Originally Posted by
anaggie
Would it be possible for some of my friends to earn platinum status just by spending 75k on the card in their businesses without having to do any actual flying?
Sure, but what would be the point if they are not flying? And if they were to fly a couple J award trips a year, what additional benefits would they get from having Plat status? It might make people feel special, but the actual costs to AA and benefits from having status in such hypotheticals is marginal.