Reply: AA, BA, IB, CX Europe to Asia, Europe to US
Lots of intra Asia and intra Europe
(6) What is your home airport?
(SFO, SCL, London LHR, HKG, Singapore SIN etc.)
Reply: PVG, HKG, BCN
(7) Do you have FFP status of any kind in OW or other airline? What is it? Do you have any miles banked in a FFP?
Reply: AA EXP, TK E+
(8) Preferred Airlines? Most common Airlines flown on?
Reply: AA, CX, IB, BA, QR, TK
Thank you