I just got an e-mail from ATA -> they are starting an elite program. Not quite sure of all the perks, but it definitely exists now. I also sat next to a couple of flight attendants on my way out to San Francisco, and ATA is remodeling their planes to include a business class section!

I also just started traveling from Newark to Cleveland every week for business, and I do not have status on Continental. I'm going to attempt to transfer my status to Continental from ATA, I hope it works!

BTW, is there any fast track program in continental that could help me obtain gold or platinum status faster? Its going to take me 30 weeks to have enough segments to get gold status .