Originally Posted by
jrl767
...I’d have to peruse my log for more specifics about AS, but going back to 1971 my longest gap between flights of any kind is 5.5 months ...
longest AS gap was close to 4 years, June 1993 to Mar 1997 ... most of my travel in that period (111 total flights) was SEA-XXX-WAS/DAY/CMH/SYR/ICT, so AS wasn't even an option, and status wasn't a "thing" at that time
second place was 2 years, Sep 2010 to Aug 2012 (98 total flights); heavy business travel WAS-BOS/DAY/VPS/COS/ABQ had me concentrating on DL status, so I favored them even for LAX and SEA trips