Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Pacific Northwest
Programs: UA Gold 1MM, AS Plat, AA EP, Bonvoy Plat, Hilton Dia, Hyatt Glob, IHG Plat, ...
Posts: 21,296
If you have concerns about the deal your employer has with AS, perhaps a better place to raise that concern is in private with your travel/procurement department that negotiated that deal.
My employer would probably not appreciate it if I went on Flyertalk and ranted about such an agreement.