Thanks for the support - I spoke with CO customer support mgr and they are "working on" getting me on CO flights but nothing yet perhaps the EWR to TXL may help. I havee been on AF first from paris to Singapore and it was very very nice and I wanted to share the experience with my family. I am a former CO PLT with over 2 Mil miles but they don't give any lifetime elite status like AA and DL so I am now one of the rest though I am going to get an AMEX centurion card which may help, but you are right they either owe me me miles or get me on CO flights and I will not let this die.