Originally Posted by jinglish

American is the only Alaska partner (aside from Delta, and that's ending soon) to give AS elites perks; as an MVP Gold, you'll get free Main Cabin Extra seating at booking, along with priority check-in/boarding and free checked bags (which you'd have on an international itinerary anyway). It looks like your DL status would at least get you preferred seats and priority boarding on AF if you end up taking them, though.