At the end of this year (or sooner) I'll be a Silver Elite for the first time adn it will be my first elite status anywhere despite travelling int'l so much since I always go with teh lowest fare for leisure travel and that has taken me one a really wide number of airlines.

Anyway, I'll be getting the Silver status from flying CO from DC to Houston so damn much to see my girlfriend and NW a few times a year to Asia and Canada. I expect that I'll keep flying CO for those flights to Houston since they are the cheapest non-stops from WAS-IAH available.

Will being Silver on NW get me any benefits on these CO flights? Will I get the 50% mileage bonus for the CO flights? Would booking the same flights on nwa.com if they are a codeshare make any difference? Does NonePass status match? (or does anyone else match NW's Silver for that matter?) Anything else I haven't asked but should probably know about?

Thanks in advance!!!

peace,
~Ben~